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Georges Paillard

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Georges Paillard
Paillard in 1929
Personal information
Born(1904-02-12)12 February 1904
Sainte-Gemmes-d'Andigné, France
Died22 April 1998(1998-04-22) (aged 94)
Angers, France
Sport
SportCycling
Medal record
Representing  France
UCI Motor-paced World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1929 Zurich Professionals
Silver medal – second place 1930 Brussels Professionals
Gold medal – first place 1932 Rome Professionals

Georges Auguste Joseph Paillard (12 February 1904 – 22 April 1998) was a French cyclist.[1] He won two UCI Motor-paced World Championships in the professionals division in 1929 and 1932 and finished in second place in 1930.[2][3] Before turning professional in 1923 he competed in sprint at the 1920 Summer Olympics but failed to reach the finals.[4] As a road cyclist, he won the races of Paris-Dieppe and Rouen-Le Havre in 1923 and Critérium des As in 1937.[2]

On 29 March 1937 he set a world speed record at 137.404 kilometres (85.379 mi) per hour behind a motorcycle pacer on the Autodrome de Linas-Montlhéry. In 1949, he set the hour record at 96.48 kilometres (59.95 mi).[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Georges Paillard". Olympedia. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Georges Paillard. memoire-du-cyclisme.net
  3. ^ Track Cycling World Championships 2012 to 1893. bikecult.com
  4. ^ Georges Paillard Archived 13 December 2012 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com