Gilles Delion

Gilles Delion
	Delion at the 1993 Paris–Nice
Personal information
Full name	Gilles Delion
Born	5 August 1966 (age 58); Saint-Étienne, France
Team information
Current team	Retired
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Professional teams
1988	Weinmann–La Suisse–SMM Uster
1989–1992	Helvetia–La Suisse
1993–1994	Castorama
1995	Chazal–König
1996	Aki–Gipiemme
Major wins
	Grand Tours Tour de France Young rider classification (1990) 1 individual stage (1992) One-day races and Classics Giro di Lombardia (1990)

Gilles Delion (born 5 August 1966) is a French former 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.

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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]

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Gilles Delion

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