Sébastien Chavanel

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Sébastien Chavanel
Chavanel at the 2010 Four Days of Dunkirk
Personal information
Full nameSébastien Chavanel
Born (1981-03-21) 21 March 1981 (age 43)
Châtellerault, France
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeSprinter
Amateur teams
2001VC Loudun
2002Vendée U
Professional teams
2003–2006Brioches La Boulangère
2007–2010Française des Jeux
2011–2013Team Europcar
2014–2016FDJ.fr
Major wins
GP de Denain (2007)
Tour de Picardie (2008)

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.

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 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 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
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]

  1. ^ a b "Sébastien Chavanel signs for FDJ.fr". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 11 October 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Tour de France 2015: Lanterne Rouge - stage 21". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 July 2015.

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