Guy Lapébie was a French

French people

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 professional road bicycle racer. In the 1936 Olympics, Lapébie won two golden medals and one silver medal. He was born in Saint-Geours-de-Maremne

Saint-Geours-de-Maremne

Saint-Geours-de-Maremne is a commune in the Landes department in Aquitaine in south-western France.-References:*...

 and died in Bagnères-de-Luchon

Bagnères-de-Luchon

Bagnères-de-Luchon , also referred to as Luchon, is a spa town and a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.-Geography:...

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Lapébie's older brother was Tour de France winner Roger Lapébie

Roger Lapébie

Roger Lapébie was a French racing cyclist who won the 1937 Tour de France. In addition, Lapébie won the 1934 and 1937 editions of the Critérium National. He was born at Bayonne, Aquitaine, and died in Pessac....

. Guy's son Serge (9 June 1948 – 2 October 1991) was also a professional cyclist.

Palmarès

1936

Olympic Champion 4000m team pursuit

Cycling at the 1936 Summer Olympics

The cycling competition at the 1936 Summer Olympics consisted of two road cycling events and four track cycling events, all for men only.-Medal summary:-Medal table:-References:*...

Olympic Champion Team road race

Cycling at the 1936 Summer Olympics

The cycling competition at the 1936 Summer Olympics consisted of two road cycling events and four track cycling events, all for men only.-Medal summary:-Medal table:-References:*...

second place Olympic individual road race

Cycling at the 1936 Summer Olympics

The cycling competition at the 1936 Summer Olympics consisted of two road cycling events and four track cycling events, all for men only.-Medal summary:-Medal table:-References:*...

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

1948 Tour de France

The 1948 Tour de France was the 35th Tour de France, taking place June 30 to July 25, 1948. It consisted of 21 stages over 4,922 km, ridden at an average speed of 33.443 km/h....

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Winner stage 3

3rd place overall classification

1949

Tour de France

1949 Tour de France

The 1949 Tour de France was the 36th Tour de France, taking place from 30 June to 24 July 1949. It consisted of 21 stages over 4808 km, ridden at an average speed of 32.121 km/h....

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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)

External links

• Official Tour de France results for Guy Lapébie