Raymond Poulidor
Raymond Poulidor, Tour de France 1966 (cropped).jpg
Poulidor at the 1966 Tour de France
Personal information
Full nameRaymond Poulidor
NicknamePoupou
The Eternal Second
Died13 November 2019(2019-11-13)(aged 83)
Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat, France
Height1.72 m (5 ft7+12 in)
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional team
1960–1977Mercier–BP–Hutchinson
Major wins
Grand Tours
Vuelta a España
General classification(1964)
4 individual stages
Tour de France
7 individual stages

Stage races

Critérium International (1964, 1966, 1968, 1971–72)
Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré (1966, 1969)
Paris–Nice (1972–73)

One-day races and Classics

Milan–San Remo (1961)
La Flèche Wallonne (1963)
Grand Prix des Nations (1963)
Medal record
RepresentingFrance
Men's road bicycle racing
World Championships
Silver medal – second place1974 MontréalRoad race
Bronze medal – third place1961 BernRoad race
Bronze medal – third place1964 SallanchesRoad race
Bronze medal – third place1966 NürburgringRoad race