Louis Mottiat

Louis Mottiat ( born July 6, 1889 in Bouffioulx, † June 5, 1972 in Gilly ) was a Belgian racing cyclist.

Louis Mottiat was successful before and after the First World War as a cyclist. In 1910 he won the Brussels- Paris, 1911 Paris -Calais, 1913 Bordeaux - Paris and Paris -Brussels in 1914 and the Tour of Belgium.

After the war, decided Mottiat 1920 Critérium des As for himself and again the Tour of Belgium. Twice, in 1921 and 1922, he won Liège -Bastogne -Liège in 1924 and Paris -Tours. In addition, he started five times in the Tour de France and won a total of eight stages.

Louis Mottiat was known for its endurance qualities. When he decided in 1920, the first edition of the 1208 km long race Criterium des As for himself, which led from Bordeaux to Paris and back to Bordeaux, was his driving time 56 hours and 43 minutes. He had thus a gap of one hour and 44 minutes on the runner-up.

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