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| Full name | Pierre Rolland | ||
| Born | October 10, 1986 Gien, France |
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| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Weight | 71 kg (160 lb) | ||
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| Current team | Team Europcar | ||
| Discipline | Road | ||
| Role | Rider | ||
| Rider type | Climber / All-rounder | ||
| Amateur team(s) | |||
| 2006 | Crédit Agricole (stagiaire) | ||
| Professional team(s) | |||
| 2007–2008 2009– |
Crédit Agricole Team Europcar |
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| Infobox last updated on July 24, 2011 |
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Pierre Rolland (born October 10, 1986 in Gien) is a French professional road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team Team Europcar.
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Rolland turned professional in 2007 for Crédit Agricole after riding for the team as a stagiaire in late 2006. In his first season as a professional he won stages at La Tropicale Amissa Bongo and the Tour du Limousin. In 2008 he won the Mountains classification at the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré.[1] At the 2008 Summer Olympic Games, Rolland competed in the road race but he did not finish. In 2010 he won a stage at the Circuit de Lorraine and finished eighth at the Critérium du Dauphiné.
During the 2011 Tour de France, Rolland gained acclaim for his strong work in defense of Thomas Voeckler's yellow jersey. Following the 14th stage of the Tour, Lance Armstrong referred to Rolland as a "rockstar."[2] Rolland won the 19th stage at the top of Alpe d'Huez, beating Olympic gold medalist Samuel Sánchez and three-time Tour champion Alberto Contador.[3] The victory also won him the white jersey, which he successfully defended in the 20th stage. He finished the Tour 11th in the general classification, his best career performance.
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
| Grand Tour | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
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| Giro | – | – | – |
| Tour | 21 | 58 | 11 |
| Vuelta | – | DNF |
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