Sylvain Chavanel
Direct Energie
Personal Details:
Nationality
France
Date of birth
30/06/1979
Teams history:
- 2018 - Direct Energie
- 2017 - Direct Energie
- 2016 - Direct Energie
- 2015 - IAM Cycling
- 2014 - IAM Cycling
- 2013 - Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team
- 2012 - Omega Pharma - QuickStep
- 2011 - Quickstep Cycling Team
- 2010 - Quick Step
- 2009 - Quick Step
- 2008 - Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone
- 2007 - Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone
- 2006 - Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone
- 2005 - Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone
- 2004 - Brioches La Boulangère
- 2003 - Brioches La Boulangère
- 2002 - Bonjour
- 2001 - Bonjour
- 2000 - Bonjour - Toupargel
Biography:
Key Results
1st Tour de France stages, 19, 2008; 2 & 7, 2012
1st overall Four Days of Dunkirk 2002, '04
1st overall Tour of Belgium 2004
1st overall Three Days of De Panne 2012-13
1st overall Tour du Poitou-Charentes 2014, '16
1st GP Ouest France - Plouay 2014
1st De Brabantse Pijl - La Flèche Brabançonne 2008
1st Dwars Door Vlaanderen 2008
1st La Poly Normande 2004
1st French national road race champion 2011
1st French national time trial champion 2005-06, 2008, 2012-14
Tour de France combativity prize 2008, '10
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Mads World: Waving goodbye to the rainbow
'Whoever takes over from me on Sunday, I wish them the best of luck and a year of happiness' -
Sergio Higuita blog: Watching Tour de France from the sofa
Colombian mentally bouncing back after abandoning says he holds no grudge against Bob Jungels -
Mads World: Babysitting at the Tour de France
'Richie is finishing off all our hard work and as a team, we can’t ask for anymore' -
Sergio Higuita blog: I’m learning so much during my first Tour de France
Colombian climber on how mental strength helps him fight the pain and what he is learning from EF team leader Rigoberto Uran -
Mads World: No such thing as a rest day
World Champion blogs from the Tour de France
