Robert Varnajo, nicknamed Le Chouan, was a French professional road bicycle racer, born at Curzon on 1 May 1929 and died at La Roche-sur-Yon on 13 February 2024. His professional career, recorded on team rosters from 1950 to 1963, took in teams such as La Perle, Gitane-Hutchinson, Essor, Rapha and St. Raphael. In the first part of his career he won road races, including Paris-Camembert in 1952, the Circuit des Boucles de la Seine in 1954 and a stage of the 1954 Tour de France. Later in his career he specialized in track racing and became French champion three times.
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was a French professional road bicycle racer
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1. Museo del Ciclismo: Robert VARNAJO (Museo del Ciclismo)
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was a French professional road bicycle racer
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he specialized in track racing
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was a French professional road bicycle racer
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including a stage in the 1954 Tour de France
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