Pierre Barbotin
French cyclist (1926–2009)
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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]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Pierre Barbotin |
| Born | 29 September 1926 |
| Died | 19 February 2009 (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 |
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
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
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]