Régis Clère
# Régis Clère

Régis Clère (15 August 1956 – 9 June 2012) was a French professional road bicycle racer.

Clère was born in Langres. During his career, he won three stages in the Tour de France. He won one of these stages, in the 1987 Tour de France, after he was almost eliminated after finishing outside the time limit in the previous stage, but the Tour de France jury allowed him to continue the race. He also competed in the individual road race event at the 1980 Summer Olympics.

Clère died, aged 55, in Dijon during a surgical procedure.

## Major results

### 1981

    Langres
    Vuelta a España
       Winner prologue and stage 15B
    Les Ormes

### 1982

    Lamballe
    France National Road Race Championship
    Prix de Villeneuve d'Ascq
    Tour de France:
       Winner Combativity award

### 1983

    Tour de France:
       Winner stage 11

### 1987

    Meymac
    Route du Berry/Trophée Sitram
    Tour Midi-Pyrénées
    Tour de France:
       Winner stages 16 and 23
