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Raymond Riotte

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Raymond Riotte
Personal information
Full nameRaymond Riotte
Born (1940-02-16) 16 February 1940 (age 84)
Sarry, France
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
1966-1967Bic
1968-1969Mercier - BP - Hutchinson
1970-1973Sonolor
1974-1975Peugeot - BP - Michelin
Major wins
One Tour de France stage
Paris–Camembert

Raymond Riotte (born 16 February 1940 at Sarry, France) is a former French professional road bicycle racer. Riotte was professional from 1966 to 1975 where he won 22 races. Riotte participated in 8 editions of the Tour de France where he won a stage in the 1967 Tour de France as well as wearing the yellow jersey as leader of the general classification for one day. Other victories include two wins in the Tour de Seignelay, one win in Paris–Camembert and stage wins in Paris–Nice, the Grand Prix du Midi Libre and the Semana Catalane. Riotte was a teammate of Jacques Anquetil, Bernard Thévenet, Raymond Poulidor, Lucien Aimar and of Lucien Van Impe.

Major results

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1967
Bordeaux - Saintes
Tour de Seignelay
Tour de France:
Winner stage 12
Wearing yellow jersey for one day
1969
Auxerre
Fourchambault
Paris–Camembert
Saint-Tropez
1970
Garancières-en-Beauce
1971
Saint-Claud
1972
Quilan
1974
Tour de Seignelay
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