Sébastien Delfosse (born 29 November 1982) is a

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former professional

road bicycle race Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professional form of bicycle racing, in terms of numbers of competitors, events and spectators. The two most common ...

r, who rode professionally between 2008 and 2018 for the and teams. He has also worked as a directeur sportif for Belgian amateur team Pesant Club Liégeois.

Career

Born in

Oupeye Oupeye (; wa, Oûpêye) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of liège, Belgium. On January 1, 2006, Oupeye had a total population of 23,581. The total area is 36.11 km² which gives a population density of 653 inhabitant ...

and prior to turning professional, Delfosse also competed for the team. Having previously taken a podium finish at the 2012

Classic Loire Atlantique Classic Loire Atlantique is a road bicycle race held annually in the French department of Loire-Atlantique. Since 2011, it is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing Roa ...

, Delfosse achieved his first two professional UCI victories within the space of a week, in May

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. His first victory came at the Circuit de Wallonie in Lambusart, when he managed to fend off the rest of the field and soloed to victory, having been part of the early breakaway of the race. The following weekend, Delfosse won the 1.1-rated

Rund um Köln The Rund um Köln is a classic cycling race around the German city of Cologne. Since 2005 it is part of the UCI Europe Tour, being organised as 1.1 race (in 2007 the race was categorised as 1.HC). It is one of the oldest cycling races still run ...

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, after again featuring in the race breakaway. Delfosse out-sprinted two other riders for the honours, beating

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and

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at the finish. Delfosse moved to the team for the 2014 season, after his previous team – – folded.

Personal life

Delfosse's older sister Kathy also competed professionally. Following his retirement from the professional peloton, Delfosse became a salesman at a Decathlon sporting goods store in

Verviers Verviers (; wa, Vervî) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium. The municipality consists of the following districts: Ensival, Heusy, Lambermont, Petit-Rechain, Stembert, and Verviers. It is also ...

Major results

;2006 : 7th Overall

Le Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux Le Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux is a Belgian cycling road race. It was first held in 1996. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 2.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing compe ...

: 8th Vlaamse Havenpijl ;2007 : 1st Kattekoers : 1st

Flèche Ardennaise The Flèche Ardennaise is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in June in the province of Liège, Belgium. Since 2010, the race is organized as a 1.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle ...

: 3rd Romsée–Stavelot–Romsée ;2009 : 4th

Dwars door het Hageland Dwars door het Hageland is a cycling race held annually in Belgium. Up until 2019, it was a part of the UCI Europe Tour as a category 1.1 event, though between 2010 and 2012, it was a category 1.2 event. In 2020, the race was promoted to the newl ...

;2010 : 2nd GP José Dubois : 3rd Profkoers Sint-Niklaas ;2011 : 1st GP José Dubois : 5th Bolinne–Harlue : 7th

Heistse Pijl The Heistse Pijl is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in June around the municipality of Heist-op-den-Berg, Belgium. Since 2016, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of r ...

: 10th Kattekoers ;2012 : 3rd

: 4th Bolinne–Harlue : 7th Overall

Tour de Luxembourg The Tour de Luxembourg is an annual stage race in professional road bicycle racing held in Luxembourg. The Tour de Luxembourg is classified as a 2.Pro race, the highest rating below the World Tour, by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), th ...

;2013 : 1st

Circuit de Wallonie Circuit de Wallonie is a cycling race held annually in Belgium since 1966. It has been part of the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycli ...

: 1st

: 3rd

Polynormande The Polynormande is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in August in the region of Normandy, France. Between 1980 and 2002 it was a criterium. Since 2003, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental ...

: 7th

: 10th Volta Limburg Classic ;2014 : 2nd

La Drôme Classic La Drôme Classic ( en, The Drôme Classic) is an elite men's road bicycle racing event held annually in the Drôme region of France, held by the Ruoms Cyclisme Organisation. It is run as part of a weekend of racing in the south Ardèche, known ...

: 2nd Cholet-Pays de Loire : 3rd Overall Tour de Bretagne ::1st Jersey grey

Combination classification : 5th Overall Four Days of Dunkirk : 5th

: 9th

Route Adélie Route Adélie de Vitré is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in April in a circuit around Vitré, France. Between 1980 and 1995 it was called ''Tour d'Armorique''. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe T ...

;2015 : 1st Jersey white

Overall Tour de Bretagne : 1st jersey green

Sprints classification

Tour de Wallonie The Tour de Wallonie is a stage race cycling race on the UCI Europe Tour. It runs in Wallonia, the French-speaking part of Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northw ...

: 3rd

: 4th

Internationale Wielertrofee Jong Maar Moedig The Internationale Wielertrofee Jong Maar Moedig was a professional cycling race held annually in Belgium between 1985 and 2019. It was first held in 1985 under the name Grand Prix Jerry Blondel. In 1987 it was renamed Trophée Cycliste Internati ...

: 6th

Dwars door de Vlaamse Ardennen The Dwars door de Vlaamse Ardennen is a cycling race held annually in the province of East Flanders, Belgium. It is part of the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing Road bicycle racing is the cycle spo ...

: 7th Velothon Wales : 8th

: 9th

Paris–Camembert Paris–Camembert (also Paris–Camembert Trophée Lepetit or Paris–Camembert Lepetit) is a semi classic held annually in April. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. The route of the race has varied over t ...

;2016 : 7th Overall Tour de Bretagne : 10th

;2017 : 1st

References

External links

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Crelan-Euphony profile
* * 1982 births Living people People from Oupeye Belgian male cyclists Cyclists from Liège Province {{Belgium-cycling-bio-1980s-stub