Cyrille Guimard
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Cyrille Guimard (born 20 January 1947) is a French former professional road racing cyclist who became a directeur sportif and television commentator. Three of his riders, Bernard Hinault, Laurent Fignon, and Lucien Van Impe, won the Tour de France. Another of his protégés, Greg LeMond, described him as "the best (coach) in the world" and "the best coach I ever had".[2] He has been described by cycling journalist William Fotheringham as the greatest directeur sportif in the history of the Tour.[1]
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Full name | Cyrille Guimard | |||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Napoleon[1] | |||||||||||||||||
Born | (1947-01-20) 20 January 1947 (age 77) Bouguenais, France | |||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Retired | |||||||||||||||||
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Role | Sprinter | |||||||||||||||||
Professional teams | ||||||||||||||||||
1968–1973 | Mercier–BP–Hutchinson | |||||||||||||||||
1974–1975 | Carpenter–Confortluxe–Flandria | |||||||||||||||||
1976 | Gitane–Campagnolo | |||||||||||||||||
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1976–1977 | Gitane–Campagnolo | |||||||||||||||||
1978–1985 | Renault–Gitane–Campagnolo | |||||||||||||||||
1986–1989 | Système U | |||||||||||||||||
1990–1995 | Castorama | |||||||||||||||||
1997 | Cofidis | |||||||||||||||||
2003–2014 | Vélo Club Roubaix | |||||||||||||||||
2017–2019 | French national team | |||||||||||||||||
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7 stages Tour de France | ||||||||||||||||||
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