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Bernard Hinault

1954 - Today

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Bernard Hinault (pronounced [bɛʁ.naʁ i.no]; born 14 November 1954) is a French former professional road cyclist. With 147 professional victories, including five times the Tour de France, he is often named among the greatest cyclists of all time. In his career, Hinault entered a total of thirteen Grand Tours. He abandoned one of them while in the lead, finished in 2nd place on two occasions and won the other ten, putting him one behind Merckx for the all-time record. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bernard Hinault is the 8th most popular cyclist, the 1,446th most popular biography from France (down from 1,292nd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular French Cyclist.

Bernard Hinault is most famous for winning the Tour de France five times in his career. He was also the first cyclist to win all three of the Grand Tours - the Tour de France, the Giro d'Italia, and the Vuelta a España.

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Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Bernard Hinault ranks 8 out of 1,613. Before him are Fausto Coppi, Jacques Anquetil, Rik Van Looy, Maurice Garin, Gino Bartali, and Raymond Poulidor. After him are Roger De Vlaeminck, Miguel Induráin, Tom Simpson, Lucien Petit-Breton, Joop Zoetemelk, and Felice Gimondi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Bernard Hinault ranks 63. Before him are François Fillon, Eric Johnson, Kathleen Turner, Shuji Nakamura, Rene Russo, and Aleksander Kwaśniewski. After him are Phil Taylor, Tony Todd, Sezen Aksu, Marvelous Marvin Hagler, Michael Dudikoff, and Yanni.

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In France

Among people born in France, Bernard Hinault ranks 1,446 out of 6,770. Before him are Jean Charles Athanase Peltier (1785), Aristide Cavaillé-Coll (1811), Medardus (470), Louis-Michel van Loo (1707), Marguerite Perey (1909), and Agrippa d'Aubigné (1552). After him are Oenomaus (-105), Jean-Claude Pascal (1927), Jacques-Charles Dupont de l'Eure (1767), François Pinault (1936), Peter I, Duke of Bourbon (1311), and Guillaume de Nogaret (1260).

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Among CYCLISTS In France

Among cyclists born in France, Bernard Hinault ranks 3. Before him are Jacques Anquetil (1934), and Raymond Poulidor (1936). After him are Lucien Petit-Breton (1882), Henri Cornet (1884), François Faber (1887), Louis Trousselier (1881), René Pottier (1879), Octave Lapize (1887), Laurent Fignon (1960), Louison Bobet (1925), and Henri Pélissier (1889).

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