Christophe Rinero (born 29 December 1973 in Moissac) is a French former professional road racing cyclist. His sporting career began with CA Castelsarrazin.[1] Rinero's greatest achievements have been to win the Tour de l'Avenir in 1998 and the King of the Mountains in the 1998 Tour de France. He retired at the end of 2008.

Christophe Rinero
Personal information
Full nameChristophe Rinero
Born (1973-12-29) 29 December 1973 (age 50)
Moissac, France
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Team information
Current teamretired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
1996Mutuelle de Seine-et-Marne
1997–2001Cofidis
2002–2003Saint-Quentin–Oktos
2004–2005R.A.G.T. Semences–MG Rover
2006–2007Saunier Duval–Prodir
2008Agritubel
Major wins
Grand Tours
Tour de France
Mountains classification (1998)

Career

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After riding for second and third division teams from 2002 to 2005 he returned to the UCI ProTour in 2006 to ride with Saunier Duval–Prodir.[2] He renewed with Saunier Duval–Prodir for the 2007 season.[3] Rinero went to the 2007 Tour de France as a domestique for Iban Mayo. He was the only French rider on their squad for the Tour.[4] During stage 16 he was in the break of the day, he won the first intermediate sprint.[5]

Rinero left Saunier Duval–Prodir after two seasons heading to Agritubel for his final year as a professional cyclist.[6]

Major results

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Sources:[7][8]

1996
3rd Overall Tour de l'Ain
1st Stage 1
1998
1st   Overall Tour de l'Avenir
1st Stages 7 & 9
1st Stage 1 Tour du Limousin
2nd Overall Grand Prix du Midi Libre
1st Stage 2
3rd Châteauroux Classic
4th Overall Tour de France
1st   Mountains classification
6th GP Ouest–France
8th Route Adélie
2002
Tour du Limousin
1st Mountains classification
1st Stage 2
3rd Boucles de l'Aulne
8th Overall Tour de Picardie
2003
3rd Overall Tour de la Somme
5th Grand Prix de Wallonie
2004
8th Grand Prix de Wallonie
2005
2nd Overall Criterium des Espoirs
6th Grand Prix de Wallonie
7th GP de la Ville de Rennes
2008
10th Overall Rhône-Alpes Isère Tour

References

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  1. ^ Dossier du Presse RAGT Semences. Saint-Malo: Agence Windward. 2005. p. 17.
  2. ^ Sunderland, Sabine; Jones, Jeff (27 September 2005). "Rinero looking to move on". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  3. ^ "2007 Saunier Duval-Prodir is ready". cyclingnews.com. 2 February 2007. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  4. ^ Quénet, Jean-François (1 June 2007). "No Giro stars for Saunier Duval at the Tour de France". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Tour de France 2007: Stage 16 Results". cyclingnews.com. 29 July 2007. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  6. ^ Stokes, Shane (6 January 2008). "Casper, Moreau boost Agritubel". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  7. ^ "Christophe Rinero". FirstCycling.com. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  8. ^ "Christophe Rinero". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
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