Lucien Gillen
 Gillen (white shirt), 1958 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Lull |
| Born | 7 October 1928 Luxembourg City |
| Died | 11 August 2010 (aged 81) Luxembourg City |
| Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in)[1] |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Track, Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 1948–1951 | Gillen |
| 1952–1954 | La Perle |
| 1955–1956 | Gillen |
| 1957 | Bertin |
| 1958 | Faema |
| 1960 | La Captivante |
| 1960–1966 | Ruberg |
Lucien Gillen (7 October 1928 in Luxembourg City – 11 August 2010 in Luxembourg City) was a Luxembourgish cyclist.[2]
Gillen followed in the footsteps of his father,
Mett Clemens finished second. He took a total of 11 six-day wins between 1953 and 1964. He retired from international competition in April 1966. After his cycling career, he worked in banking. He also served as President of Panathlon Luxembourg.[1]
Major results
Road
- 1948
- 3rd National Road Race Championships
- 1953
- 1st Stage 3 Tour de Luxembourg
- 1955
- 1st Overall Tour de l'Oise
- 1st Stage 1
- 1963
- 2nd National Road Race Championships
Track
- 1948
- 1st
National Pursuit Championships - 1st National Sprint Championships
- 1949
- 1st National Pursuit Championships
- 1st National Sprint Championships
- 2nd World Individual Pursuit Championships
- 1950
- 1st National Pursuit Championships
- 1st National Sprint Championships
- 1951
- 1st National Pursuit Championships
- 1st National Sprint Championships
- 1952
- 1st National Pursuit Championships
- 1st National Sprint Championships
- 1st Six Days of Copenhagen (with Kay Werner Nielsen)
- 3rd World Individual Pursuit Championships
- 1953
- 1st Six Days of Copenhagen (with Ferdinando Terruzzi)
- 1st Six Days of Dortmund (with Ferdinando Terruzzi)
- 1st Six Days of Saint-Étienne (with Ferdinando Terruzzi)
- 1954
- 1st Six Days of Copenhagen (with Ferdinando Terruzzi)
- 3rd World Individual Pursuit Championships
- 1955
- 1st National Pursuit Championships
- 1st National Sprint Championships
- 1st Six Days of Berlin (with Ferdinando Terruzzi)
- 1st Six Days of Ghent (with Ferdinando Terruzzi)
- 1956
- 1st National Pursuit Championships
- 1st National Sprint Championships
- 1st Six Days of Copenhagen (with Gerrit Schulte)
- 1959
- 1st Six Days of Münster (with Peter Post)
- 1964
- 1st National Pursuit Championships
- 1st National Sprint Championships
- 1st Six Days of Montreal (with Robert Lelangue)
- 1st Six Days of Quebec (with Emile Severeyns)
References
- ^ a b "Ehemaliger Radprofi Lull Gillen verstorben" [Former professional cyclist Lull Gillen has died]. Luxemburger Wort (in German). 12 August 2010. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
- ^ "Lucien Gillen". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
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