Lucien Gillen
Lucien Gillen (7 October 1928 in Luxembourg City – 11 August 2010 in Luxembourg City) was a Luxembourgish cyclist.[2]
Gillen (white shirt), 1958 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Lull |
| Born | 7 October 1928 Luxembourg City |
| Died | 11 August 2010 (aged 81) Luxembourg City |
| Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in)[1] |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Track, Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 1948–1951 | Gillen |
| 1952–1954 | La Perle |
| 1955–1956 | Gillen |
| 1957 | Bertin |
| 1958 | Faema |
| 1960 | La Captivante |
| 1960–1966 | Ruberg |
Gillen followed in the footsteps of his father, Maurice Gillen, who worked as a train driver but also competed as a cyclist at the 1924 Summer Olympics. Although he competed on the road, his most significant successes were on the track: in the World Championship individual pursuit, which he competed in 19 times, he took the silver medal in 1949 behind Fausto Coppi, and took two bronze medals in 1952 and 1954. In 1955 Gillen also set a new world record for the 5 km individual pursuit at the opening of the Palazzo dello Sport in Milan, where he took two seconds off the old record held by Rolf Graf, recording a time of 6:19.2. He also competed in 143 six-day races, making his debut in 1948 at the Six Days of New York, where he and team-mate Mett Clemens finished second. He took a total of 11 six-day wins between 1953 and 1964. He retired from international competition in April 1966. After his cycling career, he worked in banking. He also served as President of Panathlon Luxembourg.[1]
Major results edit
Road edit
- 1948
- 3rd National Road Race Championships
- 1953
- 1st Stage 3 Tour de Luxembourg
- 1955
- 1st Overall Tour de l'Oise
- 1st Stage 1
- 1963
- 2nd National Road Race Championships
Track edit
- 1948
- 1st National Pursuit Championships
- 1st National Sprint Championships
- 1949
- 1st National Pursuit Championships
- 1st National Sprint Championships
- 2nd World Individual Pursuit Championships
- 1950
- 1st National Pursuit Championships
- 1st National Sprint Championships
- 1951
- 1st National Pursuit Championships
- 1st National Sprint Championships
- 1952
- 1st National Pursuit Championships
- 1st National Sprint Championships
- 1st Six Days of Copenhagen (with Kay Werner Nielsen)
- 3rd World Individual Pursuit Championships
- 1953
- 1st Six Days of Copenhagen (with Ferdinando Terruzzi)
- 1st Six Days of Dortmund (with Ferdinando Terruzzi)
- 1st Six Days of Saint-Étienne (with Ferdinando Terruzzi)
- 1954
- 1st Six Days of Copenhagen (with Ferdinando Terruzzi)
- 3rd World Individual Pursuit Championships
- 1955
- 1st National Pursuit Championships
- 1st National Sprint Championships
- 1st Six Days of Berlin (with Ferdinando Terruzzi)
- 1st Six Days of Ghent (with Ferdinando Terruzzi)
- 1956
- 1st National Pursuit Championships
- 1st National Sprint Championships
- 1st Six Days of Copenhagen (with Gerrit Schulte)
- 1959
- 1st Six Days of Münster (with Peter Post)
- 1964
- 1st National Pursuit Championships
- 1st National Sprint Championships
- 1st Six Days of Montreal (with Robert Lelangue)
- 1st Six Days of Quebec (with Emile Severeyns)
References edit
- ^ a b "Ehemaliger Radprofi Lull Gillen verstorben" [Former professional cyclist Lull Gillen has died]. Luxemburger Wort (in German). 12 August 2010. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
- ^ "Lucien Gillen". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 9 June 2017.