Jérôme Chiotti (born 18 January 1972) is a French former professional racing cyclist who competed in road, cyclo-cross and mountain bike disciplines. He is most renowned for his victory in the 1996 World Mountain Bike Championships, a title which he later renounced by admitting doping.[1]
 Chiotti in 1996 | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Jerome Chiotti | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 January 1972 Millau, France | ||||||||||||||
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| Current team | Retired | ||||||||||||||
| Discipline |
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| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||
| Amateur teams | |||||||||||||||
| 1998 | CSM Persan | ||||||||||||||
| 1999–2000 | VS Chartres | ||||||||||||||
| 2001 | SCO Dijon | ||||||||||||||
| 2002 | AC Lanester | ||||||||||||||
| 2003 | UC Saint-Chély d'Apcher | ||||||||||||||
| Professional teams | |||||||||||||||
| ? | Giant/GT (MTB) | ||||||||||||||
| 1994 | Catavana–AS Corbeil–Essonnes–Cedico | ||||||||||||||
| 1995 | Le Groupement | ||||||||||||||
| 1996–1997 | Festina–Lotus | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Doping admission
editChiotti admitted to doping in order to win the 1996 World Championships in an interview with French magazine Vélo Vert on 23 April 2000.[2] He admitted to spending up to US$6000 per year for EPO. He consequently renounced his World title during a press conference in Paris on 25 May 2000.[3] The official UCI results were amended to reflect Thomas Frischknecht as the winner of the 1996 World Champion title.
Major results
editMountain bike
edit19961st
Cross-country, UCI World Championships- 1998
- 2nd
Cross-country, UCI World Championships - 1999
- 1st
Cross-country, National Championships - 2001
- 1st Cross-country, National Championships
- 2002
- 1st Transmaurienne Vanoise
- 2003
- 1st Transmaurienne Vanoise
Cyclo-cross
edit- 1988–1989
- 3rd National Junior Championships
- 1989–1990
- 1st National Junior Championships
- 2nd UCI Junior World Championships
- 1991–1992
- 1st National Under-23 Championships
- 1993–1994
- 1st Cyclo-cross du Mingant
- 1994–1995
- 1st National Championships
- 1st Cyclo-cross du Mingant
- UCI World Cup
- 2nd Igorre
- 1995–1996
- 2nd National Championships
- UCI World Cup
- 3rd Pontchâteau
- 3rd Heerlen
- 1999–2000
- Challenge de la France
- 1st Pléneuf-Val-André
- 2000–2001
- Challenge de la France
- 2nd Liévin
Road
edit- 1998
- 2nd Overall Tour de Bretagne
References
edit- ^ Libération DOPAGE. Jérôme Chiotti se dit dépassé par ses déclarations: «Je suis le seul âne à avouer». Pot belge, EPO"" Témoignage sur les pratiques du peloton. 28 April 2000
- ^ "Chiotti - just says yes". cyclingnews.com. 23 April 2000. Retrieved 28 May 2007.
- ^ "Chiotti hands it back". cyclingnews.com. 25 May 2000. Retrieved 28 May 2007.
External links
edit- Jerome Chiotti at Cycling Archives
- Jerome Chiotti at ProCyclingStats
