Marc Madiot

Marc Madiot (born April 16, 1959 in Renazé , France ) is a former French cyclist . He began his professional career in 1980 and was active until 1994. In 1997 he returned to cycling as manager of the Française des Jeux cycling team.

Athletic career

Madiot's greatest success as an amateur was winning the Paris – Roubaix race for amateurs. Madiot began his professional career with the successful Renault team . Madiot mainly focused on road racing , but was also able to celebrate some successes in cyclocross . In 1982 he became French cyclocross champion. On the road, his two victories at Paris – Roubaix and stage victories in major tours were his most important.

As early as 1995 Madiot had the idea of founding a cycling team that promotes young riders and to whom he can pass on his experiences. While looking for sponsors, he came across the state lottery company La Française des Jeux . The company was looking for a new presence to present itself to customers. The popular sport of cycling appeared to be a good option. In 1997 the team La Française des Jeux was founded . In addition to road racing , the team was also geared towards cyclocross races. The team celebrated success from the start. In 1997, Frédéric Guesdon Paris-Roubaix and Davide Rebellin won the Clásica San Sebastián and the championship in Zurich .

Familiar

Marc Madiot is the brother of Yvon Madiot (* 1962), who was also active as a cyclist and was, among other things, French champion in cyclo-cross racing .