French cycling biography

Christian_Raymond

Christian Raymond (born 24 December 1943) is a French former professional road bicycle racer. In 1970 Raymond won a stage in the 1970 Tour de France. He also competed in the individual road race at the 1964 Summer Olympics.Raymond's 12-year-old daughter was the source of the nickname of the great cyclist Eddy Merckx. Raymond was a rider in the Peugeot team in 1969. When he explained to his daughter how the race had gone, she said: "That Belgian, he doesn't even leave you the crumbs... he's a cannibal." The nickname stuck.

Jérôme_Pineau

Jérôme Pineau (born 2 January 1980) is a French former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2002 and 2015 for the Bouygues Télécom, Omega Pharma–Quick-Step and IAM Cycling squads. Born in Mont-Saint-Aignan, Pineau now works as the general manager for UCI ProSeries team B&B Hotels p/b KTM.

Jean-Luc_Molineris

Jean-Luc Molinéris (born 25 August 1950 in Grenoble) was a French professional road bicycle racer. Molinéris is the son of cyclist Pierre Molinéris. In 1974, Molinéris won a stage in the 1974 Tour de France. In 1976, he won Paris–Bourges.

Ludovic_Martin

Ludovic Martin (born 17 March 1976 in Mantes-la-Jolie) is a retired French cyclist. He participated in the 2004 Tour de France and finished in 119th. His sporting career began with Jeunesse Sportive Doloise.

François_Mahé

François Mahé (September 2, 1930 – May 31, 2015) was a French professional road bicycle racer. He was professional from 1950 to 1965. Highlights from his career include one day in the yellow jersey as leader of the general classification in the 1953 Tour de France, a stage win in 1954 Tour de France as well as a stage win in Vuelta a España, Paris–Nice, Tour de Luxembourg and the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré and coming second in the 1952 edition of the GP Ouest-France and the 1954 edition of Tour of Flanders.