CYCLIST

Raymond Poulidor

1936 - 2019

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Raymond Poulidor (French pronunciation: [ʁɛmɔ̃ pulidɔʁ]; 15 April 1936 – 13 November 2019), nicknamed "Pou-Pou" (pronounced [pu pu]), was a French professional racing cyclist, who rode for Mercier 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). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Raymond Poulidor is the 7th most popular cyclist (down from 5th in 2019), the 1,297th most popular biography from France (down from 1,007th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular French Cyclist.

Raymond Poulidor is most famous for being a French cyclist who was the runner-up in the Tour de France five times.

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Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Raymond Poulidor ranks 7 out of 1,613. Before him are Eddy Merckx, Fausto Coppi, Jacques Anquetil, Rik Van Looy, Maurice Garin, and Gino Bartali. After him are Bernard Hinault, Roger De Vlaeminck, Miguel Induráin, Tom Simpson, Lucien Petit-Breton, and Joop Zoetemelk.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Raymond Poulidor ranks 73. Before him are Iolanda Balaș, Samuel C. C. Ting, Petar Mladenov, Richard Wilson, Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud, and Dražan Jerković. After him are Assia Djebar, Engelbert Humperdinck, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, Moussa Traoré, Bruce Dern, and Yury Luzhkov. Among people deceased in 2019, Raymond Poulidor ranks 66. Before him are Fernando de la Rúa, Zhores Alferov, Kary Mullis, Tony Buzan, Alan García, and Franco Columbu. After him are Paul Greengard, Danny Aiello, Rosamunde Pilcher, Isabel Sarli, Yury Luzhkov, and Alicia Alonso.

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In France

Among people born in France, Raymond Poulidor ranks 1,297 out of 6,770. Before him are Arthur III, Duke of Brittany (1393), Didier Pironi (1952), Jean-Marie Leclair (1697), Catherine de Bourbon (1559), Louis, Duke of Guyenne (1397), and André Maginot (1877). After him are Georges Prêtre (1924), Gustave Charpentier (1860), André Weil (1906), John III of Navarre (1477), Elif Shafak (1971), and Philip, Duke of Orléans (1336).

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Among CYCLISTS In France

Among cyclists born in France, Raymond Poulidor ranks 2. Before him are Jacques Anquetil (1934). After him are Bernard Hinault (1954), 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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