Marc Madiot (born 16 April 1959) is a French former professional road racing cyclist and double winner of Paris–Roubaix. He also competed in the individual road race event at the 1980 Summer Olympics.[2] Retired from racing in 1994, he is now best known as the directeur sportif of Groupama–FDJ, a UCI WorldTeam.[3] He is also known as the president of the French Ligue National de Cyclisme (LNC).[4]In 1987, he made disparaging remarks about the sport of women's cycling, calling it ugly and unesthetic.[5]
In 2008, he was made a knight of the French Legion of Honor. It was presented by president Nicolas Sarkozy at the Elysée palace in Paris.[6]
He is the older brother of fellow retired racing cyclist and French national road racing champion Yvon Madiot.[7]
Madiot, as a member of the Catavana team, in 1994.
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References
^Clarke, Stuart (5 November 2015). "13 of the strangest nicknames in cycling". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
^"Marc Madiot Olympic Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
^"Groupama – FDJ". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
^"LNC Ligue Nationale de Cyclisme Professionnel statuts missions règlements responsables".
^"Cyclisme : "Il a évolué, c'était un jeune homme du peloton", Jeannie Longo revient sur les propos désobligeants de Madiot sur le vélo féminin". 31 July 2022.
^"Madiot made knight". 25 January 2008. Retrieved 16 May 2010.
^Henry, Chris (28 January 2004). "FDJeux.com team presentation". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 31 May 2014.