Personal information | |
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Born | Villefranche-sur-Saône, France | 29 May 1986
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Weight | 69 kg (152 lb; 10.9 st) |
Team information | |
Current team | Retired |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Amateur team | |
2005–2008 | CR4C 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]
Grand Tour | 2013 |
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Giro d'Italia | — |
Tour de France | — |
Vuelta a España | DNF |
— | Did not compete |
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DNF | Did not finish |
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