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Maurice Diot

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Maurice Diot (1922 to 1972) was a French professional road bicycle racer. In 1951 he won the 1200 kilometre Paris-Brest-Paris race in a record time that, according to the English Wikipedia article, has not been broken since. He rode the Tour de France in 1947, 1948 and 1949, and in 1950 he finished second in Paris-Roubaix. He was born on 13 June 1922 and died on 4 March 1972. The page also points to the Cycling Archives and to the official Tour de France results for his full record.

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1922 1
Gender
Male 1
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was a French professional road bicycle racer
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    Maurice Diot (13 June 1922
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    He rode in the 1947, 1948, and 1949 Tour de France
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    was a French professional road bicycle racer
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    was a French professional road bicycle racer
  • Competed In: Tour de France, Lead
    He rode in the 1947, 1948, and 1949 Tour de France
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