Christophe Le Mével
Christophe Le Mével (born September 11, 1980 in Lannion ) is a former French cyclist .
Career
Le Mével turned professional at Crédit Agricole in 2002 .
In 2005, Le Mével won the 16th stage of the Giro d'Italia after breaking away from a five-man breakaway group with an attack 1,500 m from the finish and finished the tour in 26th overall.
In 2009 he moved to Française des Jeux , and surprisingly finished tenth in the overall standings of the 2009 Tour de France . In October 2012, he moved to ninth place after a decision by the UCI through the disqualification of Lance Armstrong.
In 2011 Le Mevel finished ninth at the Flèche Wallonne and in 2012 fourth at the Clásica San Sebastián .
At the end of the 2014 season, Le Mevel ended his career as a professional cyclist.
successes
- 2001
- Overall ranking Ronde de l'Isard
- 2005
- a stage of the Giro d'Italia
- 2010
- Overall ranking and a stage Tour du Haut-Var
Teams
- 2002–2008 Crédit Agricole
- 2009–2010 Française des Jeux
- from July 2010 FDJ
- 2011 Team Garmin-Cervélo
- 2012 Garmin-Sharp
- 2013 Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
- 2014 Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
Individual evidence
- ↑ Le Mevel surprises everyone. In: radsport-news.com , May 25, 2005
- ↑ Le Mevel announces retirement. In: cyclingnews.com , November 11, 2014
Web links
- Christophe Le Mével's website
- Christophe Le Mével in the Radsportseiten.net database
- Christophe Le Mével in the Tour de France database(French / English )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Le Mével, Christophe |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French cyclist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 11, 1980 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lannion , France |