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French professional road racing cyclist (1925–1983)

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1961
Ignis
Full name
Louis Bobet
Nickname
Louison, Zonzon, Le boulanger de Saint-Méen (The baker from Saint-Méen)
Born
( 1925-03-12 ) 12 March 1925, Saint-Méen-le-Grand , France
Died
13 March 1983 (1983-03-13) (aged 58), Biarritz , France
Discipline
Road
Role
Rider
1946 1954
Stella
1955 1960
Mercier–BP–Hutchinson

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Louis
Gender
male
Citizenship
France
Place of birth
Saint-Méen-le-Grand
Place of death
Biarritz
Sibling
Jean Bobet
Languages spoken
French
Country for sport
France
Image
LouisonBobet-StudioHarcourt-1956.png
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Commons category
Louison Bobet
date of birth
1925-03-12
date of death
1983-03-13
manner of death
natural causes
name in native language
Louison Bobet
place of burial
Saint-Méen-le-Grand
birth name
Louis Bobet
sports discipline competed in
road bicycle racing
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Encyclopedic overview

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.

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