Edmond Polchlopek
Edmond Polchlopek (20 July 1934 – 21 September 2004) was a French road racing cyclist and a bicycle designer. The so-called Polchlopek crankset was the first elliptical chainring to be commercialized.
Edmond Polchlopek
- Name
- Edmond Polchlopek
- Born
- 20 July 1934
- Birthplace
- Courseulles-sur-Mer, France
- Died
- 21 September 2004
- Place of death
- Compiègne, France
- Full name
- Edmond Jean Polchlopek.
- Nationality
- France.
- Occupation
- sport cyclist and designer.
- Languages
- French.
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Edmond Polchlopek (20 July 1934 – 21 September 2004) was a French road racing cyclist and a bicycle designer. The so-called Polchlopek crankset was the first elliptical chainring to be commercialized.
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• Name — Edmond Polchlopek • Fullname — Edmond Polchlopek • Born — 20 July 1934 • Birthplace — Courseulles-sur-Mer, France • Died — 21 September 2004 • Place of death — Compiègne, France • Discipline — Road • Proyears1 — 1961 • Proteam1 — Margnat-Rochet-Dunlop • Proyears2 — 1962–1963 • Proteam2 — Margnat-Paloma
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1934
Edmond Polchlopek born at Courseulles-sur-Mer.
2004
Edmond Polchlopek died at Compiègne.
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