Personal information | |
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Full name | Louis Mottiat |
Nickname | The iron man ((in Dutch):De man van ijzer) |
Born |
Bouffioulx, Belgium |
6 July 1889
Died | 5 June 1972 Gilly, Belgium |
(aged 82)
Team information | |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Professional team(s) | |
1912-1913 | Thomann |
1913-1914 | Alcyon |
1919-1921 | Alcyon-La Sportive |
1922-1926 | Alcyon-Dunlop |
Major wins | |
8 stages Tour de France Liège–Bastogne–Liège(2x) Tour of Belgium (2x) |
Louis Mottiat (Bouffioulx, 6 July 1889 – Gilly, 5 June 1972) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer. Because of his endurance he was nicknamed 'the iron man'. His career was interrupted by World War I.