Guy Lapébie

Guy Lapébie

Lapébie (2nd left) at the 1936 Olympics
Personal information
Full name	Guy Lapébie
Born	28 November 1916 Saint-Geours-de-Maremne, France
Died	8 March 2010 (aged 93) Bagnères-de-Luchon, France
Team information
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Medal record Road bicycle racing Competitor for  France Olympic Games 1936 Berlin Team road race 1936 Berlin 4000 m team pursuit 1936 Berlin Individual road race
Infobox last updated on 8 March 2010

Guy Lapébie (28 November 1916 – 8 March 2010) was a French cyclist, who won two gold and one silver medals at the 1936 Summer Olympics. After World War II he became a professional road racer.^[1]

Lapébie's elder brother was Tour de France winner Roger Lapébie. Guy's son Serge (1948–1991) was also a professional cyclist.^[2]

Palmarès

1936

Olympic Champion 4000m team pursuit

Olympic Champion Team road race

second place Olympic individual road race

1945

Zürich-Lausanne

1946

GP du Locle

Tour des 3 Lacs

1948

Six days of Paris (with Arthus Sérès)

1948

Six days of Paris (with Achiel Bruneel)

Tour de France:

Winner stage 3

3rd place overall classification

1949

Tour de France:

Winner stage 8

1950

Six days of Saint-Etienne (with Achiel Bruneel)

1951

Six days of Hannover (with Emile Carrara)

Six days of Berlin (with Emile Carrara)

1952

Six days of Berlin (with Emile Carrara)

References

1. Guy Lapébie. sports-reference.com
2. Roger, Guy et Serge Lapebie. pyrenees-passion.info

External links

• Guy Lapébie profile at Cycling Archives
• Official Tour de France results for Guy Lapébie