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Historic Overview Guillermo Timoner Obrador

Rider

Overall Rank11747
NameGuillermo TIMONER OBRADOR
Country
  Spain
Date of birth24-Mar-1926 - Felanitx (Illès Balears)
ContemporiesView Contemporary Ranking

Biography

Guillermo Timoner Obrador

Guillermo Timoner Obrador (24 March 1926 – 17 August 2023) was a 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.

Timoner lived in his native Felanitx, Balearic Islands, Spain. His younger brother Antonio is also a former competitive cyclist.

Timoner died in Felanitx on 17 August 2023, at the age of 97.

source - Wikipedia

Seasons

Guillermo Timoner Obrador - Scores by Season

Year Team Score Rank
1. 1951 Individual 26 641
2. 1955 Individual 23 717
3. 1957 Alcyon - Dunlop - Leroux 0 1321
4. 1958 Faema - Guerra - Clément 64 506
5. 1959 Faema - Guerra 0 1275
6. 1960 Faema 26 678
7. 1961 Ignis 0 1314
8. 1962 Ignis - Moschettieri 0 1245
9. 1963 Ignis 0 1208
10. 1964 Ignis 0 1293
11. 1965 Ignis 0 1271
12. 1966 Ignis 0 1152
13. 1968 Ignis 0 1122
14. 1983 Teka 0 1336
15. 1984 Teka 0 1395
16. 1985 Teka 0 1422
Overall: 139 11747