Louis Caput
Louis Caput | |
|---|---|
| Born | 23 January 1921 Saint-Maur-des-Fosses, France |
| Died | 1 January 1985 (aged 63) Paris, France |
| Resting place | Ivry Cemetery, Ivry-sur-Seine |
| Cycling career | |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider and manager |
| Professional teams | |
| 1942-1944 | Dilecta-Wolber |
| 1945 | Genial Lucifer |
| 1946-1947 | Metropole-Dunlop |
| 1948-1950 | Olympia-Dunlop |
| 1951 | Dilecta-Wolber |
| 1952 | Carrara-Dunlop |
| 1953 | Gitane-Hutchinson |
| 1954 | Rochet-Dunlop |
| 1955 | Arliguie-Hutchinson |
| 1956 | Saint-Raphael-R. Géminiani |
| 1957 | Essor-Leroux |
| Managerial teams | |
| 1966-1967 | Kamomé-Dilecta |
| 1968-1969 | Frimatic-Viva-De Gribaldy |
| 1969 | Frimatic-Viva-de Gribaldy-Wolber |
| 1970-197 | Fagor-Mercier |
| 1972-1975 | Gan-Mercier |
| 1976 | Gan-Mercier France |
| 1977-1978 | Miko-Mercier |
| Major wins | |
| 2 stages Tour de France Paris–Tours (1948) | |
Louis Caput (23 January 1921 - 1 January 1985) was a French professional racing cyclist and then team manager. He was born in Saint-Maur-des-Fosses, and won Paris–Tours in 1948, and two stages of the Tour de France. He was national champion in 1946.