Květoslav Palov

Květoslav Palov
Personal information
Full nameKvětoslav Palov
NicknameOmar
Born (1962-12-06) 6 December 1962 (age 62)
Brno, Czechoslovakia
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Amateur team
1981-1986Dukla Brno
Professional teams
1987ANC-Halfords
1988S.E.F.B. - Tönissteine
1989Repco Cycles

Květoslav Palov (born 6 December 1962)[1] is a former Czechoslovak and Australian cyclist. He was the first Czech to compete in the Tour de France. He uses the nickname Omar.[2]

Palov was a member of the Czechoslovak national team in the 1980s.[3] He refused to return from Italy where he raced in 1986.[4]

In 1987, he participated as the first Czech in the Tour de France. With a Czechoslovak passport, he raced for the British team ANC-Halfords. He finished the Tour as 103rd.[5]

He raced professionally until 1991 and retired from his racing career in Australia.[1]

He lives and runs a business in Rockhampton, Australia.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Kvetoslav Palov
  2. ^ a b "Jiří Černý: Samota cyklisty, co porazil Francouze i Belgičany". 28 July 2009.
  3. ^ Tour pojedou tři Češi, dočkal se i Konečný - iDNES.cz
  4. ^ "Zajímavosti z Tour de France (1) První byl Palov - Zprávy". Cykl.cz. 10 October 2007. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  5. ^ "The history of the Tour de France". Archived from the original on 19 July 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2014.