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René Le Grevès

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René Le Grevès
Le Grevès in around 1938
Personal information
Full nameRené Le Grevès
Born(1910-07-06)6 July 1910
Paris, France
Died25 February 1946(1946-02-25) (aged 35)
Saint-Gervais-les-Bains, France
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeSprinter
Major wins
16 Tour de France stages
Critérium International (1935, 1937)
Paris–Tours (1935)
Medal record
Representing  France
Men's track cycling
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1932 Los Angeles Team pursuit

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.

Major results

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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

References

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  1. ^ "René Le Grèves Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
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