Raymond Riotte
Raymond Riotte (born February 16, 1940 at Sarry

Sarry, Yonne

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, France

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) is a former French

France

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 professional road bicycle racer. Riotte was professional from 1966 to 1975 where he won 22 races. Riotte participated in 8 editions of the Tour de France

Tour de France

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 where he won a stage in the 1967 Tour de France

1967 Tour de France

The 1967 Tour de France was the 54th Tour de France, taking place June 29 to July 23, 1967. It consisted of 22 stages over 4780 km, ridden at 35.018 km/h...

 as well as wearing the maillot jaune for one day. Other victories include two wins in the Ronde de Seignelay, one win in Paris–Camembert and stage wins in Paris–Nice, the Grand Prix du Midi Libre

Grand Prix du Midi Libre

The Grand Prix du Midi Libre was a multiple-stage cycling course in the south of France. The race, named after the newspaper that organized it, was first organized in 1949 and was an important preparation courses for the Tour de France...

 and the Semana Catalane. Riotte was a teammate of Jacques Anquetil

Jacques Anquetil

Jacques Anquetil was a French road racing cyclist and the first cyclist to win the Tour de France five times, in 1957 and from 1961 to 1964...

, Bernard Thévenet

Bernard Thévenet

Bernard Thévenet, born 10 January 1948, in Saint-Julien-de-Civry, Saône-et-Loire, is a retired French bicycle racer. He is a two-time winner of the Tour de France and known for ending the reign of five-time Tour champion Eddy Merckx...

, Raymond Poulidor

Raymond Poulidor

Raymond Poulidor , is a former professional bicycle racer. He was known as the eternal second, because he finished the Tour de France in second place three times, and in third place five times, including his final Tour at the age of 40...

, Lucien Aimar

Lucien Aimar

Lucien Aimar is a French cyclist, who won the Tour de France in 1966 and the national road championship in 1968. He is now a race organizer. He was born in Hyères, France.-Amateur career:...

 and of Lucien Van Impe

Lucien Van Impe

Lucien van Impe was a Belgian cyclist from 1969 to 1987. He excelled mainly as a climber in multiple-day races such as the Tour de France...

.

Palmarès

1967

Bordeaux - Saintes

Tour de Seignelay

Tour de France

1967 Tour de France

The 1967 Tour de France was the 54th Tour de France, taking place June 29 to July 23, 1967. It consisted of 22 stages over 4780 km, ridden at 35.018 km/h...

:

Winner stage 12

Wearing yellow jersey

Yellow jersey

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 for one day

1969

Auxerre

Fourchambault

Paris–Camembert

Saint-Tropez

1970

Garancières-en-Beauce

1971

Saint-Claud

1972

Quilan

1974

Tour de Seignelay

External links

• Palmarès of Raymond Riotte
• Official Tour de France results