Marc Madiot
Marc Madiot (born 16 April 1959) is a French former professional road racing cyclist and double winner of Paris–Roubaix. He also competed in the individual road race event at the 1980 Summer Olympics.[2] Retired from racing in 1994, he is now best known as the directeur sportif of Groupama–FDJ, a UCI WorldTeam.[3] He is also known as the president of the French Ligue National de Cyclisme (LNC).[4] In 1987, he made disparaging remarks about the sport of women's cycling, calling it ugly and unesthetic.[5]
![]() Madiot at the 2015 Four Days of Dunkirk.  | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Marc Madiot | 
| Nickname | Mr 1,000 Volts[1] | 
| Born | 16 April 1959 Renazé, France  | 
| Team information | |
| Current team | Groupama–FDJ | 
| Disciplines | Road Cyclo-cross  | 
| Role | Rider (retired) General manager  | 
| Professional teams | |
| 1980–1985 | Renault–Gitane | 
| 1986–1987 | Système U | 
| 1988–1990 | Toshiba–Look | 
| 1991 | RMO | 
| 1992 | Team Telekom | 
| 1993 | Subaru–Montgomery | 
| 1994 | Catavana–AS Corbeil–Essonnes–Cedico | 
| Managerial team | |
| 1997– | Française des Jeux | 
| Major wins | |
| National Road Race Championships (1987) Paris–Roubaix (1985, 1991) Tour de France, 1 stage  | |
In 2008, he was made a knight of the French Legion of Honor. It was presented by president Nicolas Sarkozy at the Elysée palace in Paris.[6]
He is the older brother of fellow retired racing cyclist and French national road racing champion Yvon Madiot.[7]

Major results
    
- 1979
 - 1st Overall Boucles de la Mayenne
- 1st Stage 2
 
 - 1st Paris–Roubaix Espoirs
 - 2nd Manche Atlantique
 - 1980
 - 1st Troyes–Dijon
 - Sealink International
- 1st Stages 1 & 2
 
 - 9th Olympic Games, Road Race
 - 1981
 - 1st Overall Tour du Limousin
- 1st Stage 1
 
 - 2nd Overall Tour du Tarn
 - 2nd Overall Route du Sud
 - 3rd Overall Tour de Picardie
 - 3rd Tour de Vendée
 - 3rd Overall Paris–Bourges
 - 4th Grand Prix de Mauléon-Moulins
 - 8th Overall Four Days of Dunkirk
 - 10th GP Ouest France
 - 10th Overall Étoile de Bessèges
 - 1982
 - 1st 
 National Cyclo-cross Championships - 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Giro d'Italia
 - 2nd Overall Tour du Limousin
 - 2nd Overall Paris–Bourges
 - 2nd Boucles de l'Aulne
 - 3rd Omloop der Vlaamse Ardennen Ichtegem
 - 3rd Côte Normande
 - 10th GP de la Ville de Rennes
 - 1983
 - 1st Polynormande
 - 1st Saint-Martin de Landelles
 - 2nd GP Ouest France
 - 2nd Overall Paris–Bourges
 - 3rd Overall Étoile des Espoirs
 - 3rd National Cyclo-cross Championships
 - 3rd Overall Giro di Sardegna
- 1st Stage 4
 
 - 4th Overall Tour du Vaucluse
 - 5th Paris–Roubaix
 - 8th Overall Tour de France
 - 9th Overall Tour du Limousin
 - 1984
 - 1st Stages 2 & 3 (TTT) Tour de France
 - 1st Trophée des Grimpeurs
 - 1st Flèche Finistérienne
 - 1st Boucles de l'Aulne
 - 1st Stage 5 Tirreno–Adriatico
 - 1st Circuit de l'Aulne/GP Le Télégramme à Châteaulin
 - 1st Stage 3 Tour de l'Aude
 - 2nd Overall Tour du Limousin
 - 3rd National Cyclo-cross Championships
 - 4th Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
 - 6th Liège–Bastogne–Liège
 - 10th Milan–San Remo
 - 1985
 - 1st Paris–Roubaix
 - 1st Grand Prix de Mauléon-Moulins
 - 1st Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan
 - 1st Stage 2 Paris–Nice
 - 1st Grand Prix de Wallonie
 - 1st Chateau-Chinon
 - 2nd National Cyclo-cross Championships
 - 2nd Boucles de l'Aulne
 - 2nd Grand Prix Cerami
 - 3rd GP Ouest France
 - 3rd Polynormande
 - 4th Road race, UCI Road World Championships
 - 6th Paris–Camembert
 - 8th Overall Tour de l'Aude
 - 1986
 - 2nd Tour du Haut Var
 - 1987
 - 1st 
 Road race, National Road Championships - 1st 
 Overall Tour de l'Avenir - 1st Polynormande
 - 2nd National Cyclo-cross Championships
 - 3rd Giro di Lombardia
 - 3rd Overall Grand Prix du Midi Libre
 - 5th Grand Prix des Nations
 - 7th Liège–Bastogne–Liège
 - 1988
 - 2nd Road race, National Road Championships
 - 5th Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme
 - 7th Grand Prix des Amériques
 - 9th Overall Tour de Romandie
 - 1989
 - 3rd Overall Paris–Nice
 - 3rd GP de la Ville de Rennes
 - 5th La Flèche Wallonne
 - 6th Paris–Roubaix
 - 6th Overall Grand Prix du Midi Libre
 - 7th Overall Critérium International
- 1st Stage 1
 
 - 7th Amstel Gold Race
 - 8th Züri-Metzgete
 - 8th Grand Prix des Amériques
 - 9th Paris–Camembert
 - 1990
 - 1st Dijon, Cyclo-cross
 - 7th Giro dell'Emilia
 - 1991
 - 1st Paris–Roubaix
 - 6th Tour of Flanders
 - 7th Wincanton Classic
 - 7th Rund um den Henninger Turm
 - 9th GP Ouest France
 - 10th Grand Prix des Amériques
 - 1992
 - 1st Trophée des Grimpeurs
 - 6th Züri-Metzgete
 - 6th Paris–Camembert
 - 7th Overall Four Days of Dunkirk
- 1st Stage 4b
 
 - 7th Tour of Flanders
 - 8th GP Ouest France
 - 1993
 - 2nd Bordeaux–Caudéran
 
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
    
| Grand Tour | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | |
| 30 | 8 | 35 | 26 | — | 47 | 66 | 34 | — | 115 | 70 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 
References
    
- Clarke, Stuart (5 November 2015). "13 of the strangest nicknames in cycling". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
 - "Marc Madiot Olympic Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
 - "Groupama – FDJ". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
 - "LNC Ligue Nationale de Cyclisme Professionnel statuts missions règlements responsables".
 - "Cyclisme : "Il a évolué, c'était un jeune homme du peloton", Jeannie Longo revient sur les propos désobligeants de Madiot sur le vélo féminin". 31 July 2022.
 - "Madiot made knight". 25 January 2008. Retrieved 16 May 2010.
 - Henry, Chris (28 January 2004). "FDJeux.com team presentation". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
 
External links
    
 Media related to Marc Madiot at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in French)
 - Marc Madiot at ProCyclingStats
 - Marc Madiot at Cycling Archives
 - Official Tour de France results for Marc Madiot
 - Cycling Hall of Fame
 
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