Sylvain Chavanel
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Sylvain Chavanel |
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 70 kg (150 lb; 11 st) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Cofidis |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Major wins | |
 National Time-Trial Champion (2005, 2006)Four Days of Dunkirk (2002, 2004) Circuit de la Sarthe (2005) | |
Sylvain Chavanel (born on June 30, 1979) is a French professional road bicycle racer. He was born in Châtellerault and currently resides there. His brother Sébastien Chavanel is also a cyclist.
He started his professional career in 2000 with Jean-René Bernaudeau's team Bonjour, which then became Brioches La Boulangère in 2003. He is currently with Cofidis. Now he is going for 2 years to the Belgian team Quick Step.
Races won
- 2001
- 6th, overall, Tour de Picardie
- 2002
- 1st, Overall, Four Days of Dunkirk
- 1st, Trophée des Grimpeurs
- 2nd, Overall, Tour du Poitou Charentes et de la Vienne
- 3rd, Overall, Tour de Belgique
- 9th, Overall, Danmark Rundt
- 2003
- 1st, Tour du Haut Var
- 5th, Overall, Circuit Cycliste Sarthe et Pays de la Loire
- 1st, Stage 4
- 2nd, Overall, Tour du Poitou Charentes et de la Vienne
- 2th, A travers le Morbihan
- 3rd, Overall, Tour Méditerranéen
- 4th, Overall, 3-Länder-Tour
- 5th, Overall, Critérium International
- 5th, Paris-Bourges
- 9th, Overall, Paris-Corrèze
- 2004
- 1st, Overall, Tour of Belgium
- 1st, Overall, Four Days of Dunkirk
- 1st, Overall, Tour du Poitou Charentes et de la Vienne
- 1st, Stage 3 and 4
- 1st, Polynormande
- 4th, National Elite Championships
- 4th, National Time Trial Championships
- 5th, Paris-Camembert
- 5th, Trophée des Grimpeurs
- 9th, Overall, Tour Méditerranéen
- 10th, Overall, Critérium International
- 14th, Overall, Paris-Nice
- 2005
- 1st, Overall, Tour du Poitou Charentes et de la Vienne
- 1st, Overall, Circuit Cycliste Sarthe et Pays de la Loire
- 1st, Stage 5
- 1st,
France National Time Trial Championships - 1st, Duo Normand (with Thierry Marichal)
- 9th, Overall, Tour de Pologne
- 2006
- 1st, Tour du Poitou Charentes et de la Vienne
- 1st, France National Time Trial Champion
- 7th, Overall, Paris-Corrèze
- 12th, Overall, Critérium International
- 15th, Overall, Paris-Nice
- 2007
- 3rd, Trophée des Grimpeurs
- 4th, Overall, Critérium International
- 10th, Overall, Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
- 16th, Vuelta a España
- 17th, Overall, Paris-Nice
- Tour de France
- King of the Mountains Classification Leader during 3 days
- 2008
- 1st, France National Time Trial Championships
- 1st, Dwars door Vlaanderen
- 1st, Brabantse Pijl
- 9th, Overall, Paris - Nice
- 1st, Stage 7
- 1st, Stage 5, Tour Méditerranéen
- 1st, Stage 4, Volta a Catalunya
- 2nd, Overall, Volta ao Algarve
Combative rider for Stage 2, 6 & 19, Tour de France
1st, King of the Mountains Classification after stage 6, Tour de France
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