Christophe Rinero

Christophe Rinero

Christophe Rinero (born December 29, 1973 in Moissac , France ) is a former French cyclist .

Athletic career

In 1994 Christophe Rinero was vice military world champion in road racing ; the following year he signed a contract with Team Force Sud , and from 1997 he drove with Team Cofidis . He started seven times in the Tour de France ; his best placement was fourth in the overall standings in 1998 , and he also won the dotted jersey as the winner of the mountain classification . It was later speculated that Rinero was actually the "virtual winner" of this tour, as the three athletes who stood on the podium - Marco Pantani , Jan Ullrich and Bobby Julich - had been proven doping with EPO .

In February 2000, Christophe Rinero injured his knee during the Mediterranean Tour and was unable to build on his previous performance. At the end of the 2008 season he ended his sporting career.

Palmarès (selection)

• 1995: Tour de Dordogne
• 1996: a stage Tour de l'Ain
• 1998: Tour de France polka dot jersey
• 1998: Tour de l'Avenir and two stages

Teams

• 1996 Force Sud (until July 25)
• 1996 Mutuelle de Seine-et-Marne (from July 26th)
• 1997-2001 Cofidis
• 2002 Saint-Quentin-Octos
• 2003 MBK Octos
• 2004-2005 RAGT Semences-MG Rover
• 2006–2007 Saunier Duval-Prodir
• 2008 Agritubel

Personal

His learned profession was a gardener. He started cycling in the CA Castelsarrazin club.

Web links

• Christophe Rinero in the Tour de France database(French / English )
• Christophe Rinero in the Radsportseiten.net database

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Tour de France 1998: Rinero, vainqueur? franceinfo, July 24, 2013, accessed March 30, 2014 (French). 
2. ^ Agence Windward (Ed.): Dossier du Presse RAGT Semences . Saint-Malo 2005, p. 15 (French).