Louis Mottiat Explained

Louis Mottiat
Fullname:Louis Mottiat
Nickname:The iron man (:De man van ijzer)
Birth Date:1889 7, df=yes
Birth Place:Bouffioulx, Belgium
Death Place:Gilly, Belgium
Discipline:Road
Role:Rider
Proyears1:1912-1913
Proteam1:Thomann
Proyears2:1913-1914
Proteam2:Alcyon
Proyears3:1919-1921
Proteam3:Alcyon-La Sportive
Proyears4:1922-1926
Proteam4:Alcyon-Dunlop
Majorwins:8 stages Tour de France
Liège–Bastogne–Liège(2x)
Tour of Belgium (2x)

Louis Mottiat (6 July 1889 – 5 June 1972) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer. Mottiat was born in Bouffioulx, and because of his endurance was nicknamed 'the iron man'. His career was interrupted by World War I. He died in Gilly, aged 82.

Major results

1910
  • Brussels-Paris
    1911
  • Paris-Calais
    1912
  • Tour de France
  • Winner stage 10
    1913
  • Bordeaux–Paris
    1914
  • Tour of Belgium, including 4 stages
  • Paris–Brussels
    1920
  • Critérium des As (Bordeaux–Paris-Bordeaux)
  • Tour of Belgium, including 3 stages
  • Tour de France
  • Winner stage 1
  • Wearing yellow jersey for one day
    1921
  • Liège–Bastogne–Liège
  • Tour de France
  • 11th place overall classification
  • Winner stages 1, 4, 5 and 7
  • Wearing yellow jersey for one day
  • Paris–Brest–Paris
    1922
  • Engis
  • Gembloux
  • Liège–Bastogne–Liège
    1924
  • Paris–Tours
  • Tour de France
  • Winner stage 8
    1925
  • Tour de France
  • Winner stage