Régis Ovion

{{Short description|French cyclist (born 1949)}}

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{{Infobox cyclist

| name = Régis Ovion

| image = Régis Ovion 4.jpg

| caption =

| fullname = Régis Ovion

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1949|3|3|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Vigneux-sur-Seine, France

| death_date =

| death_place =

| height = {{convert|177|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|64|kg|lb|abbr=on}}

| discipline = Road

| role = Rider

| ridertype =

| amateuryears1 = 1969–1971

| amateurteam1 = AC Boulogne-Billancourt

| proyears1 = 1972–1979

| proteam1 = {{UCI team code|Peugeot|1972}}

| proyears2 = 1980

| proteam2 = {{UCI team code|SEM|1980}}

| proyears3 = 1981–1982

| proteam3 = {{UCI team code|Wolber–Spidel|1981}}

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{{MedalWorldChampionships}}

{{MedalGold|1971 Mendrisio|Road race}}

| show-medals = yes

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Régis Ovion (born 3 March 1949) is a French former road racing cyclist.{{cite web |url=http://www.procyclingstats.com/rider.php?id=167693 |title=Régis Ovion |access-date=27 April 2014 |work=ProCyclingStats}} As an amateur he won the individual world title and the Tour de l'Avenir in 1971 and placed 15th in the road race at the 1972 Summer Olympics.{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ov/regis-ovion-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417193703/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ov/regis-ovion-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Régis Ovion |access-date=27 April 2014 |work=Sports Reference}} After the Olympics he turned professional and rode the Tour de France in 1973–78 and 1980–81 with the best result of tenth place in 1973.{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingarchives.com/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=3248 |title=Régis Ovion |access-date=27 April 2014 |work=Cycling Archives}} He also won the French National Road Race Championships in 1975.

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