Raymond Louviot
French-Swiss cyclist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Raymond Louviot (17 December 1908 – 14 May 1969) was a French professional road bicycle racer. He was the grandfather of cyclist Philippe Louviot.
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Personal information | |
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Full name | Raymond Louviot |
Born | (1908-12-17)17 December 1908 Granges, Switzerland |
Died | 14 May 1969(1969-05-14) (aged 60) Dunkirk, France |
Team information | |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Major wins | |
French national road race championship (1934) GP des nations (1933) GP Ouest-France (1947) | |
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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–San Remo. 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.[1][2]