Anatole Novak

Anatole Novak (12 February 1937 – 5 January 2022) was a French professional road bicycle racer.

Career
Novak won a stage in the 1961 Tour de France, and was the Lanterne rouge (last finishing cyclist) in the 1964 Tour de France.

Personal life and death
Novak died in Pierre-Châtel on 5 January 2022, at the age of 84.

Major results

 * 1956
 * 🇫🇷 National Road Championship (Independents)


 * 1959
 * Saint-Brieuc


 * 1961
 * GP Vincennes
 * Riom
 * Tour de France:
 * Winner stage 4
 * Grand Prix du Parisien


 * 1962
 * Gap


 * 1964
 * Ambert


 * 1965
 * Tour de l'Herault


 * 1966
 * Saint-Vallier
 * Paris–Luxembourg


 * 1967
 * Boucles des Hauts de Seine


 * 1969
 * Toury
 * Sévignac


 * 1970
 * Vuelta a España:
 * Winner stage 10