Régis Ovion | |
Fullname: | Régis Ovion |
Birth Date: | 3 March 1949 |
Birth Place: | Vigneux-sur-Seine, France |
Height: | 177cm (70inches) |
Weight: | 64kg (141lb) |
Discipline: | Road |
Role: | Rider |
Amateuryears1: | 1969–1971 |
Amateurteam1: | AC Boulogne-Billancourt |
Proyears1: | 1972–1979 |
Proyears2: | 1980 |
Proyears3: | 1981–1982 |
Show-Medals: | yes |
Régis Ovion (born 3 March 1949) is a French former road racing cyclist.[1] As an amateur he won the individual world title and the Tour de l'Avenir in 1971 and placed 15th in the road race at the 1972 Summer Olympics.[2] After the Olympics he turned professional and rode the Tour de France in 1973–78 and 1980–81 with the best result of tenth place in 1973.[3] He also won the French National Road Race Championships in 1975.