Roland Lacombe

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameRoland Pierre•Lacombe
Used nameRoland•Lacombe
Born11 July 1938 in Alizay, Eure (FRA)
Died24 November 2011 in Montierchaume, Indre (FRA)
Measurements179 cm / 77 kg
NOC France

Biography

Roland Lacombe was French amateur road champion in 1960 and placed sixth that year at the amateur world road championships. He was considered a contender for the 1960 Olympic road gold medal, but missed the final break, and finished 13th. After the Olympics he turned professional riding in the pro peleton from 1961-63 with only minor success, winning the 1962 Roubaix-Cassel-Roubaix. He rode in the 1963 Tour de France but did not finish and never made a podium in a major professional race.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1960 Summer Olympics Cycling Road (Cycling) FRA Roland Lacombe
Road Race, Individual, Men (Olympic) 13
100 kilometres Team Time Trial, Men (Olympic) France 7