Pierre Barbotin

{{Short description|French cyclist (1926–2009)}}

{{Expand French|Pierre Barbotin|topic=bio|date=April 2012}}

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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.{{cite web|title=Palmarès de Pierre Barbotin|url=http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.eu/palmares/barbotin_pierre.php|website=Memoire du cyclisme|accessdate=4 February 2015}}{{cite web|title=Décès de Pierre Barbotin|url=http://www.eurosport.fr/cyclisme/deces-de-pierre-barbotin_sto1851368/story.shtml|website=Eurosport|accessdate=4 February 2015}}

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.{{cite web|title=Décès de Pierre Barbotin|url=http://www.eurosport.fr/cyclisme/deces-de-pierre-barbotin_sto1851368/story.shtml|website=Eurosport|accessdate=4 February 2015}} 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).{{cite web|title=Tête de peloton|url=http://www.sportbreizh.com/Tete-de-peloton-Pierre-Barbotin-1331-18-0-1.html|website=sportbreizh.com|accessdate=5 February 2015}}{{cite web|title=Pierre Barbotin|url=http://www.dewielersite.net/db2/wielersite/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=905|website=dewielersite}}{{cite web|url=http://firstcycling.com/rider.php?r=3378&ra=17|website=FirstCycling.com|publisher=FirstCycling|title=Pierre Barbotin}} Barbotin won 13 victories in his career.{{cite web|title=DÉCÈS DE PIERRE BARBOTIN|url=http://www.velo-club.net/route/world-tour/2-non-categorise/50372-|website=Velo Club du Net|accessdate=15 February 2015}}

Racing career

During his first season as a professional, Barbotin won third place in the Dijon-Lyon race in 1948.{{cite web|title=Tête de peloton|url=http://www.sportbreizh.com/Tete-de-peloton-Pierre-Barbotin-1331-18-0-1.html|website=sportbreizh.com|accessdate=5 February 2015}} 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.{{cite web|title=Tête de peloton|url=http://www.sportbreizh.com/Tete-de-peloton-Pierre-Barbotin-1331-18-0-1.html|website=sportbreizh.com|accessdate=5 February 2015}} 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.{{cite web|title=Tête de peloton|url=http://www.sportbreizh.com/Tete-de-peloton-Pierre-Barbotin-1331-18-0-1.html|website=sportbreizh.com|accessdate=5 February 2015}} The same year, he finished second in the race for the Grand Prize of Switzerland.{{cite web|title=Tête de peloton|url=http://www.sportbreizh.com/Tete-de-peloton-Pierre-Barbotin-1331-18-0-1.html|website=sportbreizh.com|accessdate=5 February 2015}}{{cite web|title=Palmarès de Pierre Barbotin|url=http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.eu/palmares/barbotin_pierre.php|website=Mémoire du cyclisme|accessdate=11 February 2015}} In the 1951 Tour de France, Barbotin placed sixth in the final general classification.{{cite web|title=BikeRaceInfo|url=http://bikeraceinfo.com/tdf/tdf1951.html|access-date=4 February 2015}}

Victories

Below is a list of Barbotin's racing victories between 1949 and 1957:{{cite web|title=DÉCÈS DE PIERRE BARBOTIN|url=http://www.velo-club.net/route/world-tour/2-non-categorise/50372-|website=Velo Club du Net|accessdate=15 February 2015}}{{cite web|title=Palmarès de Pierre Barbotin|url=http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.eu/palmares/barbotin_pierre.php|website=Memoire du cyclisme|accessdate=4 February 2015}}

=1949=

  • Grand Prix de l'Equipe (team award with André Mahé et Marcel Dussault){{cite web|title=Tête de peloton - Pierre Barbotin|url=http://www.sportbreizh.com/Tete-de-peloton-Pierre-Barbotin-1331-18-0-1.html|website=sportbreizh.com|accessdate=17 February 2015}}

=1950=

  • Critérium International
  • Premier Elan Parisien{{cite web|title=Premier élan parisien|url=http://www.museociclismo.it/content/corse/corsa/19184-Premier-élan-parisien/edizioni/1/19185.html|website=museociclismo.it|accessdate=19 February 2015}}
  • Grand Prix des cycles Robert
  • Hennebont{{cite web|title=Palmarès de Pierre Barbotin|url=http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.eu/palmares/barbotin_pierre.php|website=memoire-du-cyclisme|accessdate=19 February 2015}}

=1951=

  • Circuit de l'Indre{{cite web|title=Circuit de l'Indre|url=http://www.museociclismo.it/content/corse/corsa/13714-Circuit-de-l'Indre/edizioni.html|website=Museo Ciclismo|accessdate=19 February 2015}}
  • Paris-Côte d'Azur, stage 3{{cite web|title=Palmarès de Pierre Barbotin|url=http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.eu/palmares/barbotin_pierre.php|website=Memoire du cyclisme|accessdate=22 February 2015}}

=1954=

  • Tour du Sud-Est, stage 6{{cite web|title=Décès de Pierre Barbotin|url=http://www.velo-club.net/route/world-tour/2-non-categorise/50372-|website=velo-club.net|accessdate=22 February 2015}}

=1955=

  • L'Etoile du Léon (referred to as "critérium du Léon" in 1955 and taking place at Cléder){{cite web|title=Etoile du Léon|url=http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.eu/disparues/anc_etoile_leon.php|website=Memoire du cyclisme|accessdate=3 April 2015}}
  • Pontivy

=1956=

  • Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré, stage 7(a){{cite web|title=Final classifications by cyclist - Critérium du Dauphiné - Pierre Barbotin|url=http://www.cyclingarchives.com/wedstrijdfichestatsadet.php?wedstrijdid=123&coureurid=905|website=Cycling Archives|accessdate=26 February 2015}}

=1957=

  • Châteaugiron
  • Grand Prix de Nantes in 1960{{cite web|title=DÉCÈS DE PIERRE BARBOTIN|url=http://www.velo-club.net/route/world-tour/2-non-categorise/50372-|website=Velo Club du Net|accessdate=15 February 2015}}

Other important results

Below are some other important results from Barbotin's cycling career, even though they may not have been first-place finishes:{{cite web|title=Palmarès de Pierre Barbotin|url=http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.eu/palmares/barbotin_pierre.php|website=Mémoire du cyclisme|accessdate=2 March 2015}}

=1948=

  • 2nd place: Grand Prix du Libre-Poitou{{cite web|title=G.P du Libre-Poitou|url=http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.eu/disparues/anc_libre_poitou.php|website=Memoire du cyclisme|accessdate=2 March 2015}}
  • 3rd place: Dijon-Lyon{{cite web|title=Dijon - Lyon 1948|url=http://www.sitiodeciclismo.net/ritfiche.php?ritid=36680|website=Sitio de Ciclismo|accessdate=3 March 2015}}
  • 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{{cite web|title=DÉCÈS DE PIERRE BARBOTIN|url=http://www.velo-club.net/route/world-tour/2-non-categorise/50372-|website=Velo Club du Net|accessdate=15 February 2015}}

Teams

Barbotin participated on the following teams:{{cite web|title=DÉCÈS DE PIERRE BARBOTIN|url=http://www.velo-club.net/route/world-tour/2-non-categorise/50372-|website=Velo Club du Net|accessdate=15 February 2015}}

  • 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,{{cite web|title=DÉCÈS DE PIERRE BARBOTIN|url=http://www.velo-club.net/route/world-tour/2-non-categorise/50372-|website=Velo Club du Net|accessdate=15 February 2015}} Barbotin became a sales director of the regional newspaper Presse-Océan.{{cite web|title=Tête de peloton - Pierre Barbotin|url=http://www.sportbreizh.com/Tete-de-peloton-Pierre-Barbotin-1331-18-0-1.html|website=sportbreizh.com|accessdate=12 February 2015}}

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