Maurice Diot

Maurice Diot
Personal information
Full name Maurice Diot
Nickname le Teigneux
Born (1922-06-13)June 13, 1922
Paris, France
Died March 4, 1972(1972-03-04) (aged 49)
Migennes, France
Team information
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Major wins
Paris–Brussels
Infobox last updated on
July 1, 2008

Maurice Diot (Paris, 13 June 1922 — Migennes, 4 March 1972) was a French professional road bicycle racer. In 1951, he won the Paris–Brest–Paris race of 1200 km, in a record time that has not been broken since. He rode in the 1947, 1948 and 1949 Tour de France.[1][2][3] He also finished in second place in the 1950 Paris–Roubaix.[4]

Major results

1947
GP d'Espéraza
Tour de France:
Winner stage 20
1949
Paris–Brussels
1950
GP Catox
1951
GP de l'Echo d'Oran
Paris–Brest–Paris
1952
GP du Pneumatique
Montluçon

References

  1. "34ème Tour de France 1947" (in French). Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 1 March 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  2. "35ème Tour de France 1948" (in French). Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 1 March 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  3. "36ème Tour de France 1949" (in French). Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 24 January 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  4. "48th Paris – Roubaix, 1950". bikeraceinfo. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
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