Louis Mottiat
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Louis Mottiat |
| Nickname | The iron man (Template:Nl icon:De man van ijzer) |
| Born | 6 July 1889 Bouffioulx, Belgium |
| Died | 5 June 1972 (aged 82) Gilly, Belgium |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 1912-1913 | Thomann |
| 1913-1914 | Alcyon |
| 1919-1921 | Alcyon-La Sportive |
| 1922-1926 | Alcyon-Dunlop |
| Major wins | |
| 8 stages Tour de France Liège–Bastogne–Liège(2x) Tour of Belgium (2x) | |
Louis Mottiat (Bouffioulx, 6 July 1889 – Gilly, 5 June 1972) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer. Because of his endurance he was nicknamed 'the iron man'. His career was interrupted by World War I.
Major results
- 1910
- Brussels-Paris
- 1911
- Paris-Calais
- 1912
- Tour de France: Winner stage 10
- 1913
- Bordeaux–Paris
- 1914
- Tour of Belgium, including 4 stages
- Paris–Brussels
- 1920
- Critérium des As (Bordeaux–Paris-Bordeaux)
- Tour of Belgium, including 3 stages
- Tour de France
- Winner stage 1
- Wearing yellow jersey for one day
- 1921
- Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- Tour de France:
- 11th place overall classification
- Winner stages 1, 4, 5 and 7
- Wearing yellow jersey for one day
- Paris–Brest–Paris
- 1922
- Engis
- Gembloux
- Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- 1924
- Paris–Tours
- Tour de France:
- Winner stage 8
- 1925
- Tour de France:
- Winner stage 3
External links
- Louis Mottiat at Cycling Archives
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