Marc Madiot
Marc Madiot (born 16 April 1959) is a French former professional road racing cyclist and double winner of Paris–Roubaix. He also competed in the individual road race event at the 1980 Summer Olympics.[2] Retired from racing in 1994, he is now best known as the directeur sportif of Groupama–FDJ, a UCI WorldTeam.[3] He is also known as the president of the French Ligue National de Cyclisme (LNC).[4] In 1987, he made disparaging remarks about the sport of women's cycling, calling it ugly and unesthetic.[5]
.JPG.webp) Madiot at the 2015 Four Days of Dunkirk. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Marc Madiot |
| Nickname | Mr 1,000 Volts[1] |
| Born | 16 April 1959 Renazé, France |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Groupama–FDJ |
| Disciplines | Road Cyclo-cross |
| Role | Rider (retired) General manager |
| Professional teams | |
| 1980–1985 | Renault–Gitane |
| 1986–1987 | Système U |
| 1988–1990 | Toshiba–Look |
| 1991 | RMO |
| 1992 | Team Telekom |
| 1993 | Subaru–Montgomery |
| 1994 | Catavana–AS Corbeil–Essonnes–Cedico |
| Managerial team | |
| 1997– | Française des Jeux |
| Major wins | |
| National Road Race Championships (1987) Paris–Roubaix (1985, 1991) Tour de France, 1 stage | |
In 2008, he was made a knight of the French Legion of Honor. It was presented by president Nicolas Sarkozy at the Elysée palace in Paris.[6]
He is the older brother of fellow retired racing cyclist and French national road racing champion Yvon Madiot.[7]
Madiot, as a member of the Catavana team, in 1994.
Major results
- 1979
- 1st Overall Boucles de la Mayenne
- 1st Stage 2
- 1st Paris–Roubaix Espoirs
- 2nd Manche Atlantique
- 1980
- 1st Troyes–Dijon
- Sealink International
- 1st Stages 1 & 2
- 9th Olympic Games, Road Race
- 1981
- 1st Overall Tour du Limousin
- 1st Stage 1
- 2nd Overall Tour du Tarn
- 2nd Overall Route du Sud
- 3rd Overall Tour de Picardie
- 3rd Tour de Vendée
- 3rd Overall Paris–Bourges
- 4th Grand Prix de Mauléon-Moulins
- 8th Overall Four Days of Dunkirk
- 10th GP Ouest France
- 10th Overall Étoile de Bessèges
- 1982
- 1st
National Cyclo-cross Championships - 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Giro d'Italia
- 2nd Overall Tour du Limousin
- 2nd Overall Paris–Bourges
- 2nd Boucles de l'Aulne
- 3rd Omloop der Vlaamse Ardennen Ichtegem
- 3rd Côte Normande
- 10th GP de la Ville de Rennes
- 1983
- 1st Polynormande
- 1st Saint-Martin de Landelles
- 2nd GP Ouest France
- 2nd Overall Paris–Bourges
- 3rd Overall Étoile des Espoirs
- 3rd National Cyclo-cross Championships
- 3rd Overall Giro di Sardegna
- 1st Stage 4
- 4th Overall Tour du Vaucluse
- 5th Paris–Roubaix
- 8th Overall Tour de France
- 9th Overall Tour du Limousin
- 1984
- 1st Stages 2 & 3 (TTT) Tour de France
- 1st Trophée des Grimpeurs
- 1st Flèche Finistérienne
- 1st Boucles de l'Aulne
- 1st Stage 5 Tirreno–Adriatico
- 1st Circuit de l'Aulne/GP Le Télégramme à Châteaulin
- 1st Stage 3 Tour de l'Aude
- 2nd Overall Tour du Limousin
- 3rd National Cyclo-cross Championships
- 4th Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
- 6th Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- 10th Milan–San Remo
- 1985
- 1st Paris–Roubaix
- 1st Grand Prix de Mauléon-Moulins
- 1st Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan
- 1st Stage 2 Paris–Nice
- 1st Grand Prix de Wallonie
- 1st Chateau-Chinon
- 2nd National Cyclo-cross Championships
- 2nd Boucles de l'Aulne
- 2nd Grand Prix Cerami
- 3rd GP Ouest France
- 3rd Polynormande
- 4th Road race, UCI Road World Championships
- 6th Paris–Camembert
- 8th Overall Tour de l'Aude
- 1986
- 2nd Tour du Haut Var
- 1987
- 1st Road race, National Road Championships
- 1st
Overall Tour de l'Avenir - 1st Polynormande
- 2nd National Cyclo-cross Championships
- 3rd Giro di Lombardia
- 3rd Overall Grand Prix du Midi Libre
- 5th Grand Prix des Nations
- 7th Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- 1988
- 2nd Road race, National Road Championships
- 5th Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme
- 7th Grand Prix des Amériques
- 9th Overall Tour de Romandie
- 1989
- 3rd Overall Paris–Nice
- 3rd GP de la Ville de Rennes
- 5th La Flèche Wallonne
- 6th Paris–Roubaix
- 6th Overall Grand Prix du Midi Libre
- 7th Overall Critérium International
- 1st Stage 1
- 7th Amstel Gold Race
- 8th Züri-Metzgete
- 8th Grand Prix des Amériques
- 9th Paris–Camembert
- 1990
- 1st Dijon, Cyclo-cross
- 7th Giro dell'Emilia
- 1991
- 1st Paris–Roubaix
- 6th Tour of Flanders
- 7th Wincanton Classic
- 7th Rund um den Henninger Turm
- 9th GP Ouest France
- 10th Grand Prix des Amériques
- 1992
- 1st Trophée des Grimpeurs
- 6th Züri-Metzgete
- 6th Paris–Camembert
- 7th Overall Four Days of Dunkirk
- 1st Stage 4b
- 7th Tour of Flanders
- 8th GP Ouest France
- 1993
- 2nd Bordeaux–Caudéran
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia |
34 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — |
| Tour de France |
30 | 8 | 35 | 26 | — | 47 | 66 | 34 | — | 115 | 70 |
 Vuelta a España |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
References
- Clarke, Stuart (5 November 2015). "13 of the strangest nicknames in cycling". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
- "Marc Madiot Olympic Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
- "Groupama – FDJ". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- "LNC Ligue Nationale de Cyclisme Professionnel statuts missions règlements responsables".
- "Cyclisme : "Il a évolué, c'était un jeune homme du peloton", Jeannie Longo revient sur les propos désobligeants de Madiot sur le vélo féminin". 31 July 2022.
- "Madiot made knight". 25 January 2008. Retrieved 16 May 2010.
- Henry, Chris (28 January 2004). "FDJeux.com team presentation". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
External links
Media related to Marc Madiot at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in French)
- Marc Madiot at ProCyclingStats
- Marc Madiot at Cycling Archives
- Official Tour de France results for Marc Madiot
- Cycling Hall of Fame
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