Gilles Coustellier

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Gilles Coustellier
Gilles Coustellier competing at the 2010 UCI Mountain Bike and Trials World Championships in Mont-Sainte-Anne, QC, Canada
Personal information
Full nameGilles Coustellier
Born (1986-05-31) 31 May 1986 (age 37)[1]
Martigues, France[2]
Team information
Current teamScorpio[3]
DisciplineTrials
Major wins
World Championships
26-inch trials (2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014)
Medal record
Representing  France
Men's mountain bike trials
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2002 Kaprun Junior trials, 20"
Gold medal – first place 2003 Lugano Junior trials, 26"
Gold medal – first place 2008 Val di Sole Trials, 26"
Gold medal – first place 2009 Canberra Trials, 26"
Gold medal – first place 2011 Champéry Trials, 26"
Gold medal – first place 2011 Champéry Trials, team
Gold medal – first place 2012 Leogang-Saalfelden Trials, 26"
Gold medal – first place 2014 Lillehammer-Hafjell Trials, 26"
Silver medal – second place 2002 Kaprun Junior trials, 26"
Silver medal – second place 2003 Lugano Junior trials, 20"
Silver medal – second place 2007 Fort William Trials, 26"
Silver medal – second place 2009 Canberra Trials, team
Silver medal – second place 2012 Leogang-Saalfelden Trials, team
Silver medal – second place 2013 Pietermaritzburg Trials, 26"
Silver medal – second place 2013 Pietermaritzburg Trials, team
Silver medal – second place 2016 Val di Sole Trials, 26"
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Champéry Trials, 20"

Gilles Coustellier (born 13 May 1986 in Martigues, France) is a French mountain bike trials cyclist.[1] He specialises in 26-inch trials but has also competed in 20-inch trials.[2]

Coustellier was UCI junior world champion in the 20-inch category in 2002 and then in the 26-inch category in 2003. In the UCI elite 26-inch category he has been world champion five times. Competing with the French team he was team trials world champion in 2011.[1]

Gilles is the younger brother of Giacomo Coustellier, who is also a trials rider.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Mountain Bike - Gilles COUSTELLIER". the-sports.org. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Gilles Coustellier site official". gillescoustellier.fr. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Nouveau partenaire – Clean Trials". gillescoustellier.fr. Archived from the original on 21 September 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  4. ^ "U.S. Trials Team saw success in Europe". usacycling.org. Retrieved 4 September 2016.

External links

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