Christophe Capelle (born 15 August 1967) is a French former racing cyclist.
 Capelle in 1996 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Christophe Capelle |
| Born | 15 August 1967 Compiègne, France |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road and track |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 1991–1995 | Z |
| 1996 | Force Sud |
| 1996 | Aubervilliers 93 |
| 1997–1998 | Cofidis |
| 1999–2002 | BigMat–Auber 93 |
| Major wins | |
| Hessen-Rundfahrt (1990) French National Road Race Champion (2000) | |
Capelle won a gold medal for France in the 4000-meter team pursuit at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, riding alongside Philippe Ermenault, Jean-Michel Monin, and Francis Moreau.[1] In 2000, he represented France in the points race[2] and Madison events,[3] finishing outside the medals in both events. Capelle also competed in the Olympic road race, but failed to finish.[4]
Capelle also raced for the Big Mat–Auber 93 team at the 1999 Tour de France, completing the race in 115th place.[5]
Career achievements edit
Major results edit
- 1988
- 3rd Bordeaux-Caudéran
- 3rd Grand Prix de France
- 1990
- 1st
Overall Hessen-Rundfahrt - 7th Overall Tour du Limousin
- 1991
- 1st Stage 7 Tour Méditerranéen
- 4th Paris–Brussels
- 7th Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
- 10th Dwars door België
- 1992
- 2nd Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
- 8th Overall Paris–Bourges
- 1993
- 6th Overall 4 Jours de Dunkerque
- 7th Paris–Camembert
- 8th Road race, National Road Championships
- 1994
- 3rd Overall Tour d'Armorique
- 3rd Road race, National Road Championships
- 5th Circuit des Frontières
- 1995
- 1st Stage 3 Circuit Cycliste Sarthe
- 1st Stage 4 Tour du Limousin
- 4th Tour de Vendée
- 5th Classic Haribo
- 6th Paris–Brussels
- 1996
- 1st Stage 1 Critérium International
- 1st Stage 2a Tour de Picardie
- 4th Tour du Haut Var
- 1997
- 6th Classic Haribo
- 1998
- 1st Stage 7 Paris–Nice
- 10th Dwars door België
- 2000
- 1st
Road race, National Road Championships - 1st Bordeaux-Caudéran
- 2001
- 4th GP de Denain
- 7th GP de Villers-Cotterêts
- 2002
- 7th Overall Tour of Qatar
Grand Tour general classification results timeline edit
| Grand Tour | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
|
DNF | 106 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 Tour de France
|
— | — | 115 | DNF | DNF | DNF | — | — | 115 | — | 123 |
 Vuelta a España
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNF | — | — | — |
| DSQ | Disqualified |
| DNF | Did not finish |
References edit
- ^ Wallechinsky, David. The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics: Sydney 2000 Edition, p. 365. Overlook Press, Woodstock, N.Y., 2000. ISBN 1-58567-046-4.
- ^ CNNSI.com. "2000 Olympic Results - Track Cycling: Points race". 22 September 2000. Retrieved on 17 July 2013.
- ^ CNNSI.com. "2000 Olympic Result - Cycling: Track: Madison". 30 September 2000. Retrieved on 17 July 2013.
- ^ ESPN.com. "Summer Olympics 2000 Results - Cycling". 27 September 2000. Retrieved on 17 July 2013.
- ^ CyclingNews.com. "Tour de France, Stage 20, Arpajon - Paris Champs-Elysées, 160 km". 25 July 1999. Retrieved on 17 July 2013.
External links edit
- Christophe Capelle at Cycling Archives
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Christophe Capelle". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
- Christophe Capelle at ProCyclingStats