Christian Raymond was a French

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

 professional road bicycle racer. In 1970, Raymond won a stage in the 1970 Tour de France

1970 Tour de France

The 1970 Tour de France was the 57th Tour de France, taking place June 27 to July 19, 1970. It consisted of 23 stages over 4366 km, ridden at an average speed of 35.589 km/h....

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Raymond's 12-year-old daughter was the source of the nickname of the great cyclist Eddy Merckx

Eddy Merckx

Edouard Louis Joseph, Baron Merckx , better known as Eddy Merckx, is a Belgian former professional cyclist. The French magazine Vélo called him "the most accomplished rider that cycling has ever known." The American publication, VeloNews, called him the greatest and most successful cyclist of all...

. 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.

Palmarès

1966

Massiac

1967

Miramas

Périers

Vayrac

1968

Bain-de-Bretagne

1970

Fougères

Ploërdut

Tour de France

1970 Tour de France

The 1970 Tour de France was the 57th Tour de France, taking place June 27 to July 19, 1970. It consisted of 23 stages over 4366 km, ridden at an average speed of 35.589 km/h....

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Winner stage 19

1971

Saint-Macaire en Mauges

1974

Circuit des genêts verts

Maël-Pestivien

Rieux

External links

• Official Tour de France results for Christian Raymond