René Le Grevès
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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.
![]() Le Grevès in around 1938 | |||||||||||||||
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Full name | René Le Grevès | ||||||||||||||
Born | Paris, France | 6 July 1910||||||||||||||
Died | 25 February 1946 35) Saint-Gervais-les-Bains, France | (aged||||||||||||||
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Discipline | Road | ||||||||||||||
Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||
Rider type | Sprinter | ||||||||||||||
Major wins | |||||||||||||||
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
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