Émile Idée
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Emile Idée |
| Nickname | Le Roi de Chevreuse |
| Born | 19 July 1920 Nouvion-le-Comte, France |
| Died | 30 December 2024 (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
| |
Émile Idée (19 July 1920 – 30 December 2024) was a French professional road bicycle racer. 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.
Idée turned 100 on 19 July 2020 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.