Raymond Louviot

Raymond Louviot (17 December 1908 – 14 May 1969) was a French professional road bicycle racer. He was the grandfather of cyclist Philippe Louviot.

Raymond Louviot
Raymond Louviot, 1934
Personal information
Full nameRaymond Louviot
Born(1908-12-17)17 December 1908
Granges, Switzerland
Died14 May 1969(1969-05-14) (aged 60)
Dunkirk, France
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Major wins
French national road race championship (1934)
GP des nations (1933)
GP Ouest-France (1947)

He became a team manager after retirement. The British cyclist, Brian Robinson, accuses a commercial tie-up between Louviot and Miguel Poblet a rival in another team, for denying him first place in the 1957 Milan–San Remo. Robinson said:

My manager, Raymond Louviot, had a tie-up in the cycle trade with Poblet. He told me that if Poblet was anywhere near me it was my job to get him over the line first. I buggered off up a hill, then my manager came up and told me 'Remember what I told you.' Poblet won, I was third, that is my biggest regret. If I had won I would have been made for life.
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