Sébastien Chavanel (born 21 March 1981 in Châtellerault) is a retired French professional road bicycle racer who last rode for UCI ProTeam FDJ.[1] He is a younger brother, by just under 2 years, to fellow professional cyclist Sylvain Chavanel.
 Chavanel at the 2010 Four Days of Dunkirk | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Sébastien Chavanel |
| Born | 21 March 1981 Châtellerault, France |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Sprinter |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2001 | VC Loudun |
| 2002 | Vendée U |
| Professional teams | |
| 2003–2006 | Brioches La Boulangère |
| 2007–2010 | Française des Jeux |
| 2011–2013 | Team Europcar |
| 2014–2016 | FDJ.fr |
| Major wins | |
| GP de Denain (2007) Tour de Picardie (2008) | |
After three seasons with Team Europcar, Chavanel returned to FDJ.fr for the 2014 season.[1] At the 2015 Tour of Flanders, Chavanel sustained right thigh hematoma as a neutral service car rammed his team car which was stopped behind him to change his bike's wheel.[2]
By finishing in last place in the 2015 Tour de France, he was that year's lanterne rouge rider.[3]
Major results
edit- 2002
- 1st La Côte Picarde
- 1st Stage 3 Ronde de l'Isard
- 5th Overall Tour du Loir-et-Cher
- 1st Stages 1 & 4
- 7th Road race, UCI Road World Under-23 Championships
- 2003
- Tour de l'Avenir
- 1st Stages 2 & 3
- 2004
- Tour de l'Avenir
- 1st
Points classification - 1st Stages 2, 4 & 5
- 1st
- 1st Stage 5 Tour de Wallonie
- 4th Overall Tour de Picardie
- 2006
- 1st Stage 3 GP Internacional da Costa Azul
- 2007
- 1st Overall French Road Cycling Cup
- 1st Grand Prix de Denain
- Étoile de Bessèges
- 1st
Points classification - 1st Stage 5
- 1st
- 1st Stage 3 Tour de Picardie
- 1st Stage 3 Tour de Poitou-Charentes et de la Vienne
- 2nd Tro-Bro Léon
- 3rd Grand Prix d'Isbergues
- 4th Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
- 5th Châteauroux Classic de l Indre
- 2008
- 1st Overall Tour de Picardie
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Stage 4
- 1st
- 2nd Grand Prix de la Ville de Rennes
- 2009
- 3rd Nokere Koerse
- 5th Paris–Bourges
- 2010
- 5th Paris–Bourges
- 6th Grand Prix de Denain
- 10th Paris–Tours
- 2011
- 1st Stage 2 Circuit de Lorraine
- 3rd La Roue Tourangelle
- 5th Overall Tour de Wallonie
- 6th Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
- 8th Le Samyn
- 9th Overall Driedaagse van West Vlaanderen
- 2012
- 2nd Neuseen Classics
- 7th Overall Tour de Picardie
- 7th Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
References
edit- ^ a b "Sébastien Chavanel signs for FDJ.fr". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 11 October 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
- ^ Gregor Brown (6 April 2015). "Teams left angry after Tour of Flanders neutral service car incidents". Cycling Weekly. IPC Media Sports & Leisure network. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ^ "Tour de France 2015: Lanterne Rouge - stage 21". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
External links
edit- Sébastien Chavanel at UCI
- Sébastien Chavanel at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Sébastien Chavanel at ProCyclingStats
- Sébastien Chavanel at Cycling Quotient
- Sébastien Chavanel at CycleBase
- Sébastien Chavanel at trap-friis.dk
- Europcar Profile
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