Raphaël Géminiani

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Raphaël Géminiani (born June 12, 1925 in Clermont-Ferrand ) is a French cyclist who was active from 1943 to 1960. In France he was nicknamed le grand fusil (English: "the big gun").

After his active career, he became the sporting director of the Saint Raphael-Géminiani-Dunlop cycling team and was able to achieve several tour victories with Jacques Anquetil . He is still a highly respected figure in the French cycling world today.

Raphaël Géminiani at the 2010
Brive-la-Gaillarde Book Fair

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