Emile Engel
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Emile Engel was a French
professional road bicycle racer. In the 1914 Tour de France
he won stage 3, and was disqualified after stage 8. Only three months later he was killed in World War I
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1911
1914
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
professional road bicycle racer. In the 1914 Tour de France
1914 Tour de France
The 1914 Tour de France was the 12th Tour de France, taking place June 28 to July 26, 1914. The total distance was and the average speed of the riders was . It was won by the Belgian cyclist Philippe Thys....
he won stage 3, and was disqualified after stage 8. Only three months later he was killed in World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
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Palmarès
1910- Tour de France des Indépendants:
- Winner stage 10
1911
- Tour de France des Indépendants:
- Winner stage 12
1914
- Tour de France1914 Tour de FranceThe 1914 Tour de France was the 12th Tour de France, taking place June 28 to July 26, 1914. The total distance was and the average speed of the riders was . It was won by the Belgian cyclist Philippe Thys....
:- Winner stage 3