Clément Lhotellerie (born 19 March 1986) is a French former professional road racing cyclist.

Clément Lhotellerie
Climbing in the Polka-dot jersey at 2008 Paris–Nice
Personal information
Full nameClément Lhotellerie
Born (1986-03-19) 19 March 1986 (age 38)
Charleville-Mézières, France
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
Cyclo-cross
RoleRider
Amateur teams
2006Vélo-Club La Pomme Marseille
2006Crédit Agricole (stagiaire)
2011Royale Pédale Saint Martin
2014–2015Team Peltrax–CS Dammarie-lès-Lys
Professional teams
2007–2008Skil–Shimano
2009Vacansoleil
2010Roubaix–Lille Métropole
2012–2013Colba–Superano Ham

Career

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Born in Charleville-Mézières, Ardennes, Lhotellerie was an accomplished mountain-biker and cyclo-cross rider before switching to the road. He had won the French cyclo-cross championships in Juniors and U23 categories. He turned professional for Skil–Shimano cycling team in 2007. In early 2008 he finished second in the first stage and the overall classification of Vuelta a Andalucía. He later won the Mountains classification of Paris–Nice and also finished second in the third stage and eleventh in the overall classification.[1]

Lhotellerie returned to the amateur ranks in 2014, with Team Peltrax-CS Dammarie-lès-Lys.[2]

Doping

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On 2 July 2009 his team announced that he had tested positive for methylhexanamine, which Lhotellerie claimed was from contaminated geranium oil.[3]

Major results

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Source:[4]

References

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  1. ^ Lhôtellerie: France's next climbing sensation
  2. ^ Gachet, Nicolas (18 October 2013). "Clément Lhotellerie au Team Peltrax-CS Dammarie-lès-Lys" [Clément Lhotellerie at Team Peltrax-CS Dammarie-lès-Lys]. Directvelo (in French). Association Le Peloton. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
  3. ^ Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team and Clément Lhotellerie part ways[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Clément Lhotellerie". cyclingbase.com. Archived from the original on 2012-02-26. Retrieved 2009-04-23.
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