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Robert Lelangue

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Robert Lelangue
Robert Lelangue in 1966
Personal information
Born (1940-02-04) 4 February 1940 (age 84)
Etterbeek, Belgium
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
SportCycling

Robert Lelangue (born 4 February 1940) is a retired Belgian cyclist who was active between 1958 and 1969. He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in the road race and finished in 49th place.[1] Next year he turned professional and won one stage of the Tour de Luxembourg. Later he won a few races, including the Four Days of Dunkirk (1963), six-day race of Montreal (1964) and the Grote Prijs Jef Scherens (1967).[2]

After retiring from competitions Lelangue worked as a cycling manager, and from 1986 to 2005 as a technical support staff with the Tour de France. His son John became a manager in cycling.

References

  1. ^ Robert Lelangue. sports-reference.com
  2. ^ Robert Lelangue. cyclingarchives.com