Anatole Novak

{{Short description|French cyclist (1937–2022)}} {{Infobox cyclist | name = Anatole Novak | image = Anatole Novak, Tour de France 1962.jpg | caption = Novak at the [[1962 Tour de France]] | fullname = Anatole Novak | nickname = Le géant de la Mure | birth_date = {{birth date|1937|2|12|df=y}} | birth_place = [[La Mure]], [[French Third Republic|France]] | death_date = {{death date and age|2022|01|05|1937|2|12|df=y}} | death_place = [[Pierre-Châtel]], [[French Fifth Republic|France]] | height = | weight = | currentteam = | discipline = Road | role = Rider | ridertype = | amateuryears1 = | amateurteam1 = | proyears1 = | proteam1 = | majorwins = '''[[Grand Tour (cycling)|Grand Tours]]''' :'''[[Tour de France]]''' ::1 individual stage ([[1961 Tour de France|1961]]) }}

'''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.<ref>[https://www.ledauphine.com/sport/2022/01/05/carnet-noir-anatole-novak-est-decede Cyclisme : l'Isérois Anatole Novak est décédé] {{in lang|fr}}</ref>

==Major results== {{div col|colwidth=30em}} ;1956 :{{FRA}} National Road Championship (Independents) ;1959 :Saint-Brieuc ;1961 :GP Vincennes :Riom :[[1961 Tour de France|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 :[[1970 Vuelta a España|Vuelta a España]]: ::Winner stage 10 {{div col end}}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== {{commons category-inline}} * {{cycling Archives|9664}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20100716180545/http://www.letour.fr/HISTO/us/TDF/coureur/3636.html Official Tour de France results for Anatole Novak]

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