Sébastien Chavanel

Sébastien Chavanel (born 21 March 1981) is a French former professional road bicycle racer who last rode for UCI ProTeam FDJ.^[1] He is a younger brother, by just under 2 years, to fellow professional cyclist Sylvain Chavanel.

Sébastien Chavanel

Chavanel at the 2010 Four Days of Dunkirk
Personal information
Full name	Sébastien Chavanel
Born	(1981-03-21) 21 March 1981 (age 44) Châtellerault, France
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	77 kg (170 lb)
Team information
Current team	Retired
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	Sprinter
Amateur teams
2001	VC Loudun
2002	Vendée U
Professional teams
2003–2006	Brioches La Boulangère
2007–2010	Française des Jeux
2011–2013	Team Europcar
2014–2016	FDJ.fr
Major wins
GP de Denain (2007) Tour de Picardie (2008)

After three seasons with Team Europcar, Chavanel returned to FDJ.fr for the 2014 season.^[1] 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.^[2]

By finishing in last place in the 2015 Tour de France, he was that year's lanterne rouge rider.^[3]

Major results

2002

1st La Côte Picarde

1st Stage 3 Ronde de l'Isard

5th Overall Tour du Loir-et-Cher

1st Stages 1 & 4

7th Road race, UCI Road World Under-23 Championships

2003

Tour de l'Avenir

1st Stages 2 & 3

2004

Tour de l'Avenir

1st Points classification

1st Stages 2, 4 & 5

1st Stage 5 Tour de Wallonie

4th Overall Tour de Picardie

2006

1st Stage 3 GP Internacional da Costa Azul

2007

1st Overall French Road Cycling Cup

1st Grand Prix de Denain

Étoile de Bessèges

1st Points classification

1st Stage 5

1st Stage 3 Tour de Picardie

1st Stage 3 Tour de Poitou-Charentes et de la Vienne

2nd Tro-Bro Léon

3rd Grand Prix d'Isbergues

4th Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne

5th Châteauroux Classic de l Indre

2008

1st Overall Tour de Picardie

1st Points classification

1st Stage 4

2nd Grand Prix de la Ville de Rennes

2009

3rd Nokere Koerse

5th Paris–Bourges

2010

5th Paris–Bourges

6th Grand Prix de Denain

10th Paris–Tours

2011

1st Stage 2 Circuit de Lorraine

3rd La Roue Tourangelle

5th Overall Tour de Wallonie

6th Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne

8th Le Samyn

9th Overall Driedaagse van West Vlaanderen

2012

2nd Neuseen Classics

7th Overall Tour de Picardie

7th Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne