Joseph Bintener

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Joseph Bintener Road cycling
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Date of birth October 1, 1917
date of death January 13, 1998
nation LuxembourgLuxembourg Luxembourg
discipline Road / cross-country
End of career 1947
Last updated: November 29, 2018

Joseph Bintener (born October 1, 1917 in Letzeburg ; † January 13, 1998 ibid) was a Luxembourg cyclist.

Athletic career

In 1937 Joseph Bintener started cycling as a debutante with the Club Cycliste Hollerich . In 1939 he won the national junior title and was third on the Tour of Luxembourg in this category. Then he switched to the class of the independents ( Independants ), in which he could win several races on the road and in cyclo-cross races. In 1945 he became a professional driver for the French team Rochet . Immediately he became the Luxembourg road racing champion , then runner-up a year later. He took part in major tours twice: in 1946 in the Tour de Suisse (13th in the final ranking) and in the Tour of Luxembourg in 1946 he was 30th. At the UCI Road World Championships in Zurich in 1946 , he finished seventh in the professional race .

Professional

In 1947 he ended his sporting career and then worked as a tiler.

successes

1939
  • LuxembourgLuxembourg Luxembourg champions - road races (amateurs)
1945
  • LuxembourgLuxembourg Luxembourg Champion - Road Race

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SURNAME Bintener, Joseph
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Luxembourgish cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH October 1, 1917
PLACE OF BIRTH Letzeburg
DATE OF DEATH January 13, 1998
Place of death Letzeburg