Guillermo Timoner
Guillermo Timoner Obrador ( born March 24, 1926 in Felanitx ) is a former Spanish cyclist, six -time world champion and thus the most successful stayer of all time.
Guillermo Timoner was born in Mallorca, the son of a simple peasant and grew up in poverty. After a brief schooling he worked as a mechanic for agricultural devices, but already trained for his big dream to become a professional cyclist.
The only 1.62 meters wide Timoner was six times world champion of the uprights and 29 times Spanish Champion in various cycling disciplines. When he in Milan winning the world title in 1955 for the first time, he was the first Spanish world champion in cycling. On his last World Cup race, he took part in 1985 at the age of 59 years.
In the hall of the Mallorcan Monastery Sanctuary of Sant Salvador in Felanitx near the six World Cup jerseys are issued, which Timoner 1955-1965 won. His Swiss colleague Ferdy Kübler said about Guillermo Timoner: "He is almost worshiped as a saint in all of Spain. "
Timo former brother Antonio was a successful cyclist.
Palmarčs (selection)
- World champion stayer race: 1955, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1964, 1965
- Vice world champion stayer race: 1956, 1968
- European vice- champion stayer race: 1958, 1959, 1963
- Spanish champion stayer race: 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1950, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1984
- Spanish Champion in Dernyrennen: 1945, 1946, 1947, 1949
- Spanish Champion in the sprint: 1947, 1948, 1950, 1956
- Spanish champion in the individual pursuit: 1949, 1951, 1956
- Spanish Champion in a two - team driving: 1951, 1952, 1954
- Spanish military champion in the road race: 1948
- Balearic Sprint Champion: 1945, 1947
- Balearic champion in the individual pursuit: 1945
- Balearic champion stayer race: 1947