He six-time track cycling world champion, Guillermo Timoner, passed away this Thursday at the age of 97 in his hometown of Felanitx (Mallorca) leaving behind a sporting career that will be remembered very little, marked by victories on the European circuits in the 1950s and 1960s, confirmed by Federation of Cycling of the Balearic Islands.
The death of one of the legends of world cycling has shocked the Mallorcan sport, which knows the six world titles he won in the middle distance after a motorcycle: Milan, 1955, Amsterdam, 1959, Leipzig, 1960, Milan, 1962, Paris, 1964 and San Sebastian, 1965.
He also achieved victories in the Nations Grand Prix, Majorca Grand Prix, European Grand Prix and in Antwerp and the Ciutat de Palma.
Once retired, Timoner poured all his experience into the position of Spanish track coach between 1971 and 1978, a period that coincided with the Munich Olympic Games (1972).
His brilliant track record has been recognized with many distinctions: Gold Medal for Sports Merit (1959, 1962 and 1964), the Gold Medal of the City of Palma and the Balearic Islands (1964), the Última Hora Siurell de Plata (1965), the Cornelius Atticus distinction (1997), the Ramón Llull Award (1998) and Master of the Royal Order of Sports Merit (2003) of the Royal Household.
Felanitx recognized the magnitude of Timoner’s achievement by naming a street, a sports center and setting up a sculpture in his honor at one of the city’s entrances.
Source: La Verdad
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