René Jean-Louis Célestin Abadie (13 August 1935 – 11 July 1996) was a French

cyclist Cycling, also known as bicycling or biking, is the activity of riding a bicycle or other types of pedal-driven human-powered vehicles such as balance bikes, unicycles, tricycles, and quadricycles. Cycling is practised around the world fo ...

. He competed in the

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and team road race events at the

1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XVI Olympiad and officially branded as Melbourne 1956, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December ...

. He participated at

1962 Tour de France The 1962 Tour de France was the 49th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours. The race consisted of 22 race stage, stages, including two split stages, starting in Nancy, France, Nancy on 24 June and fi ...

in the Mercier Team.

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* 1935 births 1996 deaths French male cyclists Olympic cyclists for France Cyclists at the 1956 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Haute-Garonne Cyclists from Occitania (administrative region) 20th-century French sportsmen {{France-cycling-bio-1930s-stub