Professional Cyclists

[DevonDeathTrip 2,358]

Prolific Basque cyclist Txomin Peruena, winner of the 1974 Tour De France King of the Mountains classification and latterly a team director, dead at the age of 79.  (Just weeks before the Tour was going to pay tribute to him by riding through his home village) 

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Renato Longo was born in Vittorio Veneto, Italy and died in Conegliano, Italy at the age of 85 on 8/jun, he won the Cyclocross World Championship five times in 1959, 1962, 1964, 1965 and 1967 and was Italian cyclocross champion 12 times

https://sport.virgilio.it/addio-a-renato-longo-leggenda-del-ciclocross-822864

[diego 1,985]

Étienne De Beule died aged 69, the Belgian born in Hamme died in Ghent, he was a cyclist participated in the 1985 Tour de France

https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20230611_93695140?&articlehash=bOI2Yodi0wyt72SIRHr00nY4NddJFd3vI36IOIbhCf2QMtWnEhpZ1kXF6fSt1%2FPY%2FdManW8n7iaLWxzbnQk3nDeztC1GFqlPBQWBOR5EX36ZV6CWMjPSD6bwwCXZvoVvmppYDMyM9Q%2FBFuiYm9lInAZ9Xv%2B82g6uKvieVB%2B029xI72OXYeetn42ig0QHaxea9ZUcC63c0fhgyg%2FcugLkz7OoDwxrOCdOGYNqjTqf6GYNOcuddQLPPLBArqz46aDY2gS%2FNA6Rjo4qOtEd9b3siZ2aPZqbhiH5FkLYqSxyCptEk3NQpwtH8VGBej1f0f%2B%2FLmX8O27DzlxHYnVUl1HEBA%3D%3D

[diego 1,985]

Antonio Jiménez Quiles, a Spaniard from Granada, was a professional road cyclist from 1954 to 1963, he finished second overall in the 1955 Vuelta a España, being the youngest competitor at age 20. He also won a stage of the 1958 Vuelta a España.

https://www.granadahoy.com/deportes/fallece-antonio-jimenez-quiles-ciclista_0_1802520130.html

[Lafaucheuse 4,051]

while I'm here, here are a few cyclists that deserves more consideration : 

- Raphael Geminiani (b. 1925) : 7 times winner of Tour de France

- Federico Bahamontes (b. 1928) : legendary cyclist, the eagle of Toledo has won 6 tours de France. Brought him back to my list this year and is definitely worthy of his own appearance on DL

- André Darrigade (b. 1929) : le levrier bondissant/des landes is one of the most famous french cyclist still alive

 

are there others 90+ living cyclists as famous as them ?

 

[DevonDeathTrip 2,358]

Not many details yet, but there has been a serious crash in today's stage of the Tour de Suisse involving  Gino Mader and Magnus Sheffield.  The crash occurred during a fast descent of an Alp and Mader has been helicoptered to hospital.

 

Edit - some tweets suggesting that Mader was being resuscitated before being carried to the helicopter...

[DevonDeathTrip 2,358]

Further update on Gino Mader.  "Motionless in water" sounds rather ominous..

 

 

[JQW 282]

 

[harrymcnallysblueandwhitearmy 1,689]

Very sad news. I was watching it and the descent looked very dangerous, especially coming at the end of the stage. Mader was quite near the front of the race, but thankfully no cameras were around. RIP

[arghton 6,740]

On 15/06/2023 at 17:53, Lafaucheuse said:

while I'm here, here are a few cyclists that deserves more consideration : 

- Raphael Geminiani (b. 1925) : 7 times winner of Tour de France

- Federico Bahamontes (b. 1928) : legendary cyclist, the eagle of Toledo has won 6 tours de France. Brought him back to my list this year and is definitely worthy of his own appearance on DL

- André Darrigade (b. 1929) : le levrier bondissant/des landes is one of the most famous french cyclist still alive

 

are there others 90+ living cyclists as famous as them ?

 

Not as famous as the three but there's two other somewhat notable Spanish cyclists born in the 1920s still alive. Both mentioned on these forums before:

 

Bernardo Ruiz (1925) first Spaniard to take two wins in a single edition of the Tour de France. Arguably paved the way for Bahamontes and other Spanish cyclists. Chainsmoker, drinker but was still in good health a few years ago. 

 

Guillermo Timoner (1926-2023) Six-time UCI Motor-paced World Championships gold medalist. One of the best motor-paced cyclists of all time. Looked pretty frail on his 97th birthday in March. 

 

And two Olympic gold medalists - Charles Coste (1924) and Ian Browne (1931-2023)

[diego 1,985]

On 6/16/2023 at 11:22 AM, arghton said:

Not as famous as the three but there's two other somewhat notable Spanish cyclists born in the 1920s still alive. Both mentioned on these forums before:

 

Bernardo Ruiz (1925) first Spaniard to take two wins in a single edition of the Tour de France. Arguably paved the way for Bahamontes and other Spanish cyclists. Chainsmoker, drinker but was still in good health a few years ago. 

 

Guillermo Timoner (1926) Six-time UCI Motor-paced World Championships gold medalist. One of the best motor-paced cyclists of all time. Looked pretty frail on his 97th birthday in March. 

 

And two Olympic gold medalists - Charles Coste (1924) and Ian Browne (1931)

Ian Browne died on 24/jun, born in Melbourne he was the oldest living Australian Olympic champion, having won gold in the tandem sprint, 2000 meters event at the 1956 Melbourne Games,This makes Marjorie Jackson (athletics), born on 13 September 1931, the oldest living Australian Olympic champion. Jackson represented his country in three events at the 1952 Helsinki Games, winning gold in the 100 and 200 meters and placing fifth in the 4 × 100 meters relay

https://www.auscycling.org.au/nat/news/vale-ian-browne

[I.R.Baboon 221]

André Darrigade was present at the start of today's stage in his hometown Dax. Still able to do interviews.

 

 

On 15/06/2023 at 16:53, Lafaucheuse said:

while I'm here, here are a few cyclists that deserves more consideration : 

- Raphael Geminiani (b. 1925) : 7 times winner of Tour de France

- Federico Bahamontes (b. 1928) : legendary cyclist, the eagle of Toledo has won 6 tours de France. Brought him back to my list this year and is definitely worthy of his own appearance on DL

- André Darrigade (b. 1929) : le levrier bondissant/des landes is one of the most famous french cyclist still alive

 

are there others 90+ living cyclists as famous as them ?

 

 

[harrymcnallysblueandwhitearmy 1,689]

On 15/06/2023 at 15:53, Lafaucheuse said:

while I'm here, here are a few cyclists that deserves more consideration : 

- Raphael Geminiani (b. 1925) : 7 times winner of Tour de France

- Federico Bahamontes (b. 1928) : legendary cyclist, the eagle of Toledo has won 6 tours de France. Brought him back to my list this year and is definitely worthy of his own appearance on DL

- André Darrigade (b. 1929) : le levrier bondissant/des landes is one of the most famous french cyclist still alive

 

are there others 90+ living cyclists as famous as them ?

 

Darrigade was interviewed during today’s coverage, looked chipper at 94. Those other guys have won 7 and 6 stages of le Tour; nobody has won more than 5 actual Tours, unless you’re an Armstrong apologist/apostle. 
 

Edit: a baboon was watching the same coverage, obviously.

[diego 1,985]

Theo Smit was a Dutch cyclist from Amsterdam who died aged 72 in Zwanenburg, he won 2 stages of the Tour de France in 1975 and 2 stages of the Tour of Spain in 1976, and won some national tournaments in his country

https://nos.nl/artikel/2483530-voormalig-wielrenner-theo-smit-op-72-jarige-leeftijd-overleden

[diego 1,985]

Marcelo Osler was an Italian cyclist born in Pergine Valsugana and died aged 77, As an amateur, Osler won several races, most notably the Trofeo Papà Cervi. Professional rider from 1973 to 1980, he participated in seven editions of the Giro d'Italia and the 1976 Tour de France . He won a stage at the 1975 Giro d'Italia and claimed the Giro's Campionato delle Regioni classification in 1975 and 1976.
https://www.ladige.it/sport/2023/07/21/sport-trentino-in-lutto-e-morto-marcello-osler-amatissimo-ciclista-professionista-e-imprenditore-1.3548728

[Captain Hemlock 742]

Italian cyclist Jacopo Venzo has died after a crash. He was only 17. 
 

https://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/38051953/cyclist-jacopo-venzo-17-dies-crash-austria-race

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Magnus White, a rising star and member of the U.S. Junior Men's National Team, has died. He was 17.

 

https://www.reuters.com/sports/cycling/rising-us-star-magnus-white-dies-training-accident-age-17-2023-07-30/r

[diego 1,985]

Bruno Mealli has died aged 85, the former Italian cyclist from Loro Ciuffenna competed in eight editions of the Giro d'Italia and was champion of the Italian road race in 1963

https://www.quibicisport.it/2023/08/03/addio-a-bruno-mealli-aveva-85-anni-era-il-piu-vecchio-campione-italiano/

[MariNisia 4,198]

On 15/06/2023 at 16:53, Lafaucheuse said:

- Federico Bahamontes (b. 1928) : legendary cyclist, the eagle of Toledo has won 6 tours de France. Brought him back to my list this year and is definitely worthy of his own appearance on DL

 

Federico Martín Bahamontes has died at the age of 95:

https://elpais.com/deportes/2023-08-08/muere-federico-martin-bahamontes-el-primer-espanol-en-ganar-el-tour-de-francia.html

 

DDP Pick.

[Lafaucheuse 4,051]

2 minutes ago, MariNisia said:

 

Federico Martín Bahamontes has died at the age of 95:

https://elpais.com/deportes/2023-08-08/muere-federico-martin-bahamontes-el-primer-espanol-en-ganar-el-tour-de-francia.html

 

DDP Pick.

Oh wow ! L’envol de l’aigle ! 
wasn’t sure if he would make it to 2024 but +1 for my shadow list then ! 

[La Tombe 354]

On 16/08/2019 at 21:04, Thatcher said:

Felice Gimondi, an Italian cyclist who won the Tour de France in 1965, the Giro d'Italia in 1967, 1969 and 1975, as well as the Vuelta a España in 1968, has died aged 76.

 

Edit: BBC, Daily Mirror, The Telegraph, Daily Mail obituaries.

 

Here is a quick list of the surviving Tour de France winners up to 1997. Multiple time winners will probably receive QO's. 

 

1959: Federico Bahamontes, Spanish (b. 1928) - first Spanish winner and oldest surviving winner

1966: Lucien Aimar, French (b. 1941)

1968: Jan Janssen, Dutch (b. 1940) - first Dutch winner

1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974: Eddy Merckx, Belgian (b. 1945) - 5 time winner

1975, 1977: Bernard Thévenet, French (b. 1948) - admitted to doping.

1976: Lucien van Impe, Belgian (b. 1946)

1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1985: Bernard Hinault, French (b. 1954) - 5 time winner

1980: Joop Zoetemelk, Dutch (b. 1946) - caught doping numerous times.

1986, 1989, 1990: Greg LeMond, American (b. 1961) - first and only American winner

1987: Stephen Roche, Irish (b. 1959) - first and only Irish winner - accused doper. 

1988: Pedro Delgado, Spanish (b. 1960) 

1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995: Miguel Induráin, Spanish (b. 1964) - 5 time winner

1996: Bjarne Riis, Danish (b. 1964) - first and only Danish winner, admitted to doping. 

1997: Jan Ullrich, German (b. 1973) - first and only German winner, proven doper. 

After the passing of Federico Bahamontes, the oldest living winner of the Tour de France is the Dutchman Jan Janssen who is 83 years old, and the living winner who won the oldest edition of is the Frenchman Lucien Aimar who is 82 years old.

[I.R.Baboon 221]

Jan Janssen looked really youthful for many years, but after his liver cancer in 2015 he looks more his age. But he still does interviews and did the kick off of his own Jan Janssen classic earlier this year. 

[diego 1,985]

Klaus Bugdahl was born in Berlin and died aged 88 in Wiesbaden , Hesse, On track he won several medals at European championships, most notably in the madison event , and contested 228 six-day races and won 37 of them, almost all in his homeland , Germany, which places him as one of the ten most successful pilots. He completed his last six-day race in 1978 in Milan at the age of 43. He won the West German National Road Race in 1958 and was champion of an older edition when he died, this post is now held by Sigi Renz (born in 1938), which he won in 63

https://www.t-online.de/sport/mehr-sport/radsport/id_100225636/klaus-bugdahl-ist-tot-trauer-um-deutsche-rad-legende.html

[drol 11,947]

On 16/06/2023 at 16:22, arghton said:

Not as famous as the three but there's two other somewhat notable Spanish cyclists born in the 1920s still alive. Both mentioned on these forums before:

 

Bernardo Ruiz (1925) first Spaniard to take two wins in a single edition of the Tour de France. Arguably paved the way for Bahamontes and other Spanish cyclists. Chainsmoker, drinker but was still in good health a few years ago. 

 

Guillermo Timoner (1926) Six-time UCI Motor-paced World Championships gold medalist. One of the best motor-paced cyclists of all time. Looked pretty frail on his 97th birthday in March. 

 

And two Olympic gold medalists - Charles Coste (1924) and Ian Browne (1931-2023)

Guillermo Timoner dead at 97.

[diego 1,985]

Gianni Ferlenghi was born in Collesalvetti and died in Sospiro on 19/aug at the age of 91. The Italian competed in three editions of the Tour de France, his best results being a victory in a stage of the Tour d'Europe and second places in stages of the Giro d' Italy and Paris-Nice

https://www.laprovinciacr.it/news/cronaca/421031/addio-a-giovanni-ferlenghi-gregario-di-fausto-coppi.html