Historic Overview Guillermo Timoner
Rider
Overall Rank | 10553 |
Name | Guillermo TIMONER |
Country | Spain |
Date of birth | 24-Mar-1926 - Felanitx (Illès Balears) |
Contempories | View Contemporary Ranking |
Biography

Guillermo Timoner Obrador (born 24 March 1926) is a retired Spanish cyclist. With six gold and two silver medals won in the UCI Motor-paced World Championships between 1955 and 1965 he is one of the most successful motor-paced racers of all times. During his career, which spanned 52 years, he also won 29 national titles in various cycling disciplines.
Before becoming professional cyclist he worked as a carpenter. He won his first competition in 1943 and retired around 1965 to work in commerce. He reappeared as a cyclist in 1983, and in 1984 took part in the World Championships in Barcelona in the masters category. In 1995, aged 69, he won the European Championships, biking a distance of 53.4 km with an average speed of 37.4 km/h.
In 1998 he received the Ramon Llull Award from the government of the Balearic Islands.
He lives in his native Felanitx, Balearic Islands, Spain. His younger brother Antonio is also a former competitive cyclist.
Seasons
Guillermo Timoner - Scores by Season Tweet
Year | Team | Score | Rank | ||
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1. | 1951 | DC Mataro | 25 | 623 | |
Barcelona - Pamplona | |||||
24/03 | Stage 1 | 8 | |||
25/03 | Stage 2 | 4 | |||
25/03 | General Classification | 5 | |||
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2. | 1955 | Minaco | 22 | 697 | |
Vuelta a Andalucia - Ruta del Sol | |||||
30/01 | Stage 1 | 2 | |||
01/02 | Stage 3 | 3 | |||
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3. | 1957 | Alcyon - Dunlop - Leroux | 0 | 1213 | |
4. | 1958 | Faema - Guerra - Clément | 63 | 494 | |
Vuelta a Levante | |||||
09/03 | Stage 1 | 10 | |||
12/03 | Stage 4 | 5 | |||
13/03 | Stage 5b | 4 | |||
14/03 | Stage 6 | 6 | |||
15/03 | Stage 7 | 3 | |||
16/03 | Stage 8 | 2 | |||
16/03 | General Classification | 13 | |||
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5. | 1959 | Faema - Guerra | 0 | 1157 | |
6. | 1960 | Faema | 25 | 651 | |
7. | 1961 | Ignis | 0 | 1156 | |
8. | 1962 | Ignis - Moschettieri | 0 | 1105 | |
9. | 1963 | Ignis | 0 | 1047 | |
10. | 1964 | Ignis | 0 | 1148 | |
11. | 1965 | Ignis | 0 | 1141 | |
12. | 1966 | Ignis | 0 | 1018 | |
13. | 1968 | Ignis | 0 | 980 | |
14. | 1983 | Teka | 0 | 1111 | |
15. | 1984 | Teka | 0 | 1192 | |
16. | 1985 | Teka | 0 | 1242 | |
Overall: | 135 | 10553 |