Émile Idée

Émile Idée (19 July 1920 – 30 December 2024) was a French professional road bicycle racer.^[1][2] Idée was a five-time winner of the Critérium National (a race that saw its name changed to Critérium International in 1979), a record he shares with Raymond Poulidor and Jens Voigt. He finished in second place in the 1948 Paris–Roubaix.^[3]

FullnameEmile Idée

NicknameLe Roi de Chevreuse

Born(1920-07-19)19 July 1920
Nouvion-le-Comte, France

Died30 December 2024(2024-12-30) (aged 104)
Marolles-en-Brie, France

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Emile Idée

Personal information
Full name	Emile Idée
Nickname	Le Roi de Chevreuse
Born	(1920-07-19)19 July 1920 Nouvion-le-Comte, France
Died	30 December 2024(2024-12-30) (aged 104) Marolles-en-Brie, France
Team information
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Professional teams
1941–1946	Alcyon–Dunlop
1946–1947	La Perle–Hutchinson
1947	Olmo–Fulgor
1948–1952	Peugeot–Dunlop
Major wins
Grand Tours Tour de France 1 individual stage (1949) Stage races Critérium International (1940, 1942–43, 1947, 1949) One-day races and Classics National Road Race Championships (1942, 1947) Grand Prix des Nations (1942)

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Idée turned 100 on 19 July 2020^[4] and died on 30 December 2024, at the age of 104. At the time of his death he was said to have been the oldest Tour de France stage winner.^[5]