José Beyaert

	Beyaert after winning the road race at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Born	1 October 1925; Lens, Pas-de-Calais, France
Died	11 June 2005 (aged 79); La Rochelle, France
Team information
Discipline	Road
Professional teams
1949	Gitane–Campagnolo
1949–1951	Helyett–Hutchinson
1952	Colomb–Dunlop
Medal record
Representing FRA
Men's cycling
Olympic Games

José Beyaert

José Beyaert (1 October 1925 – 11 June 2005) was a French professional cyclist who competed during the 1940s and 1950s, and was the 1948 Olympics road race champion. Beyaert moved to Colombia in 1952 and lived there for several years where he was the coach to the national cycling team.[1] He also competed in the Vuelta a Colombia which he won on his first attempt in 1952. He finished second the following year and eighth the year after.[2] He also rode in the 1950 Tour de France and finished 47th overall.

Major results

1945 3rd Paris–Évreux 1948 Summer Olympics 1st

Road race 3rd

Team time trial 3rd Trofeo Matteotti 1949 1st GP de l'Echo d'Alger 1950 1st Grand Prix d'Isbergues 9th Paris–Brussels 1952 1st

Overall Vuelta a Colombia 1st Stages 2, 3, 6, 11 & 13 1953 2nd Overall Vuelta a Colombia 1st Stages 3 & 8 1955 1st Stages 8a, 8b & 17 Vuelta a Colombia

References

^ "José Beyaert dies". Cyclingnews.com. 13 June 2005. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
^ Rendell, Matt (2002). Kings of the Mountains. Aurum. ISBN 1-85410-837-9.

External links

Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "José Beyaert". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.