Bobet, Jean

Jean Bobet
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Name	Bobet, Jean Gender: M
born on	22 February 1930 at 01:30 (= 01:30 AM )
Place	St.Méen le Grand, France, 48n11, 2w12
Timezone	GMT h0e (is standard time)
Data source	BC/BR in hand Rodden Rating AA Collector: Geslain
Astrology data	02°42' 21°41 Asc. 29°37'

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Biography

French road bicycle racer, the younger brother of Louison Bobet. He won Paris–Nice in 1955, Genoa-Nice in 1956 and the Circuit du Morbihan in 1953. He came third in Milan – San Remo in 1953. He rode from 1949 to 1959, including all three major Tours.

He and his brother retired from racing after a car crash outside Paris in the autumn of 1960. Jean became a journalist: head of sport at Radio Luxembourg, writer for L'Équipe and then Le Monde. He was instrumental in forming a museum in his brother's memory in Saint-Méen-le-Grand.

He wrote several books, including Louison Bobet, une vélobiographie (Editions Gallimard, 1958), an account of life with his brother in Demain on roule (Editions de La Table Ronde, 2004), translated as Tomorrow We Ride (Mousehold Press, 2008), and a history of one of the first stars of the Tour de France, Lapize, celui-là était un 'as' (Editions de La Table Ronde, 2003).

Jean Bobet died on 27 July 2022 at age 92 from COVID-19.

Link to Wikipedia biography

Relationships

• sibling relationship with Bobet, Louis "Louison" (born 12 March 1925). Notes: Younger brother

Events

• Death of Sibling 13 March 1983 (Death of Louison Bobet)
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• Death by Disease 27 July 2022 (COVID-19, age 92)
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Source Notes

Didier Geslain archive, 'Cyclisme' pdf file, p. 54.

Categories

• Personal : Death : Long life more than 80 yrs (Age 92)

• Vocation : Sports : Race Bikes (Cyclist)

• Vocation : Writers : Biographer

• Vocation : Writers : Columnist/ journalist