Louison Bobet
Bobet at the 1951 Tour de France | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Louis Bobet | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Louison Zonzon Le boulanger de Saint-Méen (The baker from Saint-Méen) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 March 1925 Saint-Méen-le-Grand, France | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 13 March 1983 (aged 58) Biarritz, France | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Road | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1946–1954 | Stella | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1955–1960 | Mercier–BP–Hutchinson | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1961 | Ignis | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Louis "Louison" Bobet (pronounced [lwi.zɔ̃ bɔ.be]; 12 March 1925 – 13 March 1983) was a French professional road racing cyclist. He was the first great French rider of the post-war period and the first rider to win the Tour de France in three successive years, from 1953 to 1955.