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 name	Raymond Louviot
Born	(1908-12-17)17 December 1908 Granges, Switzerland
Died	14 May 1969(1969-05-14) (aged 60) Dunkirk, France
Team information
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
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.^[1][2]

Major results

1933

Tour du Midi

Grand Prix des Nations

1934

 France national road race championship

Tour de France:

Winner stage 22

1936

Paris - Sedan

1937

Circuit des Deux-Sèvres

Paris - Soissons

Tour du Sud-Ouest

1938

Paris - Rennes

1939

Tour de France:

Winner stage 4

1940

Critérium de France

1941

GP de l'Auto

Paris - Nantes

1947

GP Ouest-France