Christian Raymond

Christian Raymond

Personal information
Full name	Christian Raymond
Born	December 24, 1943 (1943-12-24) (age 67) Avrillé, France
Team information
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Major wins
1 stage 1970 Tour de France
Infobox last updated on July 15, 2008

Christian Raymond (Avrillé, 24 December 1943) was a French professional road bicycle racer. In 1970, Raymond won a stage in the 1970 Tour de France.

Raymond's 12-year-old daughter was the source of the nickname of the great cyclist Eddy Merckx. Raymond was a rider in the Peugeot team in 1969. When he explained to his daughter how the race had gone, she said: "That Belgian, he doesn't even leave you the crumbs... he's a cannibal." The nickname stuck.^[1][2][3]

Palmarès

1966

Massiac

1967

Miramas

Périers

Vayrac

1968

Bain-de-Bretagne

1970

Fougères

Ploërdut

Tour de France:

Winner stage 19

1971

Saint-Macaire en Mauges

1974

Circuit des genêts verts

Maël-Pestivien

Rieux

References

1. ^ Nicholson, Geoffrey (1991), Le Tour, Hodder and Stoughton, UK, ISBN 0-340-54268-3, p136
2. ^ Sitting-In, Bicycling. April 04, 2008. A Legendary Lunch - A simple conversation over the midday meal illuminates one of the mysteries of Eddy Merckx. by Bill Strickland
3. ^ ZeStory, Tour de France

External links

• Christian Raymond profile at Cycling Archives
• Official Tour de France results for Christian Raymond

Persondata
Name	Raymond, Christian
Alternative names
Short description	Road bicycle racer
Date of birth	1943-12-24
Place of birth	Avrillé, Maine-et-Loire, France
Date of death
Place of death