Sébastien Joly (born 25 June 1979 in Tournon-sur-Rhône) is a French former professional road racing cyclist, who competed as a professional between 2000 and 2011.[1] In 2006, he joined the Française des Jeux on the UCI ProTour. He was diagnosed with testicular cancer on 25 June 2007, his 28th birthday. He underwent an operation and then completed radiotherapy treatment on 11 September.[2] Joly joined former team FDJ as a coach for the 2015 season.[3]
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Sébastien Joly |
| Born | 25 June 1979 Tournon, France |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Groupama–FDJ |
| Discipline | Road Directeur sportif |
| Role | Rider |
| Amateur team | |
| 1999 | Vendee U Pays-de-la-Loire |
| Professional teams | |
| 2000–2002 | Bonjour |
| 2003 | Jean Delatour |
| 2004–2005 | Crédit Agricole |
| 2006–2009 | Française des Jeux |
| 2010–2011 | Saur–Sojasun |
| Managerial teams | |
| 2013 | Team Europcar |
| 2015– | FDJ |
Major results
edit- 1999
- 1st Paris–Roubaix Espoirs
- 8th Overall Le Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux
- 2000
- 1st Stage 5 Circuit des Mines
- 2001
- 6th Tro-Bro Léon
- 2003
- 1st Route Adélie de Vitré
- Tour du Limousin
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Young rider classification
- 2005
- 1st Overall Tour du Limousin
- 1st Stage 1
- 4th Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise
- 5th Road race, National Road Championships
- 10th Brabantse Pijl
- 2007
- 1st Paris–Camembert
- 2009
- 6th Overall Circuit de Lorraine
- 1st Stage 5
- 9th Tour du Finistère
- 2011
- 6th Overall Route du Sud
- 6th Paris–Camembert
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
edit| Grand Tour | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
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— | — | — | — | — | — |
 Tour de France
|
146 | 106 | DNF | — | — | DNF |
 Vuelta a España
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— | DNF | 68 | — | DNF | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
edit- ^ "Joly retiring after 12 years in pro peloton". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 8 December 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
- ^ "Joly is back on his bike". cyclingnews.com. 31 December 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-31.
- ^ Farrand, Stephen. "FDJ aiming to win the Tour de France in the next five years". Retrieved 30 January 2015.
External links
edit- Sébastien Joly at Cycling Archives (archived)
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