Sylvain Calzati
Encyclopedia
Sylvain Calzati is a French
road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team Bretagne-Schuller
. He turned professional during the year 2003 with Team Barloworld. His biggest success is winning the 8th Stage in the 2006 Tour de France
. He also won the Tour de l'Avenir
in 2004. He currently lives in Genay
with his wife and daughter. For the 2010 season he will ride with Team Sky.
2006
France
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road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team Bretagne-Schuller
Bretagne-Schuller
Bretagne-Schuller is a continental cycling team based in France that participates in UCI Continental Circuits races. The team was founded in 2005.- Major results :2005...
. He turned professional during the year 2003 with Team Barloworld. His biggest success is winning the 8th Stage in the 2006 Tour de France
2006 Tour de France
The 2006 Tour de France was the 93rd Tour de France, taking place from July 1 to July 23, 2006. It was won by Óscar Pereiro following the disqualification of apparent winner Floyd Landis....
. He also won the Tour de l'Avenir
Tour de l'Avenir
Tour de l'Avenir is a French road bicycle racing stage race, which started in 1961 as a race similar to the Tour de France and over much of the same course but for amateurs and for semi-professionals known as independents. Riders competed in national teams...
in 2004. He currently lives in Genay
Genay, Côte-d'Or
Genay is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France.-Population:-References:*...
with his wife and daughter. For the 2010 season he will ride with Team Sky.
Career highlights
2004- 1st, Overall, Tour de l'AvenirTour de l'AvenirTour de l'Avenir is a French road bicycle racing stage race, which started in 1961 as a race similar to the Tour de France and over much of the same course but for amateurs and for semi-professionals known as independents. Riders competed in national teams...
- 2nd, Overall, Étoile de BessègesÉtoile de BessègesThe Étoile de Bessèges is an early-season five-day road bicycle racing stage race held annually in Southern France, around Bessèges. Since 2005, it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour and features as one of the first stage races of the European season.-Palmarès:...
- 2nd, Stage 4
- 71st, Overall, Tour de France2004 Tour de FranceThe 2004 Tour de France was the 91st, taking place from July 3 to July 25, 2004. It consisted of 20 stages over 3391 km.Lance Armstrong became the first to win six Tours de France. Armstrong had been favored to win, his competitors seen as being German Jan Ullrich, Spaniards Roberto Heras and...
2006
- 1st, Stage 8, Tour de France2006 Tour de FranceThe 2006 Tour de France was the 93rd Tour de France, taking place from July 1 to July 23, 2006. It was won by Óscar Pereiro following the disqualification of apparent winner Floyd Landis....
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