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Sylvain Chavanel

1979 - Today

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Sylvain Chavanel (born 30 June 1979) is a French former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2000 and 2018 for the Cofidis, Omega Pharma–Quick-Step, IAM Cycling and two spells with the Brioches La Boulangère/Direct Énergie team. His brother Sébastien Chavanel also rode as a professional cyclist. Sylvain Chavanel was noted as a strong all-rounder who won both sprints and time-trials, and was a good northern classics rider, taking 45 wins during his professional career. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. Sylvain Chavanel is the 549th most popular cyclist (down from 459th in 2024), the 5,587th most popular biography from France (down from 5,422nd in 2019) and the 66th most popular French Cyclist.

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Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Sylvain Chavanel ranks 549 out of 1,613. Before him are Elia Viviani, Wout Poels, Silvio Martinello, Thomas Frischknecht, Tadej Valjavec, and Edvald Boasson Hagen. After him are Johan Capiot, Juan Antonio Flecha, Michael Albasini, Julien Absalon, Manuel Beltrán, and Gustav Larsson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Sylvain Chavanel ranks 487. Before him are Shinji Murai, Julio César Cáceres, Einar Selvik, Song Chong-gug, Erik Möller, and Emily Swallow. After him are Scott Porter, Zvonimir Vukić, Justine Pasek, Marián Čišovský, Ole Bischof, and Richard Dunne.

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In France

Among people born in France, Sylvain Chavanel ranks 5,587 out of 6,770. Before him are Alice Taglioni (1976), Franck Gastambide (1978), Étienne Capoue (1988), Franck Piccard (1965), Mélissa Theuriau (1978), and Valérien Ismaël (1975). After him are Christophe Lemaitre (1990), Alexis Jenni (1963), Francis Gillot (1960), Aïssa Mandi (1991), Julien Absalon (1980), and Fabien Roussel (1969).

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Among CYCLISTS In France

Among cyclists born in France, Sylvain Chavanel ranks 66. Before him are Armand de Las Cuevas (1968), Luc Leblanc (1966), Thomas Voeckler (1979), Thibaut Pinot (1990), Laurent Brochard (1968), and Hervé Boussard (1966). After him are Julien Absalon (1980), Francis Moreau (1965), Jean-Christophe Péraud (1977), Cédric Vasseur (1970), Philippe Gaumont (1973), and Alain Bondue (1959).

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