Lucien Didier (born 5 August 1950) is a former Luxembourgian cyclist. He competed at the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. ...

and the

1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phi ...

. He rode in ten Grand Tours between 1978 and 1984, including six

Tours de France The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage bicycle race primarily held in France, while also occasionally passing through nearby countries. Like the other Grand Tours (the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a España), it consists o ...

. In each of his Tour starts he completed the race and helped his team leader to overall victory - Bernard Hinault four times and Laurent Fignon twice. He was the son-in law of racing cyclist

Bim Diederich Jean "Bim" Diederich (20 February 1922 – 6 December 2012) was a professional Luxembourgian road bicycle racer, with an impressive record in the Tour de France. Diederich was born in Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg, and was active in competi ...

and is the father of racing cyclist Laurent Didier.

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* 1950 births Living people Luxembourgian male cyclists Olympic cyclists for Luxembourg Cyclists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Luxembourg City {{Luxembourg-cycling-bio-stub