René Le Grevès Explained

René Le Grevès
Fullname:René Le Grevès
Birth Date:6 July 1910
Birth Place:Paris, France
Death Place:Saint-Gervais-les-Bains, France
Discipline:Road
Role:Rider
Ridertype:Sprinter
Majorwins:16 Tour de France stages
Critérium International (1935, 1937)
Paris–Tours (1935)

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

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
  • 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

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    Notes and References

    1. Web site: René Le Grèves Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417202904/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/le/rene-le-greves-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 7 July 2014 . sports-reference.com.