Robert Varnajo (born 1 May 1929) is a French retired professional
road bicycle racer
Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professional form of bicycle racing, in terms of numbers of competitors, events and spectators. The two most common ...
. In the first part of his career, Varnajo won some road races, including a stage in the
1954 Tour de France
The 1954 Tour de France was the 41st edition of the Tour de France, taking place from 8 July to 1 August 1954. It consisted of 23 stages over . The race was won by Louison Bobet, the second of his three consecutive wins.
Teams
As was the cust ...
. Later in his career, he specialized in
track racing
Track racing is a form of motorcycle racing where teams or individuals race opponents around an unpaved oval track. There are differing variants, with each variant racing on a different surface type.
The most common variant is Speedway which h ...
, and became French champion three times. He was born in
Port-la-Claye-Curzon.
Major results
;1952
:
Paris–Camembert
Paris–Camembert (also Paris–Camembert Trophée Lepetit or Paris–Camembert Lepetit) is a semi classic held annually in April. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. The route of the race has varied over t ...
;1953
:
Paris–Bourges
Paris–Bourges is a French road bicycle race. The race originally started in Paris and ran to the town of Bourges in the Région Centre. However, in recent year with the length of races shortened it has become impossible to link the two cities an ...
;1954
:Circuit des Boucles de la Seine
:
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 23
;1961
:Poiré-sur-Vie
;1962
:
French National Stayers Championships
;1963
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French National Stayers Championships
;1964
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French National Stayers Championships
External links
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Official Tour de France results for Robert Varnajo
1929 births
Living people
French male cyclists
French Tour de France stage winners
Sportspeople from Vendée
Cyclists from Pays de la Loire
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