René Le Grevès
French cyclist
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René Le Grevès (6 July 1910 – 25 February 1946) was a French professional road bicycle racer. As an amateur cyclist, he won the silver medal at the 1932 Summer Olympics in the team pursuit.[1] In 1933 Le Grevès became professional, and between 1933 and 1939, he won sixteen stages in the Tour de France.
FullnameRené Le Grevès
Born6 July 1910
Paris, France
Paris, France
Died25 February 1946 (aged 35)
Saint-Gervais-les-Bains, France
Saint-Gervais-les-Bains, France
DisciplineRoad
Le Grevès in around 1938 | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | René Le Grevès | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 July 1910 Paris, France | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 25 February 1946 (aged 35) Saint-Gervais-les-Bains, France | ||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Road | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||
| Rider type | Sprinter | ||||||||||||||
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| 16 Tour de France stages Critérium International (1935, 1937) Paris–Tours (1935) | |||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Major results
- 1932
- Silver medal 1932 olympic games, team pursuit
- 1933
- Paris-Caen
- Tour de France:
- Winner stage 22
- 1934
- Tour de France:
- Winner stages 2, 5, 10 and 22A
- 1935
- Circuit de Paris
- Circuit du Morbihan
- Critérium International
- Paris–Tours
- Tour de France:
- Winner stages 14A, 18A, 19A and 20A
- 1936
France national road race championship- Tour de France:
- Winner stages 5, 12, 13A, 14A, 17 and 20A
- 1937
- Critérium International
- 1938
- Paris-Caen
- 1939
- Paris-Sedan
- Tour de France:
- Winner stage 18A
