Personal information | |
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Born | Montpellier, France | 6 September 1957
Team information | |
Current team | Retired |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Professional teams | |
1979 | Flandria–Ça va seul |
1980–1982 | Renault–Gitane |
1983–1984 | Wolber–Spidel |
1985 | André Trioulier–ELM Leblanc |
1986 | Miko–Carlos |
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