Christophe Rinero (born 29 December 1973 in Moissac) is a French former professional road racing cyclist. His sporting career began with CA Castelsarrazin.[1] Rinero's greatest achievements have been to win the Tour de l'Avenir in 1998 and the King of the Mountains in the 1998 Tour de France. He retired at the end of 2008.
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Christophe Rinero |
| Born | 29 December 1973 Moissac, France |
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 1996 | Mutuelle de Seine-et-Marne |
| 1997–2001 | Cofidis |
| 2002–2003 | Saint-Quentin–Oktos |
| 2004–2005 | R.A.G.T. Semences–MG Rover |
| 2006–2007 | Saunier Duval–Prodir |
| 2008 | Agritubel |
| Major wins | |
| Grand Tours | |
Career
editAfter riding for second and third division teams from 2002 to 2005 he returned to the UCI ProTour in 2006 to ride with Saunier Duval–Prodir.[2] He renewed with Saunier Duval–Prodir for the 2007 season.[3] Rinero went to the 2007 Tour de France as a domestique for Iban Mayo. He was the only French rider on their squad for the Tour.[4] During stage 16 he was in the break of the day, he won the first intermediate sprint.[5]
Rinero left Saunier Duval–Prodir after two seasons heading to Agritubel for his final year as a professional cyclist.[6]
Major results
edit- 1996
- 3rd Overall Tour de l'Ain
- 1st Stage 1
- 1998
- 1st
Overall Tour de l'Avenir
- 1st Stages 7 & 9
- 1st Stage 1 Tour du Limousin
- 2nd Overall Grand Prix du Midi Libre
- 1st Stage 2
- 3rd Châteauroux Classic
- 4th Overall Tour de France
- 6th GP Ouest–France
- 8th Route Adélie
- 2002
- Tour du Limousin
- 1st Mountains classification
- 1st Stage 2
- 3rd Boucles de l'Aulne
- 8th Overall Tour de Picardie
- 2003
- 3rd Overall Tour de la Somme
- 5th Grand Prix de Wallonie
- 2004
- 8th Grand Prix de Wallonie
- 2005
- 2nd Overall Criterium des Espoirs
- 6th Grand Prix de Wallonie
- 7th GP de la Ville de Rennes
- 2008
- 10th Overall Rhône-Alpes Isère Tour
References
edit- ^ Dossier du Presse RAGT Semences. Saint-Malo: Agence Windward. 2005. p. 17.
- ^ Sunderland, Sabine; Jones, Jeff (27 September 2005). "Rinero looking to move on". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ "2007 Saunier Duval-Prodir is ready". cyclingnews.com. 2 February 2007. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ Quénet, Jean-François (1 June 2007). "No Giro stars for Saunier Duval at the Tour de France". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ "Tour de France 2007: Stage 16 Results". cyclingnews.com. 29 July 2007. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ Stokes, Shane (6 January 2008). "Casper, Moreau boost Agritubel". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ "Christophe Rinero". FirstCycling.com. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ "Christophe Rinero". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
External links
edit- Profile at Saunier Duval-Prodir official website
- Christophe Rinero at trap-friis.dk
- Christophe Rinero at UCI
- Christophe Rinero at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Christophe Rinero at ProCyclingStats
- Christophe Rinero at Cycling Quotient
- Christophe Rinero at CycleBase
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