Raymond Martin is a former French road bicycle racer, born on 22 May 1949 and nicknamed Tintin. After winning the French amateur road race title in 1972 he rode the individual road race at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, where he did not finish, and he then turned professional and raced until 1983. His greatest result came in the 1980 Tour de France, where he finished third overall and won the mountains classification, taking the thirteenth stage as his only Tour stage victory. He rode the Tour every year from 1975 to 1983 and also in 1973, placing fourth in 1983 and eighth in 1982. His other professional wins included the 1974 Grand Prix de Ouest-France, Paris-Camembert in 1975 and 1979, and the 1978 Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan.
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Born 22 May 1949 in Athis-de-l'Orne, Orne
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is a former French road bicycle racer
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In the 1980 Tour de France he finished third overall and won the mountains classification.
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He also competed in the individual road race at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
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