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Pierre Barbotin

Personal information
Full name	Pierre Barbotin
Born	(1926-09-29)29 September 1926
Died	19 February 2009(2009-02-19) (aged 82)
Professional teams
1948-1950	Stella-Dunlop
1951-1952	Bottecchia
1953	Stella-Wolber-Dunlop
1954	Royal Condrix
1955-1957	Saint Rafhael-R.Geminiani
1958	Bobet BP Hutchinson
1959	Margnat-Coupry
1960	L.Bobet-BP-Hutchinson

Pierre Barbotin (29 September 1926 – 19 February 2009) was a French racing cyclist, riding professionally from about 1948 to 1961. He was born in Nantes and died in the same city. ^{[1] [2]}

Barbotin become known in 1951 when he finished second to Louison Bobet in the Milan–San Remo cycle race between Milan and Sanremo. This race marked the beginning of the so-called "B-B" duo - that is, a Bobet-Barbotin partnership where Barbotin became one of the principal teammates of Bobet, especially as part of the Tour de France. ^[3] Barbotin rode for various teams, including Stella Dunlop (1948–50), Bottechia (1951–52), Stella Wolber Dunlop (1953), Royal-Codrix (1954), Saint Raphael (1955–57), Margnat-Coupry (1959), and Bobet BP Hutchinson (1958, 1960). ^{[4] [5] [6]} Barbotin won 13 victories in his career. ^[7]

Racing career

During his first season as a professional, Barbotin won third place in the Dijon-Lyon race in 1948. ^[8] The following year he won the team grand prize (Grand Prix de l'Équipe) with André Mahé and Marcel Dussault, and he placed second in the French bike race Manche-Ocean behind Joseph Morvan. ^[9] In 1950, Barbotin enjoyed one of his greatest victories by winning the Critérium National de la Route, a two-day bicycle stage race held in France every spring. ^[10] The same year, he finished second in the race for the Grand Prize of Switzerland. ^{[11] [12]} In the 1951 Tour de France, Barbotin placed sixth in the final general classification. ^[13]

Victories

Below is a list of Barbotin's racing victories between 1949 and 1957: ^{[14] [15]}

1949

• Grand Prix de l'Equipe (team award with André Mahé et Marcel Dussault) ^[16]

1950

• Critérium International
• Premier Elan Parisien ^[17]
• Grand Prix des cycles Robert
• Hennebont ^[18]

1951

• Circuit de l'Indre ^[19]
• Paris-Côte d'Azur, stage 3 ^[20]

1954

• Tour du Sud-Est, stage 6 ^[21]

1955

• L'Etoile du Léon (referred to as "critérium du Léon" in 1955 and taking place at Cléder) ^[22]
• Pontivy

1956

• Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré, stage 7(a) ^[23]

1957

• Châteaugiron
• Grand Prix de Nantes in 1960 ^[24]

Other important results

Below are some other important results from Barbotin's cycling career, even though they may not have been first-place finishes: ^[25]

1948

• 2nd place: Grand Prix du Libre-Poitou ^[26]
• 3rd place: Dijon-Lyon ^[27]
• 6th place: Grand Prix des Nations

1949

• 2nd place: Manche-Océan
• 3rd place: Grand Prix de Redon
• 5th place: Grand Prix des Nations
• 5th place: Grand Prix de Suisse

1950

• 2nd place: Grand Prix de Suisse
• 2nd place: Grand Prix du Pneumatique
• 3rd place: Saint-Méen le Grand

1951

• 2nd place: Championnat de France
• 2nd place: Milan–San Remo
• 2nd place: Critérium National
• 5th place: Paris-Côte d'Azur
• 6th place: Tour de France (2nd and 3rd stages)

1952

• 7th place: Paris-Côte d'Azur

1953

• 4th place: La Haye-Pesnel

1954

• 3rd place: Paris-Valenciennes

1956

• 2nd place: Critérium de Quillan
• 2nd place: Paris-Nice (2è d'étape)
• 2nd place: Felletin
• 7th place: Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
• 8th place: Critérium National

1957

• 3rd place: Tour de l'Ouest
• 3rd place: Tour de Normandie
• 3rd place: Saint-Claud
• 4th place: Manche-Océan

1958

• 3rd place: Clohars-Carnoet
• 7th place: Manche-Océan

1959

• 3rd place: Bannalec
• 10th place: Boucles de la Seine in 1959 ^[28]

Teams

Barbotin participated on the following teams: ^[29]

• 1948: Stella - Dunlop (France)
• 1949: Stella - Dunlop (France)
• 1950: Stella - Dunlop (France)
• 1951: Bottecchia-Ursus (Italie)
• 1951: Stella - Dunlop (France)
• 1952: Stella - Huret (France)
• 1952: Bottecchia (Italie)
• 1953: Stella - Wolber - Dunlop (France)
• 1954: Royal Codrix (France)
• 1954: Stella - Wolber - Dunlop (France)
• 1955: Saint-Raphael - R. Geminiani (France)
• 1956: Saint-Raphael - R. Geminiani (France)
• 1957: Saint-Raphael - R. Geminiani (France)
• 1957: Velo Club Bustese (Italie) du 18-05 au 09-06
• 1958: L. Bobet - BP - Hutchinson (France)
• 1959: Urago - d'Alessandro (France)
• 1959: Bobet - BP - Hutchinson (France)
• 1960: L. Bobet - BP - Hutchinson (France)

Later life

After finishing his career as a professional cyclist in 1961, ^[30] Barbotin became a sales director of the regional newspaper Presse-Océan. ^[31]

References