Christian Levavasseur

Christian Levavasseur (born 6 March 1956 in Dinan)^[1] is a retired French cyclist, who won the combativity award in the 1980 Tour de France.

Christian Levavasseur

Personal information
Full name	Christian Levavasseur
Born	(1956-03-06) 6 March 1956 (age 69) Dinan, France
Team information
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Professional teams
1978–1982	Miko–Mercier–Vivagel
1983	La Redoute–Motobécane
1985	UNCP
Major wins
Combativity award 1980 Tour de France

Biography

Levavasseur became cadet champion of Brittany in 1973, and was professional from 1978 to 1985.^[1] After his professional career, he returned to amateur cycling in Brittany.

Career achievements

Major results

1977

1st Stage 11 Tour de l'Avenir

1979

1st Stage 6 Vuelta a España

1980

1st Route Nivernaise

5th GP de la Ville de Rennes

10th Grand Prix de Mauléon-Moulins

1981

1st Grand Prix de la Cote Normande

2nd Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan

2nd Overall Grand Prix du Midi Libre

1983

2nd GP de la Ville de Rennes

1984

2nd Overall Tour d'Armorique

5th GP Ouest France-Plouay

5th GP de la Ville de Rennes

1985

10th Bordeaux–Paris

Grand tour results

Tour de France

Levavasseur rode the Tour de France five times, of which he finished four times.^[2]

• 1979 : 51
• 1980 : 44 (winner of the combativity award)
• 1981 : 77
• 1982 : Did not finish (DNF)
• 1984 : 110

Vuelta a España

• 1979 : DNF
  • winner one stage (held golden jersey for 1 week)