Jean Robic
Jean Robic (pronounced [ʒɑ̃ ʁɔ.bik]; 10 June 1921 – 6 October 1980) was a French road racing cyclist who won the 1947 Tour de France. Robic was a professional cyclist from 1943 to 1961. His diminutive stature (1.61m, 60 kg) and appearance was encapsulated in his nickname Biquet (Kid goat). For faster, gravity-assisted descents, he collected drinking bottles ballasted with lead or mercury at the summits of mountain climbs and "cols". After fracturing his skull in 1944 he always wore a trademark leather crash helmet.
Robic at the 1947 Tour de France | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Jean Robic | ||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Biquet (Kid goat) Tête de cuir (Leather-head) Le farfadet de la lande Bretonne Gueule cassée | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 June 1921 Vouziers, France | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 6 October 1980 (aged 59) Claye-Souilly, France | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Road | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||
| Rider type | Climber | ||||||||||||||
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| 1943–1945 | Génial Lucifer, (France) | ||||||||||||||
| 1946–1949 | Génial Lucifer–Hutchinson, (France) | ||||||||||||||
| 1950 | Thomann–Riva Sport | ||||||||||||||
| 1951 | Automoto–Dunlop, (France) | ||||||||||||||
| 1952–1954 | Terrot–Hutchinson (France) | ||||||||||||||
| 1955 | Gitane–Hutchinson (France) | ||||||||||||||
| 1956–1957 | Essor–Leroux (France) | ||||||||||||||
| 1958–1959 | Margnat–Coupry (France) | ||||||||||||||
| 1960 | Rochet–Margnat (France) | ||||||||||||||
| 1961 | Margnat–Rochet–Dunlop | ||||||||||||||
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