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Bernard Hinault is a French former sport cyclist, farmer, and athlete born on November 14, 1954, in Yffiniac. He competed in road bicycle racing and was a member of the Renault, Gitane, and La Vie claire teams. His nickname is Le Blaireau. Hinault won the Tour de France in 1978, 1979, 1981, and 1982, and also participated in the Vuelta a España. He has received the awards of Knight of the Legion of Honour and Officer of the Legion of Honour.
In addition to his athletic career, Hinault is an author with works including *Vélo tout-terrain*, *Vélo*, *Le Tour de France*, and *Road Racing Technique and Training*. He speaks French and stands 175 centimeters tall.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 14 nov 1954
- Works
- 11
Top works
- Vélo tout-terrain
- Vélo
- Le Tour de France
- Road Racing Technique and Training
- Bernard Hinault
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Acting · Yffiniac, Côtes-d'Armor, France
Bernard Hinault (born 14 November 1954) is a French former professional road cyclist. With 147 professional victories, including five times the Tour de France, he is often named among the greatest cyclists of all time. In his career, Hinault entered a total of thirteen Grand Tours. He abandoned one of them while in the lead, finished in 2nd place on two occasions and won the other ten, putting…
Known for
- Dictionnaire amoureux du Tour de France — Self2025
- Slaying the Badger — Self2014
- The Unexpected Getaway — Self2012
- Chacun son tour — Self (archive footage)1996
- Chambéry-Les Arcs — Self1996
- Nulle part ailleurs — Self1987
- Sacrée soirée — Self1987
- The High Life — Self1986
- Champs-Elysées — Self1982
- Les Rendez-vous du dimanche — Self1975
via TMDB
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 3
- Total plays
- 3
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- The Third International Consensus Definitions for Sepsis and Septic Shock (Sepsis-3)
· 2016 · cited 23,631x
- <scp>CHARMM</scp>: A program for macromolecular energy, minimization, and dynamics calculations
· 1983 · cited 13,595x
- <i>Planck</i>
2018 results
· 2020 · cited 13,350x
- Market Orientation: The Construct, Research Propositions, and Managerial Implications
· 1990 · cited 13,175x
- Market Orientation: Antecedents and Consequences
· 1993 · cited 12,954x
via Crossref · CC0
Key facts
- Full name
- Bernard Hinault
- Nickname
- Le Blaireau (The Badger) Le Patron (The Boss)
- Born
- ( 1954-11-14 ) 14 November 1954 (age 71) , Yffiniac , France
- Height
- 1.74 m (5 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in)
- Weight
- 62 kg (137 lb; 9 st 11 lb)
- Discipline
- Road
- Role
- Rider
- Rider type
- All-rounder
- 1975 1977
- Gitane–Campagnolo
- 1978 1983
- Renault–Gitane–Campagnolo
- 1984 1986
- La Vie Claire
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Bernard Hinault ( pronounced [bɛʁ.naʁ i.no]; born 14 November 1954) is a French former professional road cyclist. With 147 professional victories, including five times the Tour de France, he is often named among the greatest cyclists of all time. In his career, Hinault entered a total of thirteen Grand Tours. He abandoned one of them while in the lead, finished in 2nd place on two occasions and won the other ten, putting him one behind Merckx for the all-time record. No rider since Hinault has achieved more than seven.
Hinault started cycling as an amateur in his native Brittany. After a successful amateur career, he signed with the Gitane–Campagnolo team to turn professional in 1975. He took breakthrough victories at both the Liège–Bastogne–Liège classic and the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré stage race in 1977. In 1978, he won his first two Grand Tours: the Vuelta a España and the Tour de France. In the following years, he was the most successful professional cyclist, adding another Tour victory in 1979 and a win at the 1980 Giro d'Italia. Although a knee injury forced him to quit the 1980 Tour de France while in the lead, he returned to win the World Championship road race later in the year. He added another Tour victory in 1981, before completing his first Giro-Tour double in 1982.
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