Sébastien Chavanel
Chavanel at the 2010 Four Days of Dunkirk  | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Sébastien Chavanel | 
| Born | 21 March 1981 Châtellerault, France  | 
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) | 
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired | 
| Discipline | Road | 
| Role | Rider | 
| Rider type | Sprinter | 
| Amateur teams | |
| 2001 | VC Loudun | 
| 2002 | Vendée U | 
| Professional teams | |
| 2003–2006 | Brioches La Boulangère | 
| 2007–2010 | Française des Jeux | 
| 2011–2013 | Team Europcar | 
| 2014–2016 | FDJ.fr | 
| Major wins | |
| GP de Denain (2007) Tour de Picardie (2008)  | |
Sébastien Chavanel (born 21 March 1981) is a French former professional road bicycle racer who last rode for UCI ProTeam FDJ.[1] He is a younger brother, by just under 2 years, to fellow professional cyclist Sylvain Chavanel.
After three seasons with Team Europcar, Chavanel returned to FDJ.fr for the 2014 season.[1] At the 2015 Tour of Flanders, Chavanel sustained right thigh hematoma as a neutral service car rammed his team car which was stopped behind him to change his bike's wheel.[2]
By finishing in last place in the 2015 Tour de France, he was that year's lanterne rouge rider.[3]
Major results
- 2002
 - 1st La Côte Picarde
 - 1st Stage 3 Ronde de l'Isard
 - 5th Overall Tour du Loir-et-Cher 
- 1st Stages 1 & 4
 
 - 7th Road race, UCI Road World Under-23 Championships
 - 2003
 - Tour de l'Avenir 
- 1st Stages 2 & 3
 
 
- 2004
 - Tour de l'Avenir 
- 1st 
 Points classification - 1st Stages 2, 4 & 5
 
 - 1st 
 - 1st Stage 5 Tour de Wallonie
 - 4th Overall Tour de Picardie
 - 2006
 - 1st Stage 3 GP Internacional da Costa Azul
 - 2007
 - 1st Overall French Road Cycling Cup
 - 1st Grand Prix de Denain
 - Étoile de Bessèges 
- 1st 
 Points classification - 1st Stage 5
 
 - 1st 
 - 1st Stage 3 Tour de Picardie
 - 1st Stage 3 Tour de Poitou-Charentes et de la Vienne
 - 2nd Tro-Bro Léon
 - 3rd Grand Prix d'Isbergues
 - 4th Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
 - 5th Châteauroux Classic de l Indre
 - 2008
 - 1st 
 Overall Tour de Picardie - 1st 
 Points classification - 1st Stage 4
 
 - 1st 
 - 2nd Grand Prix de la Ville de Rennes
 - 2009
 - 3rd Nokere Koerse
 - 5th Paris–Bourges
 - 2010
 - 5th Paris–Bourges
 - 6th Grand Prix de Denain
 - 10th Paris–Tours
 - 2011
 - 1st Stage 2 Circuit de Lorraine
 - 3rd La Roue Tourangelle
 - 5th Overall Tour de Wallonie
 - 6th Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
 - 8th Le Samyn
 - 9th Overall Driedaagse van West Vlaanderen
 - 2012
 - 2nd Neuseen Classics
 - 7th Overall Tour de Picardie
 - 7th Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
 
References
- ^ a b "Sébastien Chavanel signs for FDJ.fr". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 11 October 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
 - ^ Gregor Brown (6 April 2015). "Teams left angry after Tour of Flanders neutral service car incidents". Cycling Weekly. IPC Media Sports & Leisure network. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
 - ^ "Tour de France 2015: Lanterne Rouge - stage 21". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
 
External links
- Sébastien Chavanel at UCI
 - Sébastien Chavanel at Cycling Archives
 - Sébastien Chavanel at ProCyclingStats
 - Sébastien Chavanel at Cycling Quotient
 - Sébastien Chavanel at CycleBase
 - Sébastien Chavanel at trap-friis.dk
 - Europcar Profile
 
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