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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 teams | |
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 (6 July 1889 – 5 June 1972) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer. Mottiat was born in Bouffioulx, and because of his endurance was nicknamed 'the iron man'. His career was interrupted by World War I. He died in Gilly, aged 82.