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Michel Vermeulin

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Michel Vermeulin
Personal information
Full nameMichel Vermeulin
Born (1934-09-06) 6 September 1934 (age 90)
Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis, France
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Major wins
Gold Medal team time trial at Summer Olympics
Medal record
Men's cycling
Representing  FRA
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1956 Melbourne Team road race
Silver medal – second place 1956 Melbourne Team pursuit

Michel Vermeulin (born 6 September 1934) is a former road and track cyclist from France, who won the gold medal in the men's team road race at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia, alongside Arnaud Geyre and Maurice Moucheraud. He also won the silver medal in the men's 4.000m team pursuit in the track competition in Melbourne, Australia.[1] Vermeulin was a professional rider from 1958 to 1964.

Major results

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1956
Gold Medal team time trial at Summer Olympics
1958
Aurillac
Circuit de la Vienne
1959
Trofeo Longines (with Jacques Anquetil, André Darrigade, Seamus Elliott and Jean Graczyk)
Tour de France:
Wearing yellow jersey for three days
1960
Grand Prix de Fourmies

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Michel Vermeulin". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
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