Patrick Béon (born 5 February 1950) is a French former professional

racing cyclist Cycle sport is Competition, competitive physical activity using bicycles. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, cyclo-cross, mountain bike racing, track cycling, BMX, and cycle speedway. Non-racing ...

. His sporting career began with ACBB Paris. He rode in three editions of the

Tour 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 ...

, from 1975 through 1977. His team leader,

Bernard Thévenet Bernard Thévenet (; born 10 January 1948) is a retired professional cyclist. His sporting career began with ACBB Paris. He is twice a winner of the Tour de France and known for ending the reign of five-times Tour champion Eddy Merckx, though bo ...

, won the general classification of the Tour de France in 1975 and 1977. In 1976, Patrick Beon was selected to represent France in the road race at the Cycling World Championships. In 2000, Beon was arrested and charged with trafficking illegal substances. And, in 2002, he was sentenced to two years in prison. In 2009, Patrick Beon (with Florian Joyard) wrote an autobiography, "Nu dans mes bottes".

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* 1950 births Living people French male cyclists Sportspeople from Ille-et-Vilaine Cyclists from Brittany 21st-century French people 20th-century French people {{France-cycling-bio-1950s-stub