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1973 Paris–Nice
The 1973 Paris–Nice was the 31st edition of the Paris–Nice cycle race and was held from 11 March to 17 March 1973. The race started in Paris and finished in Nice. The race was won by Raymond Poulidor of the Mercier (cycling team), Gan team. General classification References Further reading * * * * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Paris-Nice,1973 Paris–Nice, 1973 1973 in road cycling 1973 in French sport 1973 Super Prestige Pernod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raymond Poulidor
Raymond Poulidor (; 15 April 1936 – 13 November 2019), nicknamed "Pou-Pou" (), was a French professional road bicycle racing, racing cyclist, who rode for his entire career. His distinguished career coincided with two other outstanding riders – Jacques Anquetil and Eddy Merckx. This underdog position may have been the reason Poulidor was a favourite of the public. He was known as "The Eternal Second", because he never won the Tour de France despite finishing in second place three times, and in third place five times (including his final Tour at the age of 40). Despite his consistency, he never wore the yellow jersey as leader of the General classification in the Tour de France, general classification in 14 Tours (of which he completed 12). He did win one Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tour, the 1964 Vuelta a España. Of the eighteen Grand Tours that he entered in his career, he finished in the top 10 fifteen times. Early life and amateur career Raymond Poulidor was the son of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
