Rider Profile
Sylvain Chavanel
Direct Energie

Personal Details:
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
Related Articles

Halfway through: A review of the ProTour teams' season to date (Part 2)
By Hedwig Kröner published
News feature, June 24, 2008 Halfway through: A review of the ProTour teams' season to date (Part 2)...

Chavanel's hunger flat allows Fernandez to sign Basque hat trick
By Cycling News published
By Jean-François Quénet in La Roche-sur-Yon Euskaltel's Koldo Fernandez became the third Basque...

French team frustrated over wrong tactic
By Cycling News published
By Jean-François Quénet and Hedwig Kröner in Varese, Italy The French team had expected to be the...

"Mission double" for Chavanel
By Hedwig Kröner in Varese published
By Hedwig Kröner in Varese 2008 Tour de France stage winner Sylvain Chavanel will be heading the...

Chavanel heads strong French team for worlds
By Bjorn Haake in Ponferrada published
Hoping to improve on what has already been his most successful season to date, Sylvain Chavanel will...

Leipheimer GC favorite or right hand man?
By Shane Stokes published
By Shane Stokes Levi Leipheimer is once again leading the Vuelta a España, returning to the maillot...

Classics man shines in wet weather Vuelta stage
By Gregor Brown published
Vuelta a España riders were greeted with a day like no other thus far this Grand Tour. Stage seven...

GC favorite or right hand man?
By Cycling News published
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Blogs
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The fascination of the three amigos GC battle - Philippa York Vuelta a España analysis
Jonas Vingegaard is the overall favourite but can João Almeida and Juan Ayuso combine to beat him? -
Nathan Haas blog: Has the UCI done enough for gravel pros at the Gravel World Championships?
Sponsored gravel riders appear to be losing interest in the rainbow jersey battle -
Lauren De Crescenzo and her tough decision to miss UCI Gravel World Championships
In her own words, the gravel star explains the complex picture of the Gravel World Championships for the US team -
A proper women's race – Historic day in Emporia at Unbound Gravel
Extended gaps around women's start end with unprecedented sprint finish though 'it’s still imperfect, but it’s the best we can do for now' -
Road prep and adapting to new rules as Life Time Grand Prix begins at Fuego XL mountain bike event
Lauren De Crescenzo uses The Growler for confidence boost ride ahead of prestigious off-road series





