Émile Louis Friol (9 March 1881 – 16 November 1916) was a French track cyclist.[1] He won the sprint event at the 1907 and the 1910 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in addition to a bronze medal in 1906. He also won the European sprint championships in 1907 and 1910 and the French national sprint championships five times: in 1904, 1906, 1907, 1910 and 1913. Other notable victories of his include the Grand Prix de Paris in 1905, 1907, 1909 and 1910, the Grand Prix de Reims [de] in 1907 and 1910, the Grand Prix de l'UVF in 1908, 1910 and 1911 and the 1910 Grand Prix de Buffalo [fr].[2]

Émile Friol
Friol in 1909
Personal information
Full nameÉmile Louis Friol
Born(1881-03-09)9 March 1881
Lyon, France
Died16 November 1916(1916-11-16) (aged 35)
Amiens, France
Team information
DisciplineTrack
RoleRider
Rider typeSprinter
Medal record
Men's track cycling
Representing  France
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1907 Paris Sprint
Gold medal – first place 1910 Brussels Sprint
Bronze medal – third place 1906 Geneva Sprint

In 1916 Friol died during his service as a soldier in the First World War on the Western Front after being hit by a bomb while driving a motorcycle.

References

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  1. ^ "Émile Friol". CyclingArchives. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Palmarès d'Emile Friol (Fra)". memoire-du-cyclisme.eu. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
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