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Christian Raymond
Raymond at the 2013 Tour de l'Avenir
Personal information
Full nameChristian Raymond
Born (1943-12-24) 24 December 1943 (age 80)
Avrillé, France
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Major wins
1 stage 1970 Tour de France

Christian Raymond (born 24 December 1943) was a French professional road bicycle racer. In 1970 Raymond won a stage in the 1970 Tour de France. He also competed in the individual road race at the 1964 Summer Olympics.[1]

Raymond's 12-year-old daughter was the source of the nickname of the great cyclist Eddy Merckx. Raymond was a rider in the Peugeot team in 1969. When he explained to his daughter how the race had gone, she said: "That Belgian, he doesn't even leave you the crumbs... he's a cannibal." The nickname stuck.[2][3][4]

Major results

1966
Massiac
1967
Miramas
Périers
Vayrac
1968
Bain-de-Bretagne
1970
Fougères
Ploërdut
Tour de France:
Winner stage 19
1971
Saint-Macaire en Mauges
1974
Circuit des genêts verts
Maël-Pestivien
Rieux

References

  1. ^ "Christian Raymond Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
  2. ^ Nicholson, Geoffrey (1991), Le Tour, Hodder and Stoughton, UK, ISBN 0-340-54268-3, p136
  3. ^ Sitting-In, Bicycling. 4 April 2008. A Legendary Lunch - A simple conversation over the midday meal illuminates one of the mysteries of Eddy Merckx. by Bill Strickland Archived 13 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ ZeStory, Tour de France