José Beyaert (1 October 1925 – 11 June 2005) was a French professional cyclist who competed during the 1940s and 1950s, and was the 1948 Olympics road race champion. Beyaert moved to Colombia in 1952 and lived there for several years where he was the coach to the national cycling team.[1] He also competed in the Vuelta a Colombia which he won on his first attempt in 1952. He finished second the following year and eighth the year after.[2] He also rode in the 1950 Tour de France and finished 47th overall.
 Beyaert after winning the road race at the 1948 Summer Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 1 October 1925 Lens, Pas-de-Calais, France | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 11 June 2005 (aged 79) La Rochelle, France | |||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Road | |||||||||||||||||
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| 1949 | Gitane–Campagnolo | |||||||||||||||||
| 1949–1951 | Helyett–Hutchinson | |||||||||||||||||
| 1952 | Colomb–Dunlop | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Major results
edit- 1945
- 3rd Paris–Évreux
- 1948
- Summer Olympics
- 1st
Road race - 3rd
Team time trial
- 1st
- 3rd Trofeo Matteotti
- 1949
- 1st GP de l'Echo d'Alger
- 1950
- 1st Grand Prix d'Isbergues
- 9th Paris–Brussels
- 1952
- 1st
Overall Vuelta a Colombia
- 1st Stages 2, 3, 6, 11 & 13
- 1953
- 2nd Overall Vuelta a Colombia
- 1st Stages 3 & 8
- 1955
- 1st Stages 8a, 8b & 17 Vuelta a Colombia
Further reading
edit- Rendell, Matt (2009). Olympic Gangster: The Legend of José Beyaert - Cycling Champion, Fortune Hunter and Outlaw. Mainstream Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84596-398-9.
References
edit- ^ "José Beyaert dies". Cyclingnews.com. 13 June 2005. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
- ^ Rendell, Matt (2002). Kings of the Mountains. Aurum. ISBN 1-85410-837-9.
External links
edit- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "José Beyaert". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
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