Gilles Delion (born 5 August 1966) is a French former road bicycle racer. His greatest achievements include winning the Giro di Lombardia in 1990 and the young rider classification in the 1990 Tour de France.
 Delion at the 1993 Paris–Nice | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Gilles Delion |
| Born | 5 August 1966 Saint-Étienne, France |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 1988 | Weinmann–La Suisse–SMM Uster |
| 1989–1992 | Helvetia–La Suisse |
| 1993–1994 | Castorama |
| 1995 | Chazal–König |
| 1996 | Aki–Gipiemme |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
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Early in his career, Delion was seen as a great promise, but Delion ended his career in 1996,[1] saying that at that point doping was widespread in the cycling peloton,[2] and that all French teams were involved.[3] Willy Voet wrote in his book "Massacre à la chaîne" that Delion was against doping, and that other cyclists ridiculed Delion for that.[4]
Major results
edit- 1988
- 3rd Overall Ronde de l'Isard
- 3rd Grand Prix des Amériques
- 1989
- 1st Gran Premio di Lugano
- 2nd Overall Tour de Romandie
- 2nd Giro di Lombardia
- 3rd GP Ouest–France
- 7th Giro dell'Emilia
- 7th Milano–Torino
- 1990
- 1st Young rider classification, Tour de France
- 1st Giro di Lombardia
- 2nd Overall Critérium International
- 1st Stage 2
- 2nd Giro dell'Emilia
- 2nd Giro del Lazio
- 3rd Overall Tirreno–Adriatico
- 3rd Milan–San Remo
- 3rd Milano–Torino
- 5th UCI Road World Cup
- 9th Züri-Metzgete
- 1991
- 4th Wincanton Classic
- 9th Overall Tour Méditerranéen
- 1992
- 1st Classique des Alpes
- 1st Stage 7 Tour de France
- 3rd Grand Prix La Marseillaise
- 4th Overall Tour Méditerranéen
- 1993
- Mi-Août Bretonne
- 1st Stages 3 & 8
- 3rd Overall Tour du Limousin
- 5th Overall Tour Méditerranéen
- 10th Giro dell'Emilia
- 1994
- 1st Grand Prix de Rennes
- 1st Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise
- 2nd Overall Tour de l'Ain
- 1st Stage 2
References
edit- ^ "Stars that Fade – to enter the Black Hole". Cyclingnews. May 1996. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- ^ "Doping widespread according to riders". Cyclingnews. 17 January 1997. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- ^ "UCI powerless over the rumours". Cyclingnews. 24 January 1997. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- ^ "Willy Voet goes for the jugular in his book". Cyclingnews. 20 May 1999. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
External links
edit- Profile by velo-club.net (in French)
- Cyclisme-dopage profile
- Gilles Delion at Cycling Archives (archived)
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