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2008 Tro-Bro Léon
The 2008 Tro-Bro Léon was the 25th edition of the Tro-Bro Léon cycle race and was held on 20 April 2008. The race was won by Frédéric Guesdon. General classification References 2008 2008 was designated as: *International Year of Languages *International Year of Planet Earth *International Year of the Potato *International Year of Sanitation The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ... 2008 in road cycling April 2008 sports events in France {{France-cycling-race-stub ...
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Frédéric Guesdon
Frédéric Guesdon (born 14 October 1971) is a French former professional road bicycle racer who competed as a professional between 1995 and 2012, most notably for UCI ProTeam , spending 16 years of his career with the team. Guesdon was born in Saint-Méen-le-Grand, Brittany. He turned professional in 1995 with the French Le Groupement team and moved on to the Polti team in 1996, where he scored eleventh place at Paris–Roubaix and third place at the French championship. Guesdon had his breakthrough year in 1997. Having signed with the new Française des Jeux team, he scored an early victory for the team in the prestigious spring monument Paris–Roubaix. On the day, of his 1997 Paris–Roubaix victory, he persuaded his team director Marc Madiot to designate him a protected rider alongside his team leader Max Sciandri.Starrt, J. (2014). The Cobbler Retires. In: E. Bacon and L. Birnie, ed., The Cycling Anthology: Volume One. London: Yellow Jersey Press (Original work publishe ...
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Maxim Gourov
Maxim Gourov (born January 30, 1979) is a Kazakhstani professional road bicycle racer. He is currently a free agent, having last ridden for the team. Major results * Giro d'Italia The Giro d'Italia (; ), also known simply as the Giro, is an annual stage race, multiple-stage bicycle racing, bicycle race primarily held in Italy, while also starting in, or passing through, other countries. The first race was organized in 19 ... – 118th * Time Trial Championships – * Vuelta a la Argentina – 1 stage (2000) External links * Kazakhstani male cyclists 1979 births Living people Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Kazakhstani sportsmen 21st-century Kazakhstani sportsmen {{Kazakhstan-cycling-bio-stub ...
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Julien Belgy
Julien Belgy (born 6 May 1983 in Niort, Deux-Sèvres) is a French former professional cyclo-cross and road cyclist. Major results Cyclo-cross ;2001-2001 : U19 Cyclo-Cross Champion ;2002–2003 : 2nd, National U23 Cyclo-Cross Championship ;2003–2004 : 2nd, National U23 Cyclo-Cross Championship ;2004–2005 : 3rd, National U23 Cyclo-Cross Championship ;2005–2006 : 1st in Buxerolles ;2007–2008 : 1st, Overall, Tour du Val d'Orge :: 1st, Stages 1 & 3 : 1st in Pageas, Dijon, Camors & Lanarvily Road ;2005 : 1st, Stage 8, Tour de la Guadeloupe The Tour de Guadeloupe (; ) is an annual men's multiple stage road bicycle race held each August in the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe. Founded in 1948 under the name Tour Cycliste de la Guadeloupe, this elite men's competition opened of ... External links * * 1983 births Living people Sportspeople from Niort French male cyclists Tour de Guadeloupe stage winners French cyclo-cross cyclists Cyclists from Nouv ...
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2007 Tro-Bro Léon
The 2007 Tro-Bro Léon was the 24th edition of the Tro-Bro Léon cycle race and was held on 22 April 2007. The race was won by Saïd Haddou. General classification References 2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ... 2007 in road cycling April 2007 sports events in France {{France-cycling-race-stub ...
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2009 Tro-Bro Léon
The 2009 Tro-Bro Léon was the 26th edition of the Tro-Bro Léon cycle race and was held on 19 April 2009. The race was won by Saïd Haddou. General classification References 2009 2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ... 2009 in road cycling April 2009 sports events in France {{France-cycling-race-stub ...
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Tro-Bro Léon
Tro-Bro Léon ( or ''The'' ''Hipsters’ Paris—Roubaix''; ) is a professional cycle road race held in Finistère, Brittany. The event was first run in 1984 as an amateur race before becoming a professional race since 2000. The race was established in 2005 as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. In 2020, the event joined the UCI ProSeries in its inaugural edition, although the cancellation of the 2020 edition meant that the inaugural event was held in 2021. ''Ribinoù'' Tro-Bro Léon is often called ''Le Petit Paris–Roubaix,'' ''The Hell of the West'' or ''The Hipsters’ Paris—Roubaix'' due to its similarities with Paris–Roubaix Paris–Roubaix is a one-day professional bicycle road race in northern France, starting north of Paris and finishing in Roubaix, at the border with Belgium. It is one of cycling's oldest races, and is one of the 'Cycling monument, Monuments' ..., because Tro-Bro Léon includes around two dozen sections of ''ribinoù'', which longtime ra ...
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Lilian Jégou
Lilian Jégou (born 20 January 1976 in Nantes) is a French road racing cyclist. Jégou made his professional debut in 2002 when he signed for Crédit Agricole as stagiaire. A year later he would make his Tour de France debut, but withdrew after stage 8 which led to l'Alpe d'Huez. In 2005 he made his second giant tour appearance when he took part in the Giro d'Italia and finished in 98th position at the arrival in Milan. After several second and third places he won his first race in 2006. In Kango, Gabon he won the second stage of the La Tropicale Amissa Bongo. A year later in 2007 he would win the fourth stage of this race in Mitzic. Later that year he would improve his Giro d'Italia record by finishing in 75th position this time. He also took part in the 2007 Tour de France. Having taken the combativity award in the first stage of the 2008 Tour de France, Jégou, riding for Francaise des Jeux was forced to abandon midway through Stage 7 from Brioude to Aurillac after fracturi ...
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Gabriel Rasch
Ole Gabriel Rasch (born 8 April 1976) is a Norwegian former road bicycle racer, who currently works as a directeur sportif for UCI WorldTeam . Career Rasch was born in Hole, Norway. For his first three professional contracts, Rasch was a teammate of countryman Thor Hushovd, and he has credited Hushovd with helping him break into the professional ranks. He won the Norwegian National Road Race Championship in 2003. Rasch left at the end of the 2012 season, and was scheduled to join the new team for the 2013 season. However, it was later announced that Rasch was joining instead. It was announced in October 2013, that Rasch would retire from cycling during the 2014 season, to become a directeur sportif with . Rasch completed his professional career with a 117th-place finish in Paris–Roubaix. Personal life Rasch currently resides in Monaco. Major results ;2000 : 7th Overall Tour de l'Ain : 8th Overall Tour de Slovaquie ;2001 : 2nd Road race, National Road Championships : 9th ...
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Jean-Luc Delpech
Jean-Luc Delpech (born October 27, 1979) is a French former racing cyclist, who competed professionally between 2005 and 2013, all with the team. He also competed for amateur squads US Montauban 82, GS Jean Floc'h Moreac 56, Entente Sud Gascogne, and EC Trélissac Coulounieix–Chamiers. Career highlights ;2003 : 1st, Stage 1, Tour des Pyrénées : 2nd, Overall, Cinturo de l'Emporada ;2004 : 3rd, Overall, Boucles de la Mayenne ;2005 : 3rd, Circuit de la Nive ;2006 : 1st, Stage 3, Tour du Faso, Ouagadougou : 2nd, Circuit de la Nive : 3rd, Prix d'Automne, Rôchefoucault ;2007 : 1st, Tour du Tarn-et-Garonne ;2008 : 1st, Stage 5, La Tropicale Amissa Bongo, Libreville ;2010 : 1st, Boucles de l'Aulne : 1st, Mi-Août Bretonne ;2012 :1st Overall, Ronde de l'Oise ::1st, Stage 4 ;2013 : 2nd, Grand Prix de la Somme : 10th, Grand Prix Pino Cerami Grand Prix Pino Cerami is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in April in Hainaut, Belgium. From 2005 to 2019, the race was organi ...
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Cédric Coutouly
Cedric Coutouly (born 16 January 1980 in Albi) is a former French cyclist. He participated in the 2006 Tour de France and finished in 131st place. Major results ;2003 :2nd Brussels Opwijk ;2004 :1st Overall Tour du Tarn-et-Garonne ;2005 :2nd Tro-Bro Léon ;2006 :2nd Paris–Camembert :2nd Paris–Troyes :4th Le Samyn ;2010 :1st Prologue Tour Alsace The Tour Alsace (or Tour d'Alsace) is a five-day road bicycle race held annually in Alsace, France. It was first held in 2004 and it is a 2.2 rated event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing co ... (TTT) References 1980 births Living people French male cyclists Sportspeople from Albi Cyclists from Tarn (department) 21st-century French sportsmen {{France-cycling-bio-1980s-stub ...
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Florent Brard
Florent Brard (born 7 February 1976) is a French former road bicycle racer. He won three national championships, including the professional road race. He became a professional in 1999 and stopped racing in November 2009 after not finding a place in a team. Childhood Florent Brard was born into a cycling family. His father bought two copies of cycling magazines, one to read and the other to save, untouched. Early career Florent Brard raced as an amateur as a member of the Cercle Paul-Bert in the Tours region of France. He won the national youth pursuit championship in 1992 and 1993 and the junior pursuit in 1994. He tried professional racing as a ''stagiaire'', or apprentice, with the Française des Jeux team in 1997, riding at the Élite 2 level. From there he moved to next year as a full professional to Festina. Professional career Brard showed from his youth that he had a talent for long, lone efforts and for riding a large gear for long periods. He said: "I've ridden a lot ...
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Benoît Sinner
Benoît Sinner (born 7 August 1984 in Fontenay-aux-Roses) is a French cyclist riding for Peltrax–CS Dammarie-lès-Lys. Major results ;2004 : 2nd Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships ;2005 : 1st Stage 1 Giro delle Regioni : 2nd Overall Kreiz Breizh Elites : 3rd Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships : 3rd Overall Le Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux ::1st Stage 3 : 4th Road race, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships : 10th Overall Tour du Loir-et-Cher ;2006 : 1st Road race, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships : 3rd Boucles de l'Aulne : 6th Overall Boucles de la Mayenne ::1st Stage 1 : 9th Tro-Bro Léon ;2008 : 9th Tro-Bro Léon ;2009 : 3rd Overall Tour de Normandie ;2012 : 8th Grand Prix des Marbriers ;2013 : 8th Overall Boucles de la Mayenne ::1st Points classification ::1st Stage 1 : 9th Grand Prix de la ville de Nogent-sur-Oise ;2014 : 6th Overall Kreiz Breizh Elites ;2016 : 3rd Overall Tour de Normandie Tour de Normandie is a road bicycle ...
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