Guillermo Timoner

Guillermo Timoner

Guillermo Timoner in 1966
Personal information
Born (1926-03-24) 24 March 1926
Felanitx, Spain
Sport
Sport Cycling
Medal record
Representing  Spain
UCI Motor-paced World Championships
1955 Milan Professionals
1956 Copenhagen Professionals
1958 Paris Professionals
1959 Amsterdam Professionals
1960 Leipzig Professionals
1962 Milan Professionals
1964 Paris Professionals
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]

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

References

  1. 1 2 Guillermo Timoner profile at Cycling Archives
  2. ↑ Track Cycling World Championships 2012 to 1893. bikecult.com
  3. 1 2 Guillermo Timoner Obrador. vueltaciclistaespana.com
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