Louis Bobet
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Louis Bobet 🇫🇷

Louis Bobet (Known as "Louison Bobet")
["cyclist", "three-time Tour de France winner", "World Champion"]
Born Mar 12, 1925 🇫🇷 Saint-Méen-le-Grand, France
Passed Away Mar 13, 1983 Biarritz, France
Lifespan 58 years old
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"In cycling, suffering is an art that must be practiced with elegance."

Archival Overview

French professional road cyclist who was the first rider to win the Tour de France in three consecutive years (1953, 1954, 1955).

Biographical Record

Louis 'Louison' Bobet (1925–1983) was an elegant, tenacious French cycling champion who dominated the post-war European peloton. Bobet achieved cycling immortality by becoming the very first rider to win the Tour de France in three consecutive editions (1953, 1954, and 1955).

Also winning the 1954 World Road Race Championship in Solingen, Milan-San Remo, the Tour of Flanders, and Paris-Roubaix, Bobet's meticulous dedication to physical conditioning and recovery pioneered the modern field of sports thalassotherapy in France.

Key Life Milestones

July 26, 1953

First Tour de France Victory via the Izoard

Attacked on the Col d'Izoard to take the yellow jersey, going on to win his maiden Tour de France in Paris.

July 30, 1955

Historic Tour de France Three-Peat

Became the first cyclist in history to win the Tour de France three consecutive times (1953–1955).

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Final Resting Place

Perpetual Memorial
Cimetière de Saint-Méen-le-Grand
Saint-Méen-le-Grand, France
GPS: 48.1889, -2.1936
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