Fabien Sanchez

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Fabien Sanchez
Personal information
Full name Fabien Sanchez
Born (1983-03-30) 30 March 1983 (age 40)
Hyères, France
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Weight 77 kg (170 lb)
Team information
Current team Retired
Discipline Track
Role Rider
Rider type Pursuit
Amateur team(s)
2007–2009 Veloclub La Pomme Marseille
2010 Amical Vélo Club Aix-en-Provence
Professional team(s)
2003–2004 FDJeux.com
2005 Française des Jeux
2006 Cofidis
Major wins
  • French Track Cycling Championships (Pursuit) (2004, 2007)
  • French Track Cycling Championships (Team pursuit) (2005)
  • French Track Cycling Championships (Points race) (2008)
Infobox last updated on
October 15, 2013

Fabien Sanchez (born March 30, 1983 in Hyères) is a retired French professional track cyclist.[1] He won the bronze medal in men's team pursuit at the 2003 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, and later represented his nation France in two editions of the Olympic Games (2004 and 2008). Before his official retirement in late 2008, Sanchez rode for three seasons on the FDJeux.com pro cycling team, following by his annual stint on Cofidis in 2006. Sanchez is also a four-time French track cycling champion in both the individual and team pursuit and in the points race.

Racing career

Before his professional cycling career, Sanchez sought headlines in the international scene, when he led the French team for the gold in a team pursuit final match against the Germans at the 2001 UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships in Trexlertown, Pennsylvania, United States.[2]

In August 2003, Sanchez turned his sights to professional cycling when he signed a triple seasonal contract with FDJeux.com. On that same year, he delivered the French foursome a bronze-medal time of 4:04.119 to defeat the Russians in men's team pursuit at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany, earning them a guaranteed spot for the Olympics.[3][4]

An official member of the French cycling team, Sanchez made his debut at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where he finished sixth in the men's individual pursuit (4:21.235), and seventh in the men's team pursuit (4:07.336), along with Anthony Langella, Mathieu Ladagnous, and Jérôme Neuville.[5][6][7]

Shortly after the 2004 Summer Olympics, Sanchez extended his career resume by scoring two triumphs each in men's individual and team pursuit at the French Championships, while competing for Française des Jeux and Cofidis pro cycling teams. At the end of 2006 season, Sanchez decided to return to his amateur sporting career, and later joined the La Pomme Marseille Cycling Club (French: Vélo-Club La Pomme Marseille).[8]

The following year, Sanchez qualified for his second French squad, as a 25-year-old, in the men's individual pursuit at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing based on the nation's selection process from the UCI Track World Rankings.[9] Sanchez could not produce a more striking effort in the prelims after losing out his 4 km opening match to Australia's Brett Lancaster by a seven-second gap in 4:33.100, dropping him to fifteenth place in the overall standings.[7][10][11][12]

Setting up his official retirement from competitive cycling in 2010, Sanchez currently works on a full-time position as an athletic director for La Pomme Marseille Cycling Club (French: Vélo-Club La Pomme Marseille).[13]

Career highlights

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2001
1st UCI Junior World Championships (Team pursuit), Trexlertown, Pennsylvania (USA)
2003
3rd UCI Track Cycling World Championships (Team pursuit), Stuttgart (GER)
3rd French Championships (Individual pursuit), Hyères (FRA)
2004
1st MaillotFra.PNG French Championships (Individual pursuit), Hyères
6th Olympic Games (Individual pursuit), Athens (GRE)
7th Olympic Games (Team pursuit), Athens (GRE)
2005
1st MaillotFra.PNG French Championships (Team pursuit), France
2nd French Championships (Individual pursuit), France
2007
1st MaillotFra.PNG French Championships (Individual pursuit), Hyères (FRA)
2nd French Championships (Points race), Hyères (FRA)
3rd French Championships (Team pursuit), Hyères (FRA)
2008
1st MaillotFra.PNG French Championships (Points race), France
2nd French Championships (Individual pursuit), France
15th Olympic Games (Individual pursuit), Beijing (CHN)

References

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