Paul Guignard
French cyclist
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Paul Guignard (10 May 1876 – 15 February 1965) was a French professional cyclist who mainly specialized in motor-paced racing. In this discipline he won a gold, silver and bronze medal at the world championships in 1913, 1905 and 1921, respectively, as well as European titles in 1905, 1906, 1909 and 1912.[1][2]
Paul Guignard in 1912 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 10 May 1876 Ainay-le-Château, France | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 15 February 1965 (aged 88) Paris, France | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Cycling | |||||||||||||||||
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Guignard began his cycling career as a road racer and in 1895 won the Paris-Besançon 417 km race. After completing his military service he briefly raced as a pilot and won the "Grand Prix of Algiers". He returned to cycling in 1904 and on 8 April 1905 set a new world record in one-hour race at 89.904 km (behind a pacer).[1][3] He won his last medal at the UCI Motor-paced World Championships in 1921, aged 45.[1]