Gilles Delion
Delion at the 1993 Paris–Nice
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| Personal information | |
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| Full name | Gilles Delion |
| Born | August 5, 1966 Saint-Étienne, France |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 1988 | Weinmann |
| 1989–1992 | Helvetia-La Suisse |
| 1993–1994 | Castorama |
| 1995 | Chazal-König |
| 1996 | Aki Gipiemme |
| Major wins | |
| Giro di Lombardia (1990) Tour de France, 1 stage |
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Gilles Delion (born August 5, 1966) is a former French road bicycle racer. His greatest achievements include winning the Giro di Lombardia in 1990 and the young rider classification in the 1990 Tour de France.
Early in his career, Delion was seen as a great promise, but Delion ended his career in 1996,[1] saying that at that point doping was widespread in the cycling peloton,[2] and that all French teams were involved.[3] Willy Voet wrote in his book "Massacre à la chaîne" that Delion was against doping, and that other cyclists ridiculed Delion for that.[4]
Career highlights
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- 1989 – Helvetia-La Suisse
- 1st, GP Lugano
- 1990 – Helvetia-La Suisse
- 1st, Giro di Lombardia
- 1st, Stage 2, Critérium International
- 15th, Overall, Tour de France
- 1992 – Helvetia-La Suisse
- 1st, Classique des Alpes
- 1st, Stage 7, Tour de France
- 1993 – Castorama
- 1st, Stages 3 and 8, Mi-Août Bretonne
- 1994 – Castorama
- 1st, Grand Prix de Rennes
- 1st, Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise
- 1st, Stage 2, Tour de l'Ain
References
External links
- Profile by velo-club.net (French)
- Cyclisme-dopage profile
- Gilles Delion at Cycling ArchivesLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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