Jérôme Chiotti

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Jérôme Chiotti (born 18 January 1972) is a French former professional racing cyclist who competed in road, cyclo-cross and mountain bike disciplines. He is most renowned for his victory in the 1996 World Mountain Bike Championships, a title which he later renounced by admitting doping.[1]

Jérôme Chiotti
Chiotti in 1996
Personal information
Full nameJerome Chiotti
Born (1972-01-18) 18 January 1972 (age 52)
Millau, France
Team information
Current teamRetired
Discipline
RoleRider
Amateur teams
1998CSM Persan
1999–2000VS Chartres
2001SCO Dijon
2002AC Lanester
2003UC Saint-Chély d'Apcher
Professional teams
?Giant/GT (MTB)
1994Catavana–AS Corbeil–Essonnes–Cedico
1995Le Groupement
1996–1997Festina–Lotus
Medal record
Representing  France
Men's mountain bike racing
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1998 Mont Sainte-Anne Cross-country

Doping admission

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Chiotti admitted to doping in order to win the 1996 World Championships in an interview with French magazine Vélo Vert on 23 April 2000.[2] He admitted to spending up to US$6000 per year for EPO. He consequently renounced his World title during a press conference in Paris on 25 May 2000.[3] The official UCI results were amended to reflect Thomas Frischknecht as the winner of the 1996 World Champion title.

Major results

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Mountain bike

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Cyclo-cross

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1988–1989
3rd National Junior Championships
1989–1990
1st   National Junior Championships
2nd   UCI Junior World Championships
1991–1992
1st   National Under-23 Championships
1993–1994
1st Cyclo-cross du Mingant [fr]
1994–1995
1st   National Championships
1st Cyclo-cross du Mingant [fr]
UCI World Cup
2nd Igorre
1995–1996
2nd National Championships
UCI World Cup
3rd Pontchâteau
3rd Heerlen
1999–2000
Challenge de la France
1st Pléneuf-Val-André
2000–2001
Challenge de la France
2nd Liévin

Road

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1998
2nd Overall Tour de Bretagne

References

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  1. ^ Libération DOPAGE. Jérôme Chiotti se dit dépassé par ses déclarations: «Je suis le seul âne à avouer». Pot belge, EPO"" Témoignage sur les pratiques du peloton. 28 April 2000
  2. ^ "Chiotti - just says yes". cyclingnews.com. 23 April 2000. Retrieved 28 May 2007.
  3. ^ "Chiotti hands it back". cyclingnews.com. 25 May 2000. Retrieved 28 May 2007.
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