Maurice Diot Explained

Maurice Diot
Fullname:	Maurice Diot
Nickname:	le Teigneux
Birth Date:	13 June 1922
Birth Place:	Paris, France
Death Place:	Migennes, France
Discipline:	Road
Role:	Rider
Majorwins:	Paris–Brussels

Maurice Diot (13 June 1922 – 4 March 1972) was a French professional road bicycle racer. In 1951, he won the Paris–Brest–Paris race of 1200 km in a record time that has not been broken since. He rode in the 1947, 1948, and 1949 Tour de France.^[1] ^[2] ^[3] He also finished in second place in the 1950 Paris–Roubaix.^[4]

Major results

1947

GP d'Espéraza

Tour de France

Winner stage 20

1949

Paris–Brussels

1950

GP Catox

1951

GP de l'Echo d'Oran

Paris–Brest–Paris

1952

GP du Pneumatique

Montluçon

External links

- Official Tour de France results for Maurice Diot

Notes and References

Web site: 34ème Tour de France 1947. Memoire du cyclisme. French. 22 February 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20120301034216/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tdf_1947_1977/tdf1947.php. 1 March 2012.
Web site: 35ème Tour de France 1948. Memoire du cyclisme. French. 7 March 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20120301034216/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tdf_1947_1977/tdf1948.php. 1 March 2012.
Web site: 36ème Tour de France 1949. Memoire du cyclisme. French. 8 March 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20120124102917/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tdf_1947_1977/tdf1949.php. 24 January 2012.
Web site: 48th Paris – Roubaix, 1950 . 15 April 2015 . bikeraceinfo.