Sylvain Georges (born 1 May 1984) is a professional French racing cyclist who last rode for Ag2r–La Mondiale. He was born in Beaumont, Puy-de-Dôme, France.[1] On 18 May 2012, Georges won his first pro tour stage on the 6th stage of the Tour of California, where he broke away with six other riders at the start of a mountain stage leading to Big Bear Lake and rode solo for the last 50 kilometers to take the win as the peloton was in sight.[2]

Sylvain Georges
Georges at the 2011 Four Days of Dunkirk.
Personal information
Full nameSylvain Georges
Born (1984-05-01) 1 May 1984 (age 40)
Beaumont, France
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
2008A-Style-Somn
2011BigMat–Auber 93
2012–2013Ag2r–La Mondiale

In May 2013 Georges withdrew from the Giro D'Italia after testing positive for Heptaminol.[3] He was later sacked by his team.[4]

Palmarès

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2005
7th Chrono Champenois
2006
3rd Time trial, French Under–23 Road Championships
4th Chrono Champenois
2007
2nd Overall Tour du Loir-et-Cher
2008
7th Grand Prix de la Ville de Lillers
2009
1st Prologue 45ème Circuit De Saône Et Loire
3rd Overall Grand Prix Chantal Biya
2010
8th Overall Rhône-Alpes Isère Tour
2011
1st   Overall Rhône-Alpes Isère Tour
1st Stages 1 & 3
1st GP Plumelec-Morbihan
2nd Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise
10th Tour du Finistère
2012
1st Stage 6 Tour of California
2nd Tour du Doubs
2013
2nd Paris–Camembert
4th Les Boucles du Sud Ardèche
2015
1st Stage 8a Tour de Guadeloupe
2016
1st Stage 7 Tour de Guadeloupe

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 2013
  Giro d'Italia DNF
  Tour de France
  Vuelta a España
Legend
Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References

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  1. ^ "Profile". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
  2. ^ Weislo, Laura (19 May 2012). "Tour of California: Sylvain Georges roars into Big Bear Lake". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Archived from the original on 21 May 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
  3. ^ GMT (2013-05-15). "BBC Sport – Giro d'Italia: French cyclist Sylvain Georges fails drug test". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-06-11.
  4. ^ "Georges Sacked By Ag2r-La Mondiale". Cyclingnews.com. 2012-05-19. Retrieved 2013-06-11.
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