John Gadret
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| Personal information | |
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| Full name | John Gadret |
| Date of birth | April 22, 1979 |
| Country |  France |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 58 kg (130 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Ag2r-La Mondiale |
| Discipline | Road cyclo-cross |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Climber |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2004 2005 2006– |
Chocolade Jacques Jartazi Ag2r-La Mondiale |
| Major wins | |
France National champion cyclo-cross
Tour de l'Ain (2007) |
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| Infobox last updated on: | |
| December 24, 2007 | |
John Gadret (born April 22, 1979, in Epernay) is a French professional racing cyclist in cyclo-cross and road racing disciplines for UCI ProTeam Ag2r-La Mondiale. He became a stagiaire for Cofidis in 2003 before turning professional with the Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen team in 2004. That year he became national cyclo-cross champion of France for the first time. At this stage he was specialized in the cyclo-cross discipline but was beginning to perform well in stage races such as the Deutschland Tour.[1] Gadret won again the French cyclo-cross championships. In the 2006 Giro d'Italia Gadret showed great potential in the mountains by finishing 7th, 6th and 5th on the three mountain stages. He crashed on the 18th stage and was forced to abandon with a broken collar bone.[2] Despite these promising results on the road, Gadret was back in the 2006-2007 cyclo-cross season where he challenged the domination of Belgian Sven Nys in the Koppenbergcross[3] and finished 8th in the UCI World Cyclo-cross Championships.[4] Returning to the road with the aim of competing in his first Tour de France, Gadret took his first road victory at the GP Kanton Aargau.[5] After the 2007 Tour de France Gadret won the third stage and took the leaders jersey in the Tour de l'Ain which he won the following day.[6]
[edit] Palmarès
- GP Kanton Aargau (2007)
- Tour de l'Ain - 1 stage & Final (2007)
- 1st, National France Cyclo-Cross Championship (2004-2005),(2006-2007)
- 2nd (2003-2004, 2005-2006, 2007-2008)
- 3rd (2002-2003)
[edit] References
- ^ Palmarès de John GADRET. Ag2r prevoyance cyclisme. Retrieved on 2007-08-15.
- ^ 2006 Giro d'Italia stage 18 results, report and photos. cyclingnews. Retrieved on 2007-08-15.
- ^ Koppenberg cross 2006 results, report and photos. cyclingnews. Retrieved on 2007-08-15.
- ^ UCI World Championships Cyclo-cross 2006-2007. Cyclingnews. Retrieved on 2007-08-15.
- ^ 2007 GP Kanton Aargau results and report. Cyclingnews. Retrieved on 2007-08-15.
- ^ Gadret wins and leads in Tour de l'Ain. Cyclingpost. Retrieved on 2007-08-15.
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| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Gadret, John |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Racing cyclist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1979-04-22 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Epernay, France |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
