Thierry claveyrolate

Thierry Claveyrolat (born March 31, 1959 in La Tronche , Département Isère , † September 7, 1999 in Vizille near Grenoble ) was a French cyclist and was considered a climbing specialist, which earned him the nickname Adler von Vizille .

Thierry Claveyrolat was a seven-time participant in the Tour de France and in 1990 won the jersey of the best climber for Team RMO . His best placement there was 17th overall in 1986 .

As part of a trial against 19 racing drivers from the north of France in Laon in October 1986, Claveyrolat admitted the prohibited use of amphetamines.

On September 7, 1999, he committed suicide in Vizille near Grenoble at the age of 40 after being involved in a car accident with four seriously injured four weeks earlier. He had previously suffered from severe depression.

Palmarès

1986

two stages of the Dauphiné Libéré

1987

a stage Dauphiné Libéré

1989

a stage Dauphiné Libéré
one stage Tour du Limousin

1990

a stage (St. Gervais) Tour de France
a stage Dauphiné Libéré

1991

a stage (Morzine) Tour de France

1993

Individual evidence

↑ Ralf Meutgens (ed.): Doping in cycling. Delius Klasing, Bielefeld 2007, ISBN 978-3-7688-5245-6 , p. 261.
^ Richard Moore: In Search of Robert Millar. HarperSport, London 2007, ISBN 978-0-00-723501-8 , p. 303.

Web links

Thierry Claveyrolat in the Tour de France database(French / English )

Thierry Claveyrolat in the Radsportseiten.net database

personal data
SURNAME	Claveyrolat, Thierry
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	French cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH	March 31, 1959
PLACE OF BIRTH	La Tronche
DATE OF DEATH	September 7, 1999
Place of death	Vizille

[1] Ralf Meutgens (ed.): Doping in cycling. Delius Klasing, Bielefeld 2007, ISBN 978-3-7688-5245-6 , p. 261.

[2] Richard Moore: In Search of Robert Millar. HarperSport, London 2007, ISBN 978-0-00-723501-8 , p. 303.