Clément Lhotellerie
Climbing in the Polka-dot jersey at 2008 Paris–Nice | |
Personal information | |
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Full name | Clément Lhotellerie |
Born |
Charleville-Mézières, France | March 19, 1986
Team information | |
Current team | Colba-Superano Ham |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Amateur team(s) | |
2006 | Vélo-Club La Pomme Marseille |
2006 | Crédit Agricole (stagiaire) |
2011 | Royale Pédale Saint Martin |
Professional team(s) | |
2007–2008 | Skil–Shimano |
2009 | Vacansoleil |
2010 | Roubaix–Lille Métropole |
2012–2013 | Colba-Superano Ham |
Infobox last updated on 16 December 2013 |
Clément Lhotellerie (born March 19, 1986 in Charleville-Mézières, Ardennes) is a French road racing cyclist.
Career
Lhotellerie was an accomplished mountain-biker and cyclo-cross rider before switching to the road. He had won the French cyclo-cross championships in Juniors and U23 categories. He turned professional for Skil–Shimano cycling team in 2007. In early 2008 he finished second in the first stage and the overall classification of Vuelta a Andalucía. He later won the Mountains classification of Paris–Nice and also finished second in the third stage and eleventh in the overall classification.[1]
Lhotellerie returned to the amateur ranks in 2014, with Team Peltrax-CS Dammarie-lès-Lys.[2]
Doping
On 2 July 2009 his team announced that he had tested positive for methylhexanamine, which Lhotellerie claimed was from contaminated geranium oil.[3]
Palmarès
- 2003
- National Championship, Cyclo-cross, Juniors
- 2004
- National Championship, Cyclo-cross, Juniors
- 3rd, UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships, Junior
- 2006
- National Championship, Cyclo-cross, U23
- 1st, Overall, Circuit de Saône-et-Loire
- 2007 – Skil-Shimano
- 4th, Overall, Tour du Limousin
- 9th, Overall, Niedersachsen-Rundfahrt
- 11th, Overall, 3-Länder-Tour
- 1st, King of the Mountains classification
- 2008 – Skil-Shimano
- 2nd, Overall and Stage 1, Vuelta a Andalucía
- 2nd, Overall, Four Days of Dunkirk
- 11th, Overall, Paris–Nice
- 1st, King of the Mountains classification
- 2012
- 1st, Flèche Ardennaise
- 2013
- 3rd, Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Beloften
- 5th Overall, Boucle de l'Artois
- 6th, Circuit de Wallonie
- 10th, Flèche Ardennaise
References
- ↑ Lhôtellerie: France's next climbing sensation
- ↑ Gachet, Nicolas (18 October 2013). "Clément Lhotellerie au Team Peltrax-CS Dammarie-lès-Lys" [Clément Lhotellerie at Team Peltrax-CS Dammarie-lès-Lys]. Directvelo (in French) (Association Le Peloton). Retrieved 16 December 2013.
- ↑ Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team and Clément Lhotellerie part ways
- ↑ http://www.cyclingbase.com/palcoureurs.php?id=7704&idtitle=1
External links
- Clément Lhotellerie profile at Cycling Archives
- Palmares on CyclingBase (French)