Raymond Louviot (17 December 1908 – 14 May 1969) was a French professional road bicycle racer. He was the grandfather of cyclist Philippe Louviot.
He became a team manager after retirement. The British cyclist, Brian Robinson, accuses a commercial tie-up between Louviot and Miguel Poblet a rival in another team, for denying him first place in the 1957 Milan–San Remo. Robinson said:
My manager, Raymond Louviot, had a tie-up in the cycle trade with Poblet. He told me that if Poblet was anywhere near me it was my job to get him over the line first. I buggered off up a hill, then my manager came up and told me 'Remember what I told you.' Poblet won, I was third, that is my biggest regret. If I had won I would have been made for life.Cycling, UK, 25 April 1992Woodland, Les (2005), This Island Race, Mousehold Press, UK
Major results
1933 Tour du Midi Grand Prix des Nations 1934 national road race championship Tour de France: Winner stage 22 1936 Paris - Sedan 1937 Circuit des Deux-Sèvres Paris - Soissons Tour du Sud-Ouest 1938 Paris - Rennes 1939 Tour de France: Winner stage 4 1940 Critérium de France 1941 GP de l'Auto Paris - Nantes 1947 GP Ouest-France
References
External links
Official Tour de France results for Raymond Louviot