Bim Diederich


Jean "Bim" Diederich 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, the 1951 Tour de France, and the 1952 Tour de France. 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
;1949
;1950
;1951
;1952