Anatole Novak (12 February 1937 – 5 January 2022) was a French professional
road bicycle racer
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.
Career
Novak won a stage in the
1961 Tour de France
The 1961 Tour de France was the 48th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. It took place between 25 June and 16 July, with 21 stages covering a distance of . Out of the 132 riders who started the tour, 72 managed to compl ...
, and was the
Lanterne rouge
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(last finishing cyclist) in the
1964 Tour de France
The 1964 Tour de France was the 51st edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. It took place between 22 June and 14 July, with 22 stages covering a distance of . Stages 3, 10 and 22 were all two-part stages with the first half ...
.
Personal life and death
Novak died in
Pierre-Châtel
Pierre-Châtel () is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France.
Geography
Lac de Pierre-Châtel and the Pierre Percée are located in the commune.
Population
Personalities
Peter II of Savoy and Boniface I of Challant died i ...
on 5 January 2022, at the age of 84.
Cyclisme : l'Isérois Anatole Novak est décédé
Major results
;1956
: National Road Championship (Independents)
;1959
:Saint-Brieuc
;1961
:GP Vincennes
:Riom
:Tour de France
The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage bicycle race primarily held in France, while also occasionally passing through nearby countries. Like the other Grand Tours (the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a España), it consist ...
:
::Winner stage 4
:Grand Prix du Parisien
The Grand Prix du Parisien was an annual road bicycle race held in Paris, France as a team time trial. It was approximately . Each team had six riders. The event was first held in 1961 and for the final time in 1965. From 1963 to 1965 it was pa ...
;1962
:Gap
;1964
:Ambert
;1965
:Tour de l'Herault
;1966
:Saint-Vallier
:Paris–Luxembourg
The Paris–Luxembourg was a professional cycle race held as a stage race
A race stage, leg, or heat is a unit of a race that has been divided in several parts for the reason such as length of the distance to be covered, as in a multi-day eve ...
;1967
:Boucles des Hauts de Seine
;1969
:Toury
:Sévignac
;1970
:Vuelta a España
The Vuelta a España (; en, Tour of Spain) is an annual multi-stage bicycle race primarily held in Spain, while also occasionally making passes through nearby countries. Inspired by the success of the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia, the ...
:
::Winner stage 10
References
External links
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Official Tour de France results for Anatole Novak
1937 births
2022 deaths
People from La Mure
French male cyclists
French Vuelta a España stage winners
French Tour de France stage winners
Sportspeople from Isère
Cyclists from Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
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