Robert Bonnaventure
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 8 August 1920 Arc-lès-Gray, France |
| Died | 24 January 2015 (aged 94) |
| Team information | |
| Role | Rider |
Robert Bonnaventure (8 August 1920, Arc-les-Gray – 24 January 2015, Vernaison)[1] was a French racing cyclist.[2] He rode in the 1947 and 1948 Tour de France.[3][4]
During World War II, he helped save two Jewish children, Lemel and Michel Martinsky. For this, he was recognised as Righteous Among Nations in 2016.
References
[edit]- ↑ veloquercy. "Décès de Robert Bonnaventure". Le blog du cyclisme en Auvergne Limousin (in French). Retrieved 11 August 2026.
- ↑ "Décès de Robert Bonnaventure". Veloquercy. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
- ↑ "34ème Tour de France 1947" (in French). Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 1 March 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
- ↑ "35ème Tour de France 1948" (in French). Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 1 March 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
External links
[edit]- Robert Bonnaventure at Cycling Archives (archive)
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