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Bernard Hinault

1954 - Today

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Bernard Hinault (pronounced [bɛʁ.naʁ i.no]; born 14 November 1954) is a French former professional road cyclist. With 147 professional victories, including five times the Tour de France, he is often named among the greatest cyclists of all time. In his career, Hinault entered a total of thirteen Grand Tours. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bernard Hinault has received more than 1,023,393 page views. His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 42 in 2019). Bernard Hinault is the 8th most popular cyclist (down from 7th in 2019), the 1,292nd most popular biography from France (up from 1,574th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular French Cyclist.

Bernard Hinault is most famous for winning the Tour de France five times in his career. He was also the first cyclist to win all three of the Grand Tours - the Tour de France, the Giro d'Italia, and the Vuelta a España.

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Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Bernard Hinault ranks 8 out of 1,613. Before him are Fausto Coppi, Federico Bahamontes, Jacques Anquetil, Raymond Poulidor, Gino Bartali, and Maurice Garin. After him are Lucien Petit-Breton, Miguel Induráin, Felice Gimondi, Lance Armstrong, Hugo Koblet, and Joop Zoetemelk.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Bernard Hinault ranks 42. Before him are Paolo Gentiloni, Carlos Ghosn, Gianna Nannini, Aleksander Kwaśniewski, Velupillai Prabhakaran, and Kathleen Turner. After him are Eric Gerets, Ron Howard, Rene Russo, Andrej Babiš, Prayut Chan-o-cha, and Dennis Quaid.

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In France

Among people born in France, Bernard Hinault ranks 1,292 out of 6,770. Before him are Louise Marie Adélaïde de Bourbon, Duchess of Orléans (1753), Max Linder (1883), Dalmatius (350), Margaret of France, Duchess of Berry (1523), Antoine Destutt de Tracy (1754), and Gérard Debreu (1921). After him are Clément Marot (1495), Louis-Claude Daquin (1694), Ernest Gellner (1925), Emmanuel Mounier (1905), Michel Butor (1926), and Jean-Louis Barrault (1910).

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Among CYCLISTS In France

Among cyclists born in France, Bernard Hinault ranks 3. Before him are Jacques Anquetil (1934), and Raymond Poulidor (1936). After him are Lucien Petit-Breton (1882), Henri Cornet (1884), Roger Pingeon (1940), Laurent Fignon (1960), Octave Lapize (1887), François Faber (1887), Louison Bobet (1925), Louis Trousselier (1881), and Roger Walkowiak (1927).

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