Personal Life
In 1943 Robic met Raymonde Cornic, whose father owned the Rendez-vous des Bretons bar near the Gare Montparnasse in Paris. The two married four days before the 1947 Tour. They had a son, Jean-Lou, in 1948, another son, Alain, in 1949 and a daughter, Christine, in 1952. Robic's father was killed in September 1945 by the branch of a tree he was sawing and Robic acquired a house in Petit-Clamart for his mother. Robic and his wife lived in the suburb of Wissous and bought his mother a mercery shop there. His family still live in the region and have attended ceremonies in Robic's memory.
At 40, Robic took over the family bar.
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