Raymond Louviot
Raymond Louviot (17 December 1908 – 14 May 1969) was a French professional road bicycle racer. He was the grandfather of cyclist Philippe Louviot.
 Raymond Louviot, 1934 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Raymond Louviot |
| Born | 17 December 1908 Granges, Switzerland |
| Died | 14 May 1969 (aged 60) Dunkirk, France |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Major wins | |
| French national road race championship (1934) GP des nations (1933) GP Ouest-France (1947) | |
He became a team manager after retirement. The British cyclist, Brian Robinson, accuses a commercial tie-up between Louviot and Miguel Poblet a rival in another team, for denying him first place in the 1957 Milan–San Remo. Robinson said:
- My manager, Raymond Louviot, had a tie-up in the cycle trade with Poblet. He told me that if Poblet was anywhere near me it was my job to get him over the line first. I buggered off up a hill, then my manager came up and told me 'Remember what I told you.' Poblet won, I was third, that is my biggest regret. If I had won I would have been made for life.[1][2]
Major results
- 1933
- Tour du Midi
- Grand Prix des Nations
- 1934
France national road race championship- Tour de France:
- Winner stage 22
- 1936
- Paris - Sedan
- 1937
- Circuit des Deux-Sèvres
- Paris - Soissons
- Tour du Sud-Ouest
- 1938
- Paris - Rennes
- 1939
- Tour de France:
- Winner stage 4
- 1940
- Critérium de France
- 1941
- GP de l'Auto
- Paris - Nantes
- 1947
- GP Ouest-France
References
- Cycling, UK, 25 April 1992
- Woodland, Les (2005), This Island Race, Mousehold Press, UK
External links
- Raymond Louviot at Cycling Archives
- Official Tour de France results for Raymond Louviot
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