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French cyclist From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Marc Madiot (born 16 April 1959) is a French former professional road racing cyclist and double winner of Paris–Roubaix. He also competed in the individual road race event at the 1980 Summer Olympics.[2] Retired from racing in 1994, he is now best known as the directeur sportif of Groupama–FDJ, a UCI WorldTeam.[3] He is also known as the president of the French Ligue National de Cyclisme (LNC).[4] In 1987, he made disparaging remarks about the sport of women's cycling, calling it ugly and unesthetic.[5]
Madiot at the 2015 Four Days of Dunkirk. | |
Personal information | |
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Full name | Marc Madiot |
Nickname | Mr 1,000 Volts[1] |
Born | Renazé, France | 16 April 1959
Team information | |
Current team | Groupama–FDJ |
Disciplines | Road Cyclo-cross |
Role | Rider (retired) General manager |
Professional teams | |
1980–1985 | Renault–Gitane |
1986–1987 | Système U |
1988–1990 | Toshiba–Look |
1991 | RMO |
1992 | Team Telekom |
1993 | Subaru–Montgomery |
1994 | Catavana–AS Corbeil–Essonnes–Cedico |
Managerial team | |
1997– | Française des Jeux |
Major wins | |
National Road Race Championships (1987) Paris–Roubaix (1985, 1991) Tour de France, 1 stage |
In 2008, he was made a knight of the French Legion of Honor. It was presented by president Nicolas Sarkozy at the Elysée palace in Paris.[6]
He is the older brother of fellow retired racing cyclist and French national road racing champion Yvon Madiot.[7]
Grand Tour | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 |
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34 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — |
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30 | 8 | 35 | 26 | — | 47 | 66 | 34 | — | 115 | 70 |
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