Guillermo Timoner

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Guillermo Timoner
Guillermo Timoner 1966.jpg
Guillermo Timoner in 1966
Personal information
Born (1926-03-24) 24 March 1926 (age 95)
Felanitx, Spain
Sport
SportCycling
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Medal record
Representing  Spain
UCI Motor-paced World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1955 Milan Professionals
Silver medal – second place 1956 Copenhagen Professionals
Silver medal – second place 1958 Paris Professionals
Gold medal – first place 1959 Amsterdam Professionals
Gold medal – first place 1960 Leipzig Professionals
Gold medal – first place 1962 Milan Professionals
Gold medal – first place 1964 Paris Professionals
Gold medal – first place 1965 San Sebastian Professionals

Guillermo Timoner Obrador (born 24 March 1926) is a retired Spanish cyclist. With six gold and two silver medals won in the UCI Motor-paced World Championships between 1955 and 1965 he is one of the most successful motor-paced racers of all times. During his career, which spanned 52 years, he also won 29 national titles in various cycling disciplines.[1][2]

Before becoming professional cyclist he worked as a carpenter. He won his first competition in 1943 and retired around 1965 to work in commerce. He reappeared as a cyclist in 1983, and in 1984 took part in the World Championships in Barcelona in the masters category. In 1995, aged 69, he won the European Championships, biking a distance of 53.4 km with an average speed of 37.4 km/h.[3]

In 1998 he received the Ramon Llull Award from the government of the Balearic Islands.[4]

He lives in his native Felanitx, Balearic Islands, Spain.[3] His younger brother is also a former competitive cyclist.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Guillermo Timoner at Cycling Archives
  2. ^ Track Cycling World Championships 2012 to 1893. bikecult.com
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Guillermo Timoner Obrador Archived 2007-08-16 at the Wayback Machine. vueltaciclistaespana.com
  4. ^ Bennàssar, Sebastià (7 November 1998). "Ells són els premiats amb els Ramon Llull" [These are the Winners of the Ramon Llull]. DBalears (in Catalan). Retrieved 20 May 2019.
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