Georges Passerieu
George Leon Passerieu[1] (London, 18 November 1885–Épinay-sur-Orge, 5 May 1928)[2] was a British-born French professional road bicycle racer, who won seven stages in the Tour de France, and reached the podium twice.According to the 1891 UK census (available on subscription) at [1], George Passerieu was born in Islington, London to French-born Auguste Passerieu and his wife Ellen (nee Acraman) from the London district of Soho.Passerieu won the first stage, beating Pottier in Marseille after they had climbed the mountains together.[4] In 1907, Passerieu was riding for the Peugeot team, which saw potential in Belgian cyclist Cyrille Van Hauwaert.Van Hauwaert refused requests from Peugeot to ride as helper for Passerieu, but instead signed for the La Française team.