Guy Lapébie (28 November 1916 – 8 March 2010) was a French cyclist, who won two gold and one silver medals at the 1936 Summer Olympics. After World War II he became a professional road racer.[1][2]
Lapébie's elder brother was Tour de France winner Roger Lapébie. Guy's son Serge (1948–1991) was also a professional cyclist.[3]
Major results
- 1936
Olympic Champion 4000m team pursuit
Olympic Champion Team road race
second place Olympic individual road race
- 1945
- Zürich-Lausanne
- 1946
- GP du Locle
- Tour des 3 Lacs
- 1948
- Six days of Paris (with Arthus Sérès)
- 1948
- Six days of Paris (with Achiel Bruneel)
- Tour de France:
- Winner stage 3
- 3rd place overall classification
- 1949
- Tour de France:
- Winner stage 8
- 1950
- Six days of Saint-Etienne (with Achiel Bruneel)
- 1951
- Six days of Hannover (with Emile Carrara)
- Six days of Berlin (with Emile Carrara)
- 1952
- Six days of Berlin (with Emile Carrara)
References
- ^ Duby, Julien (8 March 2010). "L'ancien champion cycliste bordelais Guy Lapébie est mort". Sud Ouest (in French). Archived from the original on 9 March 2010. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- ^ "Guy Lapébie". Sports-reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- ^ "Roger, Guy et Serge Lapebie". Pyrenees-passion.info (in French). Archived from the original on 29 April 2009. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
External links
- Guy Lapébie at Cycling Archives (archived, or current page in French)
- Official Tour de France results for Guy Lapébie
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