Jean Bidot (1905 – 1986) was a French professional cyclist from 1926 to 1939 and was nicknamed the "Strategist".

Winner of the Criterium des Aiglons in 1926, aged 21,[1] he won the Circuit de Paris in 1928.

Jean Bidot professional career commenced in 1926 by winning the Criterium des Aiglons,[1] a race reserved for professional riders under 30 who had not yet won a major race.

In 1930 Bidot traveled to Australia with Joseph Mauclair to compete in two stage races, the Sydney to Melbourne covering 700 miles (1,100 km) and the Tour of Tasmania covering 303 miles (488 km).

France insisted that the managers of its national teams had no interest in any of the riders' sponsors so when he accepted a job with the Simplex derailleur company, he had to give up managing the team.