Cyril Bessy

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Cyril Bessy
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Bessy in 2013
Personal information
Born (1986-05-29) 29 May 1986 (age 38)
Villefranche-sur-Saône, France
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb; 10.9 st)
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Amateur team
2005–2008CR4C Roanne
Professional teams
2008 Crédit Agricole (stagiaire)
2009–2012 Besson Chaussures–Sojasun
2013 Cofidis

Cyril Bessy (born 29 May 1986) is a French former professional road cyclist. [1]

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Major results

2007
1st Overall Tour de la Creuse
1st Prologue (TTT)
2008
1st Classique Paris-Chambord-Vailly
1st Stage 1 Tour des Pays de Savoie
2nd Grand Prix de la ville de Nogent-sur-Oise
3rd French National Time Trial Championships U23
2009
1st Classic Loire Atlantique
1st Prologue (TTT) Tour Alsace
2010
1st Prologue (TTT) & Stage 1 Tour Alsace
3rd Paris–Troyes
6th GP Llodio
2012
2nd Paris–Camembert

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 2013
Jersey pink.svg Giro d'Italia
Jersey yellow.svg Tour de France
Jersey red.svg Vuelta a España DNF
Legend
Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

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References

  1. "Cyril Bessy" . Retrieved 23 July 2015.