Pierre-Luc Périchon
Pierre-Luc Périchon (born 4 January 1987) is a French professional road and track bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Cofidis.[1]
.JPG) Périchon in 2018. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Pierre-Luc Périchon |
| Born | 4 January 1987 Bourg-en-Bresse, France |
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 69 kg (152 lb; 10.9 st) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Cofidis |
| Discipline | Road and track |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Baroudeur |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2006 | VC Ambérieu |
| 2007–2008 | Saint-Vulbas CC |
| 2009–2011 | SCO Dijon |
| Professional teams | |
| 2012 | La Pomme Marseille |
| 2013–2018 | Bretagne–Séché Environnement |
| 2019– | Cofidis |
Career
Born in Bourg-en-Bresse, Périchon has competed as a professional since the start of the 2012 season,[2] having signed a deal with the La Pomme Marseille team in August 2011.[3]
Périchon has also been a member of the VC Ambérieu, Saint-Vulbas CC,[4] and SCO Dijon amateur teams. Having featured highly in several domestic races during his career, Périchon won his first UCI Europe Tour race in April 2012, by winning the Paris–Camembert race.[5] Attacking 45 km (28.0 mi) from the finish in Camembert, Périchon won a three-man sprint to the finish line ahead of Saur–Sojasun's Cyril Bessy and Bretagne–Schuller's Jean-Marc Bideau.[6] He was named in the start list for the 2015 Tour de France[7] and the 2016 Tour de France.[8]
Career achievements
Major results
- 2003
- 1st
- 2004
- 1st
- 2005
- 2nd
- 2006
- 2nd
- 2007
- National Track Championships
- 3rd
- 3rd
- 3rd
- 2008
- 2nd Tour du Charolais
- 2nd Madison, National Track Championships
- 2009
- 1st GP Blangy
- 3rd Tour du Haut-Berry
- 7th Overall Tour Alsace
- 8th Paris–Tours Espoirs
- 2010
- 1st Beuvry la Forêt
- 1st Stage 3 Tour de Franche Comté
- 5th Overall Rhône-Alpes Isère Tour
- 2011
- 1st
- 1st GP Blangy
- 1st Stage 5 Tour Nivernais Morvan
- 2nd Overall Tour du Loir-et-Cher
- 1st Stage 2
- 2nd
- 2012
- 1st Paris–Camembert
- 9th Overall Étoile de Bessèges
- 2013
- 7th Overall Tour de Bretagne
- 1st Stage 7
- 7th Tro-Bro Léon
- 2014
- 4th Tro-Bro Léon
- 8th Chrono des Nations
- 2015
- 5th Tro-Bro Léon
- 2016
- 1st Stage 3 Tour de Savoie Mont Blanc
- 9th Overall Giro di Toscana
- 2017
- 1st Duo Normand (with Anthony Delaplace)
- Tour de Savoie Mont Blanc
- 1st
- 1st Stage 5
- 1st
- 4th Road race, National Road Championships
- 5th Overall Three Days of De Panne
- 2018
- 1st Polynormande
- 8th Road race, UEC European Road Championships
- 9th Tour du Doubs
- 2019
- 2nd Paris–Camembert
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
— | — | — | — | — |
|
81 | 93 | 42 | — | 57 |
 |
— | — | — | — | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
- Bacon, Ellis (30 December 2019). "2020 Team Preview: Cofidis". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- Morand, Nicolas (19 January 2012). "La Pomme Marseille". Velochrono.fr. Velochrono. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
- Gachet, Frédéric (5 August 2011). "Pierre-Luc Périchon néo-pro à La Pomme Marseille" [Pierre-Luc Perichon neo-pro at La Pomme Marseille]. DirectVelo (in French). Association Le Peloton. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
- Gilson, Michael (1 September 2008). "Pierre-Luc Périchon choisit le SCO Dijon" [Pierre-Luc Perichon chooses SCO Dijon]. DirectVelo (in French). Association Le Peloton. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
- Walker, Lee (10 April 2012). "Perichon shocks field in Camembert". Yahoo! Eurosport. TF1 Group. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
- "Périchon gets the big cheese in Paris-Camembert". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 10 April 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
- "2015 Tour de France start list". Velo News. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
- "2016 > 103rd Tour de France > Startlist". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
External links
- La Pomme Marseille profile
- Pierre-Luc Périchon at Cycling Archives
- Cycling Quotient profile