Louis Garneau

Personal information
Full name	Louis Garneau
Date of birth	August 9, 1958 (1958-08-09) (age 51)
Country	Canada
Team information
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Infobox last updated on:
18 December 2007

Louis Garneau, OC, CQ (born August 9, 1958, Quebec City, Quebec) is a Canadian road racing and track cyclist and cyclewear manufacturer. He is probably best known for putting his arm around Elizabeth II (breaking royal protocol) and having his photo taken.

Garneau said: "I asked for a picture and she said 'no problem', so I just put my arm around her shoulder. In sport, we do that all the time. The Queen said, 'I remember you—you were a cyclist—I hope business is good now'."^[1] Garneau was the second person known to have placed his arm around the Queen for a photograph, the first being Paul Keating, who was afterwards dubbed the "Lizard of Oz" by the British media.

Garneau was made an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1999 and a Knight of the National Order of Quebec in 1997.

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[edit] External links

• Louis Garneau's website
• BBC article about the photograph of Garneau and the Queen

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