Guillermo Timoner

Guillermo Timoner Obrador (24 March 1926 – 17 August 2023) was a Spanish cyclist. With six gold and two silver medals won in the UCI Motor-paced World Championships 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.[1][2]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Timoner and the second or maternal family name is Obrador.

Guillermo Timoner
Timoner in 1966
Personal information
Born(1926-03-24)24 March 1926
Felanitx, Spain
Died17 August 2023(2023-08-17) (aged 97)
Madrid, Spain
Sport
SportCycling
Medal record
Representing  Spain
UCI Motor-paced World Championships
Gold medal – first place1955 MilanProfessionals
Silver medal – second place1956 CopenhagenProfessionals
Silver medal – second place1958 ParisProfessionals
Gold medal – first place1959 AmsterdamProfessionals
Gold medal – first place1960 LeipzigProfessionals
Gold medal – first place1962 MilanProfessionals
Gold medal – first place1964 ParisProfessionals
Gold medal – first place1965 San SebastianProfessionals

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.[3]

In 1998 he received the Ramon Llull Award from the government of the Balearic Islands.[4]

Timoner lived in his native Felanitx, Balearic Islands, Spain.[3] His younger brother Antonio is also a former competitive cyclist.[1]

Timoner died in Felanitx on 17 August 2023, at the age of 97.[5]

References
  1. Guillermo Timoner at Cycling Archives
  2. Track Cycling World Championships 2012 to 1893. bikecult.com
  3. Guillermo Timoner Obrador Archived 16 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine. vueltaciclistaespana.com
  4. Bennàssar, Sebastià (7 November 1998). "Ells són els premiats amb els Ramon Llull" [These are the Winners of the Ramon Llull]. DBalears (in Catalan). Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  5. Morell, Pere (17 August 2023). "Fallece la leyenda del ciclismo mundial Guillem Timoner, "el mallorquín volador"". Diario de Mallorca (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 August 2023.
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