Paul Guignard

Paul Guignard (10 May 1876 – 15 February 1965) was a French professional cyclist who mainly specialized in motor-paced racing.

In this discipline he won a gold, silver and bronze medal at the world championships in 1913, 1905 and 1921, respectively, as well as European titles in 1905, 1906, 1909 and 1912.

[1][2] Guignard began his cycling career as a road racer and in 1895 won the Paris-Besançon 417 km race.

After completing his military service he briefly raced as a pilot and won the "Grand Prix of Algiers".

He returned to cycling in 1904 and on 8 April 1905 set a new world record in one-hour race at 89.904 km (behind a pacer).