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| Full name | Christian Raymond | ||
| Born | December 24, 1943 Avrillé, France |
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| Discipline | Road | ||
| Role | Rider | ||
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| Infobox last updated on July 15, 2008 |
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Christian Raymond (Avrillé, 24 December 1943) was a French professional road bicycle racer. In 1970, Raymond won a stage in the 1970 Tour de France.
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.[1][2][3]