Régis Clère

Régis Clère ( born August 15, 1956 in Langres, † June 9, 2012 in Dijon ) was a French cyclist.

Career

Clère began in 1978 with the sport of cycling, he was an all-rounder to rail and road. Even as an amateur, he took part in the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow, finishing in 43rd place in the road race.

As a professional, he was 1981 French champion in the points race and vice - champion in the individual pursuit. In the Vuelta a España 1981 Clère won a stage and wore nine days the leaders jersey. In 1982 he became French champion in the road race. Clère started six times in the Tour de France: In 1982, he was awarded the most aggressive rider, 1983, he won a 1987 two stages. His last overall victory he celebrated in 1987 at the Route du Sud. In the UCI Track World Championships 1989 he finished third in the individual pursuit.

Régis Clère died on 9 June 2012 during heart surgery.

Cycling at the 1980 Summer Olympics UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's points race 1982 Tour de France 1983 Tour de France 1987 Tour de France Gustave Garrigou Jean Alavoine Charles Crupelandt Achille Souchard Ferdinand Le Drogo Marcel Bidot Armand Blanchonnet Georges Speicher Paul Maye Louis Caput Louison Bobet Jacques Dupont (cyclist) Bernard Gauthier Henry Anglade Jean Stablinski Lucien Aimar Raymond Delisle Cyrille Guimard Bernard Hinault Marc Gomez Jean-Claude Leclercq Luc Leblanc Jacky Durand Eddy Seigneur Laurent Jalabert Christophe Capelle Didier Rous Nicolas Vogondy Thomas Voeckler Christophe Moreau Dimitri Champion Sylvain Chavanel Arthur Vichot Rik Van Looy Serge Demierre Eros Poli Richard Virenque Erik Dekker Alexander Vinokourov Amets Txurruka Franco Pellizotti Christophe Riblon
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