Robert Bonnaventure

Robert Bonnaventure
Personal information
Born(1920-08-08)8 August 1920
Arc-lès-Gray, France
Died24 January 2015(2015-01-24) (aged 94)
Team information
RoleRider

Robert Bonnaventure (8 August 1920, Arc-les-Gray – 24 January 2015, Vernaison)[1] was a French racing cyclist.[2] He rode in the 1947 and 1948 Tour de France.[3][4]

During World War II, he helped save two Jewish children, Lemel and Michel Martinsky. For this, he was recognised as Righteous Among Nations in 2016.

References

  1. ↑ veloquercy. "Décès de Robert Bonnaventure". Le blog du cyclisme en Auvergne Limousin (in French). Retrieved 11 August 2026.
  2. ↑ "Décès de Robert Bonnaventure". Veloquercy. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  3. ↑ "34ème Tour de France 1947" (in French). Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 1 March 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  4. ↑ "35ème Tour de France 1948" (in French). Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 1 March 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
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