Louis Mottiat

Infobox Cyclist
ridername = Louis Mottiat


fullname = Louis Mottiat
nickname = The iron man (nl icon:"De man van ijzer")
dateofbirth = birth date|1889|07|06
dateofdeath = death date and age|1972|06|05|1889|07|06
country = BEL
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weight =
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discipline = Road
role = Rider
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amateuryears =
proyears = 1912-1913 1913-1914 1919-1921 1922-1926
proteams = Thomann Alcyon Alcyon-La Sportive Alcyon-Dunlop
majorwins = 8 stages Tour de France Liège-Bastogne-Liège(2x) Tour of Belgium (2x)
updated = May 27, 2008

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 interupted by World War One.

Palmarès

;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 overal 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

*cyclingwebsite|6431

Persondata
NAME=Mottiat, Louis
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Road bicycle racer
DATE OF BIRTH=6 July 1889
PLACE OF BIRTH=Bouffioulx
DATE OF DEATH=5 June 1972
PLACE OF DEATH=Gilly