Louis Mottiat

Louis Mottiat
Personal information
Full nameLouis Mottiat
NicknameDe man van ijzer (The Iron Man)
Born(1889-07-06)6 July 1889
Bouffioulx, Belgium
Died5 June 1972(1972-06-05) (aged 82)
Gilly, Belgium
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
1912–1913Thomann
1913–1914Alcyon
1919–1921Alcyon-La Sportive
1922–1926Alcyon-Dunlop
Major wins
8 stages Tour de France
Liège–Bastogne–Liège(2x)
Tour of Belgium (2x)

Louis Mottiat (6 July 1889 – 5 June 1972) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer. Mottiat was born in Bouffioulx, and because of his endurance was nicknamed 'the iron man'. His career was interrupted by World War I. He died in Gilly, aged 82.