Person Open DS/UK/13062 Bobet; Jean (22 February 1930-27 July 2022); French road racing cyclist Bobet Jean 22 February 1930-27 July 2022 French road racing cyclist Male (cisgender) Saint-Méen-le-Grand, France (born)

French Sport | Road bicycle White No known disability No known religious affiliation Sibling of Louison Bobet (cyclist) Heterosexual Jean Bobet was a French road bicycle racer. He won the world students' championship as an amateur and then, as a professional, Paris–Nice in 1955, Genoa–Nice in 1956 and the Circuit du Morbihan in 1953. He came third in Milan–San Remo in 1953. He rode from 1949 to 1959, including all three Grand Tours. Jean later became a journalist. He became head of sport at Radio Luxembourg, wrote for L'Équipe and then Le Monde. He made occasional contributions to Miroir du Cyclisme and still (2008) appears on television, notably in retrospective programmes. He was instrumental in forming a museum in his brother's memory in Saint-Méen-le-Grand. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Bobet (2023) International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHdroberts 2/24/2014 RAHAKirkbride 11/1/2023 66b2d212-dc2c-486f-bbf5-f285a455e5b0