Raymond Louviot

Infobox Cyclist
ridername = Raymond Louviot


fullname = Raymond Louviot
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dateofbirth = birth date|1908|12|17
dateofdeath = death date and age|1969|05|14|1908|12|17
country = FRA
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discipline = Road
role = Rider
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majorwins = French national road race championship (1934) GP des nations (1933) GP Ouest-France (1947)
updated = June 19, 2008

Raymond Louviot (Granges, Switzerland, 17 December 1908 — Dunkerque, 14 May 1969) was a French professional road bicycle racer. He was the grandfather of cyclist Philippe Louviot.

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-Sanremo. 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. [Cycling, UK, 25 April 1992] [Woodland, Les (2005), This Island Race, Mousehold Press, UK]

Palmarès

;1933:Tour du Midi:Grand Prix des Nations;1934:FRA 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

External links

*cyclingwebsite|5945
* [http://www.letour.fr/HISTO/TDF/riders/us/2711.html Official Tour de France results for Raymond Louviot]

Persondata
NAME=Louviot, Raymond
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=Road bicycle racer
DATE OF BIRTH=1908-12-17
PLACE OF BIRTH=Granges, Switzerland
DATE OF DEATH=1969-05-14
PLACE OF DEATH=Dunkerque