Sylvain Calzati
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| Personal information | |
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| Full name | Sylvain Calzati |
| Born | July 1, 1979 Lyon, France |
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Amateur team(s) | |
| 2001 2002 |
Jean Delatour (stagiaire) Cofidis (stagiaire) |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2003 2004 2004 2005–2008 2009 2010 2011 |
Barloworld Saint-Quentin Oktos RAGT Semences AG2R Prévoyance Agritubel Team Sky Bretagne-Schuller |
| Major wins | |
| Tour de l'Avenir (2004) 2006 Tour de France, 1 stage |
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Sylvain Calzati (born July 1, 1979 in Lyon) is a former French road bicycle racer, who competed as a professional between 2003 and 2011.[1] He turned professional during the year 2003 with Barloworld, and his biggest success was winning the 8th Stage in the 2006 Tour de France. He also won the Tour de l'Avenir in 2004. He currently lives in Genay with his wife and daughter.
Career highlights
- 2004
- 1st, Overall, Tour de l'Avenir
- 2nd, Overall, Étoile de Bessèges
- 2nd, Stage 4
- 71st, Overall, Tour de France
- 2006
- 1st, Stage 8, Tour de France (Saint-Méen-le-Grand to Lorient)
References
- ^ van Eyck, Xylon (29 September 2011). "Sylvain Calzati to retire at the end of the season". VeloNation (VeloNation LLC). Retrieved 9 January 2012.
External links
- Profile on AG2R Prévoyance website
- Sylvain Calzati at Trap-Friis.dk. Archive copy at the Wayback Machine (archived 24 May 2011)
- Official Site
