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 __FORCETOC__ UCI Track Cycling World Championships in motor-paced racing Motor-paced racing and motor-paced cycling refer to cycling behind a pacer in a car or more usually on a motorcycle. The cyclist (or stayer in this case) follows as close a ...

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. 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. In 1998 he received the

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from the government of the Balearic Islands. He lives in his native

Felanitx Felanitx or Felanich is a municipality in the Spanish autonomous community of the Balearic Islands, located in the southeast of Majorca, 48 kilometres (30 miles) from the capital Palma de Mallorca. The town, dating back to the 13th century, l ...

, Balearic Islands, Spain. His younger brother

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is also a former competitive cyclist.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Timoner, Guillermo 1926 births Living people Spanish male cyclists Sportspeople from Mallorca UCI Track Cycling World Champions (men) Spanish track cyclists People from Felanitx Cyclists from the Balearic Islands