Rider Profile

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

Grid List

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Patrick Lefevere's Classics dream team

By Patrick Lefevere

Dream team Deceuninck-QuickStep manager picks his dream line-up for the Classics

Dream team

Five notable retirees from 2018

By Laura Weislo

Cunego, Gerrans, Chavanel, Bronzini and Guarnier bow out of pro peloton

Sylvain Chavanel: Looking back on 19 years as a pro – Gallery

By Ellis Bacon

Frenchman retired from the sport after Sunday's Chrono des Nations

Chavanel calls time on his pro career

By Cyclingnews

Frenchman says he'd like to create his own pro team one day

Chavanel, Roy in last road race at Paris-Tours

By Cycling News

Chavanel will compete one last time in Chrono des Nations

Sylvain Chavanel: I want to remain professional to the very end

By William Fotheringham

Frenchman on the final days of his career

Tour de France bikes: Sylvain Chavanel's Wilier Cento10 Pro — Gallery

By Josh Evans

Wilier debuts updated aero frameset at Grand Tour

Tour de France: Chavanel earns Zwift Rider of the Day

By Daniel Ostanek

Frenchman earns most combative rider award after day-long breakaway

Chavanel targets record-breaking 18th Tour de France ride in 2018

By Cycling News

Veteran Frenchman aims to better Voigt and O'Grady

Chavanel out of Poitou-Charentes with double wrist fracture

By Cycling News

Four-time champion facing four weeks out

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