Paul Guignard

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Paul Guignard, 1912
Paul Guignard

Paul Guignard (born May 10, 1876 in Ainay-le-Château , † February 15, 1965 in Paris ) was a French track cyclist .

Paul Guignard began his cycling career as a road rider. His first major success as a professional (until 1921) was his fourth place in the Bordeaux – Paris race among 87 participants in 1894. The following year, he won the Paris-Besançon race over 417 km. After completing his military service, Guignard initially drove as an aviator and won the "Grand Prix of Algiers" ahead of the American George A. Banker .

From 1904 Guignard drove as a stayer . At the track cycling world championships in Antwerp in 1905 , he finished second behind Robert Walthour . On April 8, 1905, Guignard set a world hour record over 89.904 km (behind pacemaker) despite severe injuries due to a previous fall.

Eight years later, at the age of 37, Guignard became world champion in competitions on the cycling track in Leipzig . In 1921, at the age of 45, he finished third at the UCI World Railroad Championships in Copenhagen . He was also the French stand-up master four times.

literature

  • Wheel world. Sports album. A cycling yearbook. 5th volume , 1906, ZDB -ID 749618-7 , pp. 52-53.

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