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Daniel Morelon was born on 24 July, 1944 in Bourg-en-Bresse, France, is a French cyclist. Discover Daniel Morelon's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 79 years old?
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79 years old |
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Leo |
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24 July 1944 |
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24 July |
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Bourg-en-Bresse, France |
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France
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He is a member of famous cyclist with the age 79 years old group.
Daniel Morelon Height, Weight & Measurements
At 79 years old, Daniel Morelon height is 1.81 m and Weight 79 kg.
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1.81 m |
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79 kg |
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Daniel Morelon Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Daniel Morelon worth at the age of 79 years old? Daniel Morelon’s income source is mostly from being a successful cyclist. He is from France. We have estimated Daniel Morelon's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Under Review |
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cyclist |
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Timeline
Daniel Morelon (born 24 July 1944) is a retired French racing cyclist who was active between 1963 and 1980.
He is a triple Olympic champion, eight times world champion, and a knight of the Legion d'Honneur.
Morelon was a police officer before becoming a cycling coach.
Morelon came into cycling after going to races with his two brothers.
He joined the Vélo Club Bressan at 15.
He won 11 races in the youth class and came second nine times out of 25 races.
He came third in the national youth championship on the road and moved to the track after a training session in Paris.
Morelon was called up to the army in November 1963.
He joined the national sports institute, INSEP, and began training at an international level.
Morelon and Trentin were matched for the bronze medal in the Olympic Games in Tokyo in 1964.
Trentin was unsettled by his disqualification against the Italian, Pettenela, in the semi-final and lost to Morelon after forcing him to a third ride.
The opposition between Trentin and Morelon continued until 1966.
Trentin specialised in the kilometre, taking the world championship in 1966.
Morelon took the sprint championship.
The two then combined to ride the tandem sprint.
Trentin said: "I'm the second fastest in the sprint and the fastest in the kilometre. Who's going to beat us on a tandem?"
Morelon took the world title the following year, again ahead of Trentin, but despite Trentin's confidence they failed in the tandem final.
The 1968 Olympic Games were at altitude in Mexico.
Trentin, suffering from the height, saw Morelon record the best kilometre time in training.
The team manager, Louis Gérardin, nevertheless named Trentin for the event and he won in a world record.
Two days later, Trentin and Morelon won the tandem.
Morelon took his third world title in 1969 and a silver on the tandem.
He repeated the performance in 1970, but with Gérard Quintyn as tandem partner.
Trentin and Morelon teamed up again for the tandem in 1971, and took the bronze.
Morelon won his fifth sprint title.
Morelon was favourite at his third Olympic Games.
He disposed of the Australian John Nicholson in two rides, although the second needed a photo-finish.
Morelon took further world titles in 1973 and 1975.
At his fourth Olympics, in Montreal, Morelon faced the unknown Slovak Anton Tkáč in the final.
He lost the first round after leading but being passed on the line.
He won the second and was outridden in the third.
The Slovak tried a long sprint, longer than Morelon could believe.
"I couldn't believe that he was serious," Morelon said.
"I was too far back. I didn't realise what was happening until I was beaten. I told myself there was still a lap and I couldn't believe that it was over."
Morelon took the silver, his fifth medal in four Olympics.
Georges Decoeudres, of the Tribune de Lausanne, wrote:
Morelon stopped racing in 1977 and succeeded Gérardin as national coach.
In 1980, though, he returned as a professional and took the bronze medal in the sprint and silver in the keirin, as well as winning the European sprint championship.
