Émile Carrara (11 January 1925 – 28 April 1992) was a French professional road and track cyclist.[1] On the track, he notably won a total of nine six-day races as well as the national pursuit championships in 1947. On the road, his biggest victory was the 1944 Grand Prix des Nations.[2]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 11 January 1925 Argenteuil, France |
| Died | 28 April 1992 (aged 67) Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Team information | |
| Discipline |
|
| Role | Rider |
| Amateur team | |
| 1943–1945 | VC Levallois |
| Professional teams | |
| 1946 | Alcyon–Dunlop |
| 1947 | La Perle–Hutchinson |
| 1948–1953 | Carrara–Dunlop |
| 1954 | Ideor |
| 1955 | Saint-Raphaël–R. Geminiani–Dunlop |
| 1957 | Essor |
| 1958–1959 | Saint-Raphaël–R. Geminiani–Dunlop |
Major results edit
Road edit
- 1944
- 1st Grand Prix des Nations
- 1945
- 1st Paris-Évreux
- 1st Paris–Mantes
- 2nd Grand Prix des Nations
- 1946
- 5th Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- 1947
- 1st Critérium des As
- 2nd Critérium National de la Route
Track edit
- 1947
- 1st
Individual pursuit, National Track Championships - 1949
- 1st Six Days of Saint-Étienne (with Raymond Goussot)
- 1st Prix Dupré-Lapize (with Raymond Goussot)
- 1951
- 1st Six Days of Berlin 1 (with Guy Lapébie)
- 1st Six Days of Berlin 2 (with Heinz Zoll)
- 1st Six Days of Hanover (with Guy Lapébie)
- 1st Six Days of Munich (with Guy Lapébie)
- 1952
- 1st Six Days of Hanover (with Georges Senfftleben)
- 1st Six Days of Dortmund (with Guy Lapébie)
- 1st Six Days of Saint-Étienne (with Georges Senfftleben)
- 1st Six Days of Berlin (with Guy Lapébie)
- 1st Prix Dupré-Lapize (with Georges Senfftleben)
- 1953
- 2nd
Madison, European Track Championships - 1954
- 1st Six Days of Berlin (with Dominique Forlini)
References edit
- ^ "Émile Carrara". museociclismo.it. Museo del Ciclismo. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
- ^ "Émile Carrara". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
External links edit
- Émile Carrara at Cycling Archives
- Émile Carrara at ProCyclingStats
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