Louison Bobet
French racing cyclist
Died when: 58 years 1 days (696 months)Star Sign: Pisces
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Louis "Louison" Bobet (pronounced [lwi.z?~ b?.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.
His career included the national road championship (1950 and 1951), Milan–San Remo (1951), Giro di Lombardia (1951), Critérium International (1951 & 52), Paris–Nice (1952), Grand Prix des Nations (1952), world road championship (1954), Tour of Flanders (1955), Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré (1955), Tour de Luxembourg (1955), Paris–Roubaix (1956) and Bordeaux–Paris (1959).
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