- Sylvain Chavanel
Infobox Cyclist
ridername = Sylvain Chavanel
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fullname = Sylvain Chavanel
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dateofbirth = birth date and age|1979|6|30
country = FRA
height = height|m=1.82
weight = convert|70|kg|lb st|abbr=on|lk=on
currentteam = Cofidis
discipline = Road
role = Rider
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amateuryears =
proyears = 2000-2004
2005-2008
2009-
proteams = Brioches La Boulangère
Cofidis
Quick Step
majorwins = flagicon|FRA National Time-Trial Champion (2005, 2006 & 2008)
Four Days of Dunkirk (2002, 2004)
Circuit de la Sarthe (2005)
Tour de France, 1 stage
updated =July 13 ,2007 Sylvain Chavanel (born
June 30 ,1979 ) is a French professionalroad bicycle racer . He was born inChâtellerault and currently resides there. His brotherSébastien 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 completing the season with Cofidis, but for the next two years will ride with the Belgian Classics super-team,Quick Step .Major achievements
;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 : 2nd,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, FRA National Time Trial Championships: 1st,Duo Normand (withThierry Marichal ): 9th, Overall,Tour de Pologne ;2006: 1st,Tour du Poitou Charentes et de la Vienne : 1st, FRA 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, FRA 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 : 61st Overall, Tour de France:::: Combative rider for Stages 2, 6 & 19:: 1st, King of the Mountains Classification after stage 6::1st, Stage 19:Roanne -Montluçon :Vuelta a España:: 1st, General Classification after Stage 6External links
* [http://www.chavanel.org/ Fan club]
Persondata
NAME= Chavanel, Sylvain
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=Road racing cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH=1979-06-30
PLACE OF BIRTH=Châtellerault ,France
DATE OF DEATH=
PLACE OF DEATH=
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