Louison Bobet

Professional Road Racing Cyclist, Cyclist

1925 – 1983

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Who was Louison Bobet?

Louis "Louison" Bobet was a French professional road racing cyclist. He was the first great French rider of the post-war period and the first rider to win the Tour de France in three successive years, from 1953 to 1955. His career included the national road championship, Milan – San Remo, Giro di Lombardia, Critérium International, Paris–Nice, Grand Prix des Nations, world road championship, Tour of Flanders, Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré, Tour de Luxembourg, Paris–Roubaix and Bordeaux–Paris.

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Born
Mar 12, 1925
Saint-Méen-le-Grand
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Nationality
  • France
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Lived in
  • Saint-Méen-le-Grand
Died
Mar 13, 1983
Biarritz

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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