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Sébastien Chavanel

1981 - Today

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Sébastien Chavanel (born 21 March 1981) is a French former professional road bicycle racer who last rode for UCI ProTeam FDJ. He is a younger brother, by just under 2 years, to fellow professional cyclist Sylvain Chavanel. After three seasons with Team Europcar, Chavanel returned to FDJ.fr for the 2014 season. At the 2015 Tour of Flanders, Chavanel sustained right thigh hematoma as a neutral service car rammed his team car which was stopped behind him to change his bike's wheel. By finishing in last place in the 2015 Tour de France, he was that year's lanterne rouge rider. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Sébastien Chavanel is the 1,401st most popular cyclist (down from 1,357th in 2024), the 6,613th most popular biography from France (down from 6,558th in 2019) and the 148th most popular French Cyclist.

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Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Sébastien Chavanel ranks 1,401 out of 1,613. Before him are Bert-Jan Lindeman, Jolien D'Hoore, Ethan Hayter, Jonas van Genechten, Vitaly Popkov, and Michael Hepburn. After him are Radoslav Rogina, Juan Pedro López, Svetlana Grankovskaya, Maximilian Levy, Davide Cimolai, and Pablo Urtasun.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1981, Sébastien Chavanel ranks 1,362. Before him are Costin Lazăr, Vincent Clerc, Hilda Kibet, Yuki Fuji, Dragan Dimić, and Clay Guida. After him are Yohei Takasu, Juan Manuel Olivera, Tom Guiry, Liam Miller, Anna Pyatykh, and Marcel Rodman.

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In France

Among people born in France, Sébastien Chavanel ranks 6,613 out of 6,770. Before him are Hamed Namouchi (1984), Nolan Roux (1988), Enzo Ebosse (1999), Vincent Clerc (1981), David Carreira (1991), and Romain Del Castillo (1996). After him are Hannibal Mejbri (2003), Jean Patry (1996), Montassar Talbi (1998), Stéphane Bahoken (1992), Benjamin Nivet (1977), and Antoine Roussel (1989).

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Among CYCLISTS In France

Among cyclists born in France, Sébastien Chavanel ranks 148. Before him are Damien Monier (1982), Benoît Cosnefroy (1995), Mickaël Bourgain (1980), Julien El Fares (1985), Benoît Vaugrenard (1982), and Jérôme Neuville (1975). After him are Blel Kadri (1986), Jimmy Engoulvent (1979), Benjamin Thomas (1995), Clara Sanchez (1983), Romain Sicard (1988), and Laurence Leboucher (1972).

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