Régis Clère Explained
| Régis Clère |
| Full Name: | Régis Clère |
| Birth Date: | 15 August 1956 |
| Birth Place: | Langres, France |
| Discipline: | Road |
| Role: | Rider |
| Majorwins: | 3 stages Tour de France |
Régis Clère (15 August 1956 - 9 June 2012) was a French professional road bicycle racer.[1]
Clère was born in Langres. During his career, he won three stages in the Tour de France. He won one of these stages, in the 1987 Tour de France, after he was almost eliminated after finishing outside the time limit in the previous stage, but the Tour de France jury allowed him to continue the race. He also competed in the individual road race event at the 1980 Summer Olympics.[2]
Clère died, aged 55, in Dijon during a surgical procedure.
Major results
- 1981
Langres
Vuelta a España
Winner prologue and stage 15B
Les Ormes
- 1982
Lamballe
National Road Race Championship
Prix de Villeneuve d'Ascq
Tour de France
Winner Combativity award
- 1983
Tour de France
Winner stage 11
- 1987
Meymac
Route du Berry/Trophée Sitram
Tour Midi-Pyrénées
Tour de France
Winner stages 16 and 23External links
Notes and References
- Web site: L’ex-coureur cycliste Régis Clère est mort à Dijon - Disparition - France 3 Régions - France 3 . Bourgogne.france3.fr . 2012-04-22 . 2012-06-10.
- Web site: Régis Clère Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417201501/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/cl/regis-clere-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 7 May 2015 . Sports Reference.
