René Le Grèves

René Le Grèves
Personal information
Full name René Le Grèves
Born 6 July 1910(1910-07-06)
Paris, France
Died 25 February 1946(1946-02-25) (aged 35)
Saint-Gervais-les-Bains, France
Team information
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Rider type Sprinter
Major wins
16 Tour de France stages
Critérium International (1935)
Paris–Tours (1935)
Infobox last updated on
18 June 2008

René Le Grèves (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 Team pursuit. In 1933 Le Grèves became professional, and between 1933 and 1939, he won sixteen stages in the Tour de France.

Palmarès

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
1938
Paris-Caen
1939
Paris-Sedan
Tour de France:
Winner stage 18A

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