GP Wolber

GP Wolber
Race details
Date	Late September/early October ; (1930 and 1931 in June)
Region	France
Type	One-day race
History
First edition	1922
Editions	10
Final edition	1939 or later
First winner	Heiri Suter (SUI)
Most wins	Heiri Suter (SUI)
Final winner	Romain Gijssels (BEL)

The GP Wolber was a French cycling event in the 1920s. It was considered a kind of unofficial World Championship. Only cyclists who finished in the top-3 of the major French, Italian, Belgian and Swiss races were invited. The first GP Wolber was held in 1922. When the World Cycling Championship was introduced in 1927 the race started to lose prestige. The race ran until at least 1939.

Palmares

Year	Rider
1922	Heiri Suter (SUI)
1923	Emile Masson Sr. (BEL)
1924	Costante Girardengo (ITA)
1925	Heiri Suter (SUI)
1926	Francis Pélissier (FRA)
1927	Alleluia Team[1]
1928	Julien Vervaecke (BEL)
1929	Alfred Hamerlinck (BEL)
1930	Georges Ronsse (BEL)
1931	Romain Gijssels (BEL)
1939	Victor Codron (FRA)

Notes

In 1927, the GP Wolber was run as a team race. The Alleluia Team consisted of Antonin Magne, Pierre Magne, Julien Moineau, Marius Gallotini, Arsène Alancourt and André Cauet.)

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[1] In 1927, the GP Wolber was run as a team race. The Alleluia Team consisted of Antonin Magne, Pierre Magne, Julien Moineau, Marius Gallotini, Arsène Alancourt and André Cauet.)