Christophe Le Mével (born 11 September 1980 in Lannion) is a French former road racing cyclist, who competed professionally between 2002 and 2014 for the Crédit Agricole, Française des Jeux, Garmin–Sharp and Cofidis teams.
.jpg) Le Mével at the 2012 Japan Cup | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Christophe Le Mével |
| Born | 11 September 1980 Lannion, France |
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 61 kg (134 lb; 9.6 st) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | All-rounder |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2000 | Jean Floc'h |
| 2001 | Crédit Agricole Espoirs |
| Professional teams | |
| 2002–2008 | Crédit Agricole |
| 2009–2010 | Française des Jeux |
| 2011–2012 | Garmin–Cervélo[1] |
| 2013–2014 | Cofidis[2] |
| Major wins | |
| Giro d'Italia, 1 stage | |
Le Mével left Garmin–Sharp at the end of the 2012 season, and joined Cofidis on a two-year contract from the 2013 season onwards.[2] He retired in November 2014.[3]
Major results
edit- 2001
- 1st Overall Ronde de l'Isard
- 8th Paris–Bourges
- 10th Gran Premio della Liberazione
- 2003
- 1st Mountains classification Tour de l'Avenir
- 2004
- 3rd Overall Tour de l'Avenir
- 9th Classic Loire Atlantique
- 10th Polynormande
- 2005
- 1st Stage 16 Giro d'Italia
- 2nd Overall Paris–Corrèze
- 2009
- 9th Overall Tour du Haut Var
- 9th Overall Tour de France
- 10th Overall 2009 Paris–Nice
- 10th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
- 2010
- 1st
Overall Tour du Haut Var
- 1st Stage 2
- 2nd Road race, National Road Championships
- 2011
- 7th Giro di Toscana
- 8th GP Miguel Induráin
- 9th La Flèche Wallonne
- 2012
- 4th Clásica de San Sebastián
- 7th Overall Tour du Haut Var
- 8th Japan Cup
- 2013
- 8th Tour du Finistère
- 2014
- 6th Grand Prix de la Ville de Lillers
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
edit| Grand Tour | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
|
26 | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — |
 Tour de France
|
— | 76 | DNF | 40 | 9 | 42 | — | — | DNF | — |
 Vuelta a España
|
66 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 40 | 31 | — | 22 |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
edit- ^ "Le Mével lands Garmin-Transitions place". 14 July 2010.
- ^ a b "Le Mével signs for Cofidis". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 18 August 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
- ^ "Le Mevel announces retirement". 11 November 2014.
External links
edit- Official website
- Christophe Le Mével at Cycling Archives (archive)
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