Laurent Desbiens
Laurent Desbiens (born September 16, 1969 in Mons-en-Barœul , France ) is a former French cyclist.
Career
Desbiens' career began in 1992 and lasted until 2001. He took part in the Tour de France seven times and in 1997 won a stage. On the 11th stage, the original stage winner Sergei Outschakow was disqualified for an unfair sprint. A year later, Desbiens was able to wear the Maillot jaune for two days.
In 1996 Desbiens was banned for six months for repeated doping with nandrolone and had to pay a fine. According to an investigation report by the Anti-Doping Commission of the French Senate from July 2013, Desbiens was one of around 60 drivers who were found to have been doped by the EPO at the 1998 Tour de France using a follow-up test from 2004 .
successes
1993
- a stage and overall ranking Four days from Dunkirk
1997
- a stage Tour de France
1999
- a stage of the Critérium du Dauphiné
Teams
- 1992 Collstrop-Garden Wood-Histor
- 1993-1995 Castorama
- 1996 Gan
- 1998-2000 Equipe Cofidis
- 2001 Kelme-Costa Blanca
Web links
- Laurent Desbiens in the Radsportseiten.net database
- Laurent Desbiens in the Tour de France database(French / English )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Dopage: 60 propositions de la commission d'enquête du Sénat. In: Online edition of the French daily La Croix (French), July 24, 2013. Accessed July 25, 2013.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Desbiens, Laurent |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French cyclist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 16th September 1969 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mons en Berceul , France |