Jacques Goddet

French sports journalist

Jacques Goddet (French pronunciation: [ʒak ɡɔdɛ]; 21 June 1905 – 15 December 2000) was a French sports journalist and director of the Tour de France road cycling race from 1936 to 1986. Goddet was born and died in Paris. His father, Victor Goddet, was co-founder and finance director of L'Auto, the newspaper that organised the first Tour in 1903.

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