Georges Lorgeou

Georges Lorgeou (17 July 1880 – 5 May 1957) was a French road cyclist active from 1900 to 1913. He achieved podium places in some of the main international cycling races in his era: Paris–Tours, Paris–Roubaix and Milano–Modena. He was a cyclist in two Tour de France editions including in the inaugural 1903 Tour de France.

Career Born in Paris, Lorgeou competed from 1900 through 1913. In 1900 he finished second in one of the earliest French National Road Race Championships for non-professionals.

In 1901, Lorgeou finished second in Paris–Tours, and he would later place eighth in the same race in 1908 and seventh in 1911. He also earned a podium in the 1908 Paris–Roubaix, finishing in second place. That same year, he placed eighth in Bordeaux–Paris a long-distance race over 560 km.

He continued competed in cycling as a veteran and participated in the veteran category of the News Carriers' Championship in: 1926 (Paris-Soir, 1 February); 1928 (L'Intransigeant, 30 January) and 1930 (L'Intransigeant, 27 January).

Major results 1900 , French National Road Race Championships 1901 2nd, 1901 Paris–Tours 1903 5th, 1903 Paris–Roubaix 1908 2nd, 1908 Paris–Roubaix 8th, 1908 Paris–Tours 8th, Bordeaux-Paris 1909 6th, Giro di Lombardia 2nd, Milano–Modena 1911 7th, 1911 Paris–Tours 1913 10th, 1911 Paris–Tours