Louis Mottiat

Louis Mottiat (July 6th 1889 with Bouffioulx, Belgium - June 5th 1972) is a Belgian cyclist .

Biography

professional Cyclist of 1912 with 1925.

Prize list

8 victories of stages over the Tour de France
victory over Bordeaux-Paris in 1913
victory over Paris-Brussels in 1914
victory over the Turn of Belgium in 1914 and 1920
victories over Liege-Bastogne-Liege in 1921 and 1922
victory over Paris-Brest-Paris in 1921
victory over Paris-Turns in 1924

Results on the Tour de France

Tour de France 1912: winner of a stage
Tour de France 1920: winner of a stage
Tour de France 1921: winner of four stages
Tour de France 1924: winner of a stage
Tour de France 1925: winner of a stage

Anecdote

He is the fourth participating one of all the history of the Tour de France to re-register his name with the more high step of a stage more than 10 years after having gained his first.

It is in 1924, that is to say 12 years, after its first victory which it gains the stage Perpignan-Toulon (its 7th victory over the lathe) and joined Jean Alavoine, Henri Pelissier as his compatriot Philippe Thys who glané the 3rd stage of the Turn of this same year. Andre Leducq, Antonin Magne, Rene Vietto, Gino Bartali, Andre Darrigade, Jean Stablinski, Raymond Poulidor, Felice Gimondi, Gerben Karstens, Ferdinand Bracke, Joaquim Agostinho, Lucien Van Impe, Lance Armstrong, Richard Virenque and Cédric Vasseur are the only ones to have republished this exploit.

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