Bim Diederich

Bim Diederich

Personal information
Full name	Jean Diederich
Nickname	Bim, Le Duc de Grammont (The Duke of Geraardsbergen)
Born	(1922-02-20)20 February 1922 Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
Died	6 December 2012(2012-12-06) (aged 90) Pétange, Luxembourg
Team information
Current team	Retired
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Major wins
3 stages Tour de France

Jean "Bim" Diederich (20 February 1922 – 6 December 2012) was a professional Luxembourgian road bicycle racer, with an impressive record in the Tour de France.

Diederich was born in Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg, and was active in competition from 1946 to 1954. He finished sixth in the road race at the 1947 Road World Championships. He had fourteen wins, including stage wins in the 1950 Tour de France (finishing in Menton), the 1951 Tour de France (from Reims to Ghent, leading the race solo over the Muur van Geraardsbergen before crossing the finish line, earning the nickname "Le Duc de Grammont" or "the Duke of Geraardsbergen"), and the 1952 Tour de France (into Namur). He wore the yellow jersey as leader of the general classification for three days during the 1951 Tour.

He was the father-in-law of cyclist Lucien Didier, and the grandfather of cyclist Laurent Didier.

Major results

1947

2nd Overall Tour de Luxembourg

6th Road race, UCI Road World Championships

1949

1st Overall Tour de Luxembourg

Athus

1950

Tour de France

Winner stage 15

2nd Overall Tour de Luxembourg

1951

Tour de France

Winner stage 2

Wearing yellow jersey for three days

2nd Overall Tour de Luxembourg

1952

Tour de France

Winner stage 5

1st Tour de Lorraine

External links

• Palmarès of Jean Bim Diederich at the Wayback Machine (archived 2007-10-18)
• Bim Diederich at Cycling Archives (archive)
• Official Tour de France results for Bim Diederich