Bernard Gauthier

This article is about the French cyclist. For the Canadian judoka, see Henri Bernard Gauthier. For the French Olympic athlete, see Bernard Gauthier (athlete).

Bernard Gauthier (22 September 1924 – 23 November 2018) was a French road racing cyclist, who was professional from 1947 to 1961. He won the Bordeaux–Paris road race on four occasions.^[1]

Bernard Gauthier

Personal information
Full name	Bernard Gauthier
Nickname	Monsieur Bordeaux–Paris
Born	(1924-09-22)22 September 1924 Beaumont-Monteux, France
Died	23 November 2018(2018-11-23) (aged 94) Grenoble, France
Team information
Discipline	Road
Role	Retired
Professional teams
1947	Follis-Dunlop
1948–1952	Mercier-Hutchinson
1952	Vicini
1954–1961	Mercier-Hutchinson
Major wins
Bordeaux–Paris (4 times) 1 stage in Tour de France French national road championship

Major results

1947

Circuit Lyonnais

Tour de France: 22nd place

1948

Tour de France: 24th place

Winner of stage 20

1950

Tour de France: 17th place

7 days in yellow jersey

1951

Bordeaux–Paris

Tour de France: 26th place

1952

Tour de France: 63rd place

Tour du Sud-Est

1953

GP du pneumatique

Montluçon

Tour de France: 75th place

1954

Bordeaux–Paris

Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré: 2 stages

GP Catox

1955

Tour de France: 46th place

Paris–Roubaix: 8th place

1956

French national road race cycling championship

Bordeaux–Paris

Paris–Roubaix: 5th place

1957

Bordeaux–Paris

1958

Tour du Sud-Est

1960

Tour de France: 79th place