The oldest Tour de France stage winner Émile Idée passes away at age 104

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Tuesday, 31 December 2024 at 11:40
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A tragic 24 hours for the cycling world. After the passing of Italian manager Gianni Savio, we have also learn about the passing of Émile Idée, a man who has won a stage at the 1949 Tour de France and lived to tell the story until the end of 2024.

Emile Idée, the oldest stage winner in the Tour de France, passed away yesterday at the age of 104," the Tour de France social media page wrote in honour of the Frenchman. "French road champion in 1942 and 1947, he won a stage of the Tour de France in Nîmes in 1949. The Tour family sends its condolences to his loved ones".

Idée turned professional in the middle of World War 2 that heavily affected France, in 1940, and joined the Alcyon - Dunlop team. He was a Tour stage winner in 1949 into Nimes; won the Critérium Internacional on three occasions, was a national champion of France on two occasions and even came close to winning Paris-Roubaix in 1948, where he was only beaten by Rik van Steenbergen. He was the longest living Tour stage winner, a day that has already happened 75 years ago.

CyclingUpToDate would like to extend it's condolences to friends and family of Émile.

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2 Comments
Mistermaumau 31 December 2024 at 15:45+ 3426

Amazing age for a man, especially an elite athlete. RIP

Mistermaumau 02 January 2025 at 17:08+ 3426

RIP also Agnes Keleti 104 (not a cyclist, just an only unlucky 5x Olympic champ).

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