Louis Mottiat
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Louis Mottiat |
| Nickname | The iron man ((Dutch):De man van ijzer) |
| Date of birth | July 6, 1889 |
| Date of death | June 5, 1972 (aged 82) |
| Country | .svg/22px-Flag_of_Belgium_(civil).svg.png){kind=small} Belgium |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 1912-1913 1913-1914 1919-1921 1922-1926 |
Thomann Alcyon Alcyon-La Sportive Alcyon-Dunlop |
| Major wins | |
| 8 stages Tour de France Liège-Bastogne-Liège(2x) Tour of Belgium (2x) |
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| Infobox last updated on: | |
| May 27, 2008 | |
Louis Mottiat (Bouffioulx, 6 July 1889 – Gilly, 5 June 1972) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer. Because of his endurance he was nicknamed 'the iron man'. His career was interupted by World War One.
[edit] Palmarès
- 1910
- Brussels-Paris
- 1911
- Paris-Calais
- 1912
- Tour de France: Winner stage 10
- 1913
- Bordeaux-Paris
- 1914
- Tour of Belgium, including 4 stages
- Paris-Brussels
- 1920
- Critérium des As (Bordeaux-Paris-Bordeaux)
- Tour of Belgium, including 3 stages
- Tour de France
- Winner stage 1
- Wearing yellow jersey for one day
- 1921
- Liège-Bastogne-Liège
- Tour de France:
- 11th place overal classification
- Winner stages 1, 4, 5 and 7
- Wearing yellow jersey for one day
- Paris-Brest-Paris
- 1922
- Engis
- Gembloux
- Liège-Bastogne-Liège
- 1924
- Paris-Tours
- Tour de France:
- Winner stage 8
- 1925
- Tour de France:
- Winner stage 3
[edit] External links
- Louis Mottiat profile at the Cycling Website
| Persondata | |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mottiat, Louis |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Road bicycle racer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 6 July 1889 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bouffioulx |
| DATE OF DEATH | 5 June 1972 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Gilly |
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