Christian Levavasseur (born 6 March 1956 in

Dinan Dinan (; ) is a walled Breton town and a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in northwestern France. On 1 January 2018, the former commune of Léhon was merged into Dinan. Geography Its geographical setting is exceptional. Instead o ...

) is a retired French cyclist, who won the

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in the

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Biography

Levavasseur became cadet champion of Brittany in 1973, and was professional from 1978 to 1985. After his professional career, he returned to amateur cycling in Brittany.

Career achievements

Major results

;1977 : 1st Stage 11

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;1979 : 1st Stage 6

Vuelta a España The Vuelta a España (; en, Tour of Spain) is an annual multi-stage bicycle race primarily held in Spain, while also occasionally making passes through nearby countries. Inspired by the success of the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia, the ...

;1980 : 1st Route Nivernaise : 5th

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: 10th

Grand Prix de Mauléon-Moulins Grand Prix Cholet-Pays de la Loire is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in March in Cholet, France. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle ra ...

;1981 : 1st Grand Prix de la Cote Normande : 2nd

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: 2nd Overall Grand Prix du Midi Libre ;1983 : 2nd

;1984 : 2nd Overall

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: 5th

GP Ouest France-Plouay The Bretagne Classic, also called Bretagne Classic Ouest–France, is an elite cycling classic held annually in late summer around the Breton village of Plouay in western France. The race was originally named Grand–Prix de Plouay and, from 19 ...

: 5th

;1985 : 10th

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Grand tour results

Tour de France

Levavasseur rode the

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five times, of which he finished four times.Tour de France results
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1979 Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the '' International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the '' Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the so ...

: 51 * 1980 : 44 (winner of the

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) *

1981 Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensiv ...

: 77 * 1982 : Did not finish (DNF) *

1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeas ...

: 110

Vuelta a España

: DNF ** winner one stage (held golden jersey for 1 week)

References

External links

Palmarès of Christian Levavasseur
* French male cyclists French Vuelta a España stage winners 1956 births Living people People from Dinan Sportspeople from Côtes-d'Armor Cyclists from Brittany {{France-cycling-bio-1950s-stub