Guillermo Timoner

Guillermo Timoner Obrador (born 24 March 1926) is a retired Spanish cyclist. With six gold and two silver medals won in the UCI Motor-paced World Championships between 1955 and 1965 he is one of the most successful motor-paced racers of all times. During his career, which spanned 52 years, he also won 29 national titles in various cycling disciplines.[1][2]

Guillermo Timoner
Guillermo Timoner in 1966
Personal information
Born (1926-03-24) 24 March 1926
Felanitx, Spain
Sport
SportCycling
Medal record
Representing  Spain
UCI Motor-paced World Championships
1955 MilanProfessionals
1956 CopenhagenProfessionals
1958 ParisProfessionals
1959 AmsterdamProfessionals
1960 LeipzigProfessionals
1962 MilanProfessionals
1964 ParisProfessionals
1965 San SebastianProfessionals

Before becoming professional cyclist he worked as a carpenter. He won his first competition in 1943 and retired around 1965 to work in commerce. He reappeared as a cyclist in 1983, and in 1984 took part in the World Championships in Barcelona in the masters category. In 1995, aged 69, he won the European Championships, biking a distance of 53.4 km with an average speed of 37.4 km/h.[3]

In 1998 he received the Ramon Llull Award from the government of the Balearic Islands.[4]

He lives in his native Felanitx, Balearic Islands, Spain.[3] His younger brother Antonio is also a former competitive cyclist.[1]

References
  1. Guillermo Timoner at Cycling Archives
  2. Track Cycling World Championships 2012 to 1893. bikecult.com
  3. Guillermo Timoner Obrador Archived 2007-08-16 at the Wayback Machine. vueltaciclistaespana.com
  4. Bennàssar, Sebastià (7 November 1998). "Ells són els premiats amb els Ramon Llull" [These are the Winners of the Ramon Llull]. DBalears (in Catalan). Retrieved 20 May 2019.
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