John Gadret
 Gadret riding in the 2011 Giro d'Italia | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | John Gadret |
| Born |
22 April 1979 Épernay, France |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Movistar Team |
| Discipline |
Road Cyclo-cross |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Climber |
| Amateur team(s) | |
| 2003 | Cofidis (stagiaire) |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2004–2005 2006–2013 2014– |
Vlaanderen-T Interim AG2R Prévoyance Movistar Team |
| Major wins | |
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Grand Tours
Other
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Infobox last updated on 1 January 2014 | |
John Gadret (born 22 April 1979) is a French professional racing cyclist in cyclo-cross and road racing disciplines for UCI ProTour team, the Movistar Team.[1] He became a stagiaire for Cofidis in 2003 before turning professional with the Vlaanderen-T Interim team in 2004.
Career
In 2004 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.[2] 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.[3] 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[4] and finished 8th in the UCI World Cyclo-cross Championships.[5] 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.[6] 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.[7]
On Stage 15 of the 2010 Tour de France Gadret caused controversy when he refused to give his wheel to his team leader, Nicolas Roche, following a puncture on the final climb of the day and then began attacking the group ahead of Roche.[8] He later finished 19th overall
He has won a race against a horse.[9]
In the 2011 Giro d'Italia, Gadret finished 3rd overall with a victory on stage 11. He finished 3'54" behind race winner Michele Scarponi.
After eight seasons with Ag2r-La Mondiale, Gadret left the squad at the end of the 2013 season, and joined the Movistar Team for the 2014 season.[1]
Palmarès
- 2004
- 13th overall Tour of Britain (2.3)[10]
- 2005
- 3rd, Grand Prix de Villers-Cotterêts
- 4th, Tro-Bro Léon
- 9th, GP Wallonie
- 2007
- 1st, GP Kanton Aargau
- 1st overall and 1 stage, Tour de l'Ain
- 7th overall, Volta a Catalunya (PT)
- 8th Flèche Wallonne (PT)
- 2008
- 1 stage, Tour de l'Ain
- 10th, Flèche Wallonne
- 8th overall Tour of Romandie
- 18th overall 2008 Vuelta a España
- 2010
- 13th overall Giro d'Italia
- 19th overall Tour de France
- 2011
- 3rd overall Giro d'Italia
- 1st, Stage 11
- 2012
- 11th Overall Giro d'Italia
- 2013
- 3rd Overall Route du Sud
- 3rd Overall Tour de l'Ain
- 10th Overall Critérium International
- 10th Overall Tour of the Basque Country
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro |
WD | - | WD | - | - | - | 13 | 3 | 11 | - |
 Tour |
- | - | - | 54 | WD | - | 18 | WD | - | 22 |
 Vuelta |
- | - | - | - | 18 | - | - | - | WD | - |
WD = Withdrew; IP = In Progress
Cyclo-Cross Palmares
- 1st, National
France Cyclo-Cross Championship (2004–2005),(2006–2007)
- 2nd (2003–2004, 2005–2006, 2007–2008, 2011–2012)
- 1999
- 5th, World Championship
- 2002
- 3rd, French National championship
- 9th, World Cup
- 2003
- 1st, national championship
- 2 Manches du Challenge national
- 10th, World Cup
- 2004
- 1st, national championship, France
- 1 Manche du Challenge national
- 10th, World Cup
- 2005
- 1 Manche du Challenge national
- 12th World Championships
- 2006
- 1 Manche du Challenge national
- 2007
- 8th, World Championships
- 10th, Superprestige
- 2008
- 9th, World Championships
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Gadret looks ahead to new start at Movistar". Cyclingnews.com (Future plc). 18 October 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
- ↑ "Palmarès de John GADRET". Ag2r prevoyance cyclisme. Retrieved 2007-08-15.
- ↑ "2006 Giro d'Italia stage 18 results, report and photos". cyclingnews. Retrieved 2007-08-15.
- ↑ "Koppenberg cross 2006 results, report and photos". cyclingnews. Retrieved 2007-08-15.
- ↑ "UCI World Championships Cyclo-cross 2006–2007". Cyclingnews. Retrieved 2007-08-15.
- ↑ "2007 GP Kanton Aargau results and report". Cyclingnews. Retrieved 2007-08-15.
- ↑ "Gadret wins and leads in Tour de l'Ain". Cyclingpost. Retrieved 2007-08-15.
- ↑ Roche, Nicolas (2010-07-20). "I wanted to smash his head in. I couldn't stand to be near him". Independent.ie. Retrieved 2010-07-20.
- ↑ "Voeckler Loses Out To Trotting Horse". Cyclingnews.com. 2011-08-18. Retrieved 2012-07-12.
- ↑ "www.cyclingnews.com presents theTour of Britain". Bike-zone.com. Retrieved 2012-07-12.
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