Francis Moreau (born 21 July 1965) is a French former professional

racing cyclist Cycle sport is competitive physical activity using bicycles. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, cyclo-cross, mountain bike racing, track cycling, BMX, and cycle speedway. Non-racing cycling s ...

from Saint-Quentin. He turned professional in 1989 and retired 12 years later at the end of 2000. A pursuit specialist, Moreau was a frequent medalist and the

UCI Track Cycling World Championships The UCI Track Cycling World Championships are the set of world championship events for the various disciplines and distances in track cycling. They are regulated by the Union Cycliste Internationale. Before 1900, they were administered by the UCI ...

, winning the pursuit in 1991. He was also part of the gold medal winning team at the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

, who set a new Olympic record with a time of 4:05:930. On the road, Moreau finished 132nd at the

1991 Tour de France The 1991 Tour de France was the 78th edition of the Tour de France, taking place from 6 to 28 July. The total race distance was 22 stages over . The race was won by Miguel Indurain, whose Banesto team also won the team classification. The points ...

and 113th in

1994 File:1994 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1994 Winter Olympics are held in Lillehammer, Norway; The Kaiser Permanente building after the 1994 Northridge earthquake; A model of the MS Estonia, which sank in the Baltic Sea; Nelson ...

- despite the death of his father on 9 July; his father had said that he would not want his son to drop out in mourning. In 1995 he finished 5th in the

Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan Grand Prix du Morbihan is a single-day men's road bicycle race held annually in May around Plumelec, in the region of Brittany, France. Since 2020, the race is organised as a 1.Pro event on the UCI ProSeries The UCI ProSeries is the second tie ...

and came 9th in the 1996 Paris–Roubaix.

Major results

;1987 :1st Stage 1,

Circuit de la Sarthe The Circuit des 24 Heures du Mans, also known as Circuit de la Sarthe (after the 1906 French Grand Prix triangle circuit) located in Le Mans, Sarthe, France, is a semi-permanent motorsport race course, chiefly known as the venue for the 24 Ho ...

;1988 :2nd Segré :3rd Amiens - Beaurains, Amateurs, Beaurains :2nd Prix Frequence Nord, Amateurs ;1990 :2nd UCI Track Cycling World Championships - Men's Individual Pursuit :2nd

Chrono des Herbiers Chrono des Nations – Les Herbiers Vendée is a single-day individual time trial road bicycle race held annually in October in Les Herbiers, Vendée, France. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. It was orig ...

:2nd

Duo Normand The Duo Normand is a two-man team time trial (against the clock) for elite racing cyclists. Held annually at Marigny-le-Lozon in Normandy Normandy (; french: link=no, Normandie ; nrf, Normaundie, Nouormandie ; from Old French , plural of '' ...

:3rd Stage 3 Tour Méditerranéen, Marignane :1st Stage 1, Paris–Nice, Paris ;1991 :1st UCI Track Cycling World Championships - Men's Individual Pursuit :2nd UCI Track Cycling World Championships - Men's Points Race :1st Barentin :3rd Le Havre :3rd Amiens ;1992 :2nd Arpajon-sur-Cère (FRA) :1st Stage 3,

Critérium International The Critérium International was a two-day bicycle stage race held in France every spring from 1932 until 2016, typically the last weekend of March. It was formerly known as the Critérium National de la Route, first run in 1932. For many years ...

, Avignon :2nd Stage 3b,

Tour of 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), t ...

, Bettembourg :3rd Stage 4, Tour of Luxembourg, Diekirch ;1993 :3rd Pursuit,

French National Track Championships The French National Track Championships are held annually and are composed of competitions of various track cycling disciplines across various age and gender categories. Men Senior Team sprint Team pursuit Madison Junior Team Pursuit Ma ...

:2nd Postgirot Open ::1st Stage 5, Postgirot Open, Burseryd :3rd General Classification Tour du Poitou-Charentes et de la Vienne :3rd Stage 1 Paris–Nice, Fonteney Sous Bois :2nd Amiens :1st Paris - Brussel ;1994 :2nd UCI Track Cycling World Championships - Men's Individual Pursuit :2nd Pursuit,

:1st Bordeaux - Cauderan :3rd Stage 4a, Circuit Cycliste de la Sarthe :3rd Stage 2, Étoile de Bessèges, Aigues Mortes :1st Amiens :2nd

Grand Prix des Nations The Grand Prix des Nations was an individual time trial (against the clock) for both professional and amateur racing cyclists. Held annually in Cannes, France, it was instituted in 1932 and often regarded as the unofficial time trial championship ...

;1995 :1st A Travers le Morbihan :2nd Pursuit,

;1996 :1st gold medal olympic

Team pursuit,

:2nd

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:3rd UCI Track Cycling World Championships - Men's Individual Pursuit :5th Points race,

:9th 1996 Paris–Roubaix :2nd Lèves :2nd La Côte Picarde (FRA) :2nd Stage 3b, Tour of Luxembourg, Bettembourg :3rd Stage 6, Volta Ciclista a Catalunya, Port Aventura ;1997 :2nd Stage 4b, Tour du Poitou-Charentes et de la Vienne, Poitiers ;1998 :1st Pursuit,

:2nd UCI Track Cycling World Championships - Men's Individual Pursuit :2nd Calais :3rd

:2nd Six-Days of Grenoble ;1999 :2nd

:2nd Team pursuit,

:1st Mexico City, Team Pursuit; (with Cyril Bos,

Philippe Ermenault Philippe Ermenault (born 29 April 1969) is a French former track cyclist. Ermenault was twice world champion in individual pursuit and Olympic champion as part of the France team in the team pursuit The team pursuit is a track cycling even ...

& Damien Pommereau) :1st Mexico City, Pursuit :2nd Frisco, Team Pursuit, Frisco ;2000 :1st Team pursuit,

:4th Team pursuit,

2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 ( Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from ...

:1st GP de Lillers

References

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