Christian Raymond

Christian Raymond (born 24 December 1943) is a French former professional road bicycle racer. In 1970 Raymond won a stage in the 1970 Tour de France. He also competed in the individual road race at the 1964 Summer Olympics.

Raymond's 12-year-old daughter was the source of the nickname of the great cyclist Eddy Merckx. Raymond was a rider in the Peugeot team in 1969. When he explained to his daughter how the race had gone, she said: "That Belgian, he doesn't even leave you the crumbs... he's a cannibal." The nickname stuck.

Major results

 * 1964
 * 1st Overall Route de France
 * 1st Stages 6 & 7
 * 1st Stage 9 Tour de l'Avenir


 * 1965
 * 2nd Overall Tour de l'Oise
 * 3rd Manx Trophy
 * 10th Overall Grand Prix du Midi Libre


 * 1966
 * 4th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
 * 1st Stage 3
 * 6th Overall Tour de l'Oise


 * 1967
 * 5th GP Ouest-France
 * 6th Critérium International


 * 1969
 * 2nd Ronde de Seignelay
 * 8th Critérium International


 * 1970
 * 1st Stage 19 Tour de France
 * 3rd Road race, National Road Championships
 * 7th Overall Paris–Nice
 * 10th Critérium International


 * 1971
 * 1st Stage 3 Grand Prix du Midi Libre
 * 2nd Overall Tour d'Indre-et-Loire
 * 3rd Overall Tour de Corse
 * 1st Stage 1a


 * 1972
 * 1st Prologue (TTT) Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
 * 3rd Paris–Camembert
 * 5th Critérium International


 * 1974
 * 1st Circuit des genêts verts
 * 1st Stage 4 Tour de Romandie
 * 2nd Critérium International
 * 3rd Overall Tour d'Indre-et-Loire