![]() Novak at the 1962 Tour de France  | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Anatole Novak | 
| Nickname | le géant de la Mure | 
| Born | 12 February 1937 La Mure, France  | 
| Died | 5 January 2022 (aged 84) Pierre-Châtel, France  | 
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road | 
| Role | Rider | 
| Major wins | |
| One stage at the Tour de France | |
Anatole Novak (12 February 1937 – 5 January 2022) was a French professional road bicycle racer.
Career
Novak won a stage in the 1961 Tour de France, and was the Lanterne rouge (last finishing cyclist) in the 1964 Tour de France.
Personal life and death
Novak died in Pierre-Châtel on 5 January 2022, at the age of 84.[1]
Major results
- 1956
 
 France National Road Championship (Independents)- 1959
 - Saint-Brieuc
 - 1961
 - GP Vincennes
 - Riom
 - Tour de France:
- Winner stage 4
 
 - Grand Prix du Parisien
 - 1962
 - Gap
 - 1964
 - Ambert
 - 1965
 - Tour de l'Herault
 - 1966
 - Saint-Vallier
 - Paris–Luxembourg
 - 1967
 - Boucles des Hauts de Seine
 - 1969
 - Toury
 - Sévignac
 - 1970
 - Vuelta a España:
- Winner stage 10
 
 
References
- ↑ Cyclisme : l'Isérois Anatole Novak est décédé (in French)
 
External links
 Media related to Anatole Novak at Wikimedia Commons
- Anatole Novak at Cycling Archives
 - Official Tour de France results for Anatole Novak
 
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