Christian Raymond
 Raymond at the 2013 Tour de l'Avenir | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Christian Raymond |
| Born | 24 December 1943 Avrillé, France |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| 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
- ^ "Christian Raymond Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
- ^ Nicholson, Geoffrey (1991), Le Tour, Hodder and Stoughton, UK, ISBN 0-340-54268-3, p136
- ^ 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
- ^ ZeStory, Tour de France
External links
- Christian Raymond at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Official Tour de France results for Christian Raymond
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