Sylvain Chavanel
Sylvain Chavanel - Albira (* June 30, 1979 in Chatellerault ) is a French professional road bicycle racer. He drives for international cycling teams since 2000.
Among his greatest achievements include six French championship titles, including five in the individual time trial and a road race. Two times he was with Omega Pharma- Quickstep world champion in the team time trial.
Chavanel won the 2008 and 2010 a total of three stages in the Tour de France and was in these years awarded as most aggressive rider of the Tour with the Red shirt number. Through his solo victories on the 2nd and 7th stage of the Tour in 2010 he conquered for one day the yellow jersey of the overall leader.
At a size of 1.82 m Sylvain Chavanel took in 2011, 70 kg on the scales.
Achievements
- Four Days of Dunkirk
- Trophée des grimpeurs
- Tour du Haut -Var
- Four Days of Dunkirk
- Tour of Belgium
- Circuit Cycliste Sarthe
- French Champion - time trial
- French Champion - time trial
- A stage Mediterranean cruise
- A stage of Paris-Nice
- Across Flanders
- Brabant Arrow
- A stage Tour of Catalonia
- French Champion - time trial
- A stage and combative rider Rochester Tour de France
- A stage of Paris-Nice
- A stage Eneco Tour
- Two stages and combative rider Rochester Tour de France
- French Champion in the road race
- A stage and Appreciation Three Days of De Panne
- French Champion - time trial
- World Champion - Team Time Trial
- A stage and Scoring Paris-Nice
- A stage and Appreciation Three Days of De Panne
- French Champion - time trial
- A stage of Eneco Tour
- World Champion - Team Time Trial
Grand Tour rankings
Team
- 2000-2002: Bonjour
- 2003-2004: La Brioche boulangère
- 2005-2008: Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone
- 2009-2010: Quickstep
- 2011: Quick Step Cycling Team
- 2012: Omega Pharma- Quick Step
- 2013: Omega Pharma- Quick-Step
- 2014: IAM Cycling