Francis Moreau

Francis Moreau

Francis Moreau, 2009
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Date of birth	21st July 1965 (age 55)
nation	France
discipline	Street
Last updated: January 12, 2020

Francis Moreau (born July 21, 1965 in Saint-Quentin ) is a former French cyclist, Olympic champion and world champion.

Career

Francis Moreau distinguished himself as a versatile cyclist on the road and track during his professional time as a racing driver from 1989 to 2000 .

On the track, Moreau was able to achieve numerous podium places at UCI track world championships: in 1990 he was second in the single pursuit in Maebashi , in 1991 in Stuttgart he was world champion in pursuit and vice world champion in points . In the title fights in Palermo in 1994 he finished second in the pursuit, two years later in Manchester third and with the French four-four he finished second. In 1998 in Bordeaux he was again runner-up world champion in pursuit and 1999 runner-up world champion with the French foursome.

Twice Moreau took part in the Olympic Games, in 1996 in Atlanta and 2000 in Sydney . In Atlanta he won the gold medal together with the French four-wheeler (with Philippe Ermenault , Christophe Capelle and Jean-Michel Monin ), and in the points race he was fifth.

Between 1990 and 1996 Francis Moreau started seven times in the Tour de France , but without any front placements. In 1993 he won the Paris-Brussels road race . In 2000 he declared his active time over.

Moreau works for ASO , a company that organizes major sporting events, including the Tour de France.

Web links

• Francis Moreau in the database of Radsportseiten.net
• Francis Moreau in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )