Claude Rouer (25 October 1929 – 23 July 2021)Record of Claude Rouer's death
was a road cyclist from

France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...

, who at the

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics (, ), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad (, ) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952, were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1952 in Helsinki, Finland. After Japan declared in ...

won the bronze medal in the men's team road race, alongside

Jacques Anquetil Jacques Anquetil (; 8 January 1934 – 18 November 1987) was a French road racing cyclist and the first cyclist to win the Tour de France five times, in 1957 and from 1961 to 1964. He stated before the 1961 Tour that he would gain the ye ...

and

Alfred Tonello Alfred "Sigisfredo" Tonello (11 March 1929 – 21 December 1996) was a road racing cyclist from France, who won the bronze medal in the men's team road race at the 1952 Summer Olympics, alongside Jacques Anquetil Jacques Anquetil (; 8 J ...

. He was a professional rider from 1953 to 1955. In 1953, he was the

lanterne rouge The ''lanterne rouge'' () is the competitor in last place in the Tour de France. The phrase comes from the French for "Red Lantern" and refers to the red lantern hung on the rear vehicle of a passenger railway train or the brake van of a freight ...

of the

Tour de France The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage cycle sport, bicycle race held primarily in France. It is the oldest and most prestigious of the three Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours, which include the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a ...

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* 1929 births 2021 deaths French male cyclists Cyclists at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists for France Olympic bronze medalists for France Cyclists from Paris Olympic medalists in cycling Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics 20th-century French sportsmen {{France-cycling-Olympic-medalist-stub