Radomír Šimůnek, Sr.
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Radomír Šimůnek, Sr. (born 8 April 1962 in Pilzen) is a former Czech racing cyclist who mainly participated in cyclo-cross. Šimůnek's son, Radomír Šimůnek, Jr. is also a cyclo-cross cyclist.
During the communistic regime he became amateur World Champion twice, but was unable to become a professional cyclist. The money he made during international matches in Belgium and the Netherlands were paid to the Czechoslovakia Cycling Union and Šimůnek did not receive the money he achieved. The fall of the Berlin Wall finally allowed him to become a professional, which resulted in a World title at the 1991 World Championships in Gieten.
[edit] Honours
[edit] Cyclo-cross
- 1980 : 1st in Junior World Championships
- 1982 : 2nd in Amateur World Championships
- 1983 : 1st in Amateur World Championships
- 1984 : 1st in Gieten
- 1984 : 1st in Amateur World Championships
- 1985 : 1st in Rome
- 1989 : 2nd in Amateur World Championships
- 1990 : 1st in Rome
- 1990 : 1st in Steinmaur
- 1990 : 1st in Valkenswaard
- 1990 : 1st in Zarautz
- 1990 : 1st in Koksijde
- 1991 : 1st in Czech elite national championships
- 1991 : 1st in Plzen
- 1991 : 1st in Valkenswaard
- 1991 : 1st in Elite World Championships
- 1991 : 1st in Zillebeke
- 1992 : 1st in Czech elite national championships
- 1994 : 1st in Milan
- 1994 : 1st in Plzen
- 1994 : 1st in Schulteiss-Cup
- 1996 : 3rd in Czech elite national championships
- 1996 : 1st in Hlinsko
- 1997 : 1st in Czech elite national championships
- 1997 : 1st in Hlinsko
- 1997 : 1st in Kolin
- 1998 : 1st in Magstadt
- 1998 : 1st in Czech elite national championships
- 1999 : 3rd in Czech elite national championships
- 1999 : 1st in Olomouc
- 2000 : 2nd in Czech elite national championships
[edit] References
| Preceded by Henk Baars |
World cyclo-cross champion 1991 |
Succeeded by Mike Kluge |
