Émile_Friol

Émile Friol

Émile Friol

French track cyclist

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]

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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

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


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