Régis Ovion (born 3 March 1949) is a French former road racing cyclist. As an amateur he won the individual world title and the

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in 1971 and placed 15th in the

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at the

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. After the Olympics he turned professional and rode the

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in 1973–78 and 1980–81 with the best result of tenth place in 1973.

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* 1949 births Living people French male cyclists Cyclists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists of France Sportspeople from Essonne Cyclists from Île-de-France 20th-century French people {{France-cycling-bio-1940s-stub