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Full name | Francis Moreau | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Saint-Quentin, France | 21 July 1965|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Discipline | Road & Track | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Veloclub Saint-Quentin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1989 | Fagor-MBK | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1990 | Histor - Sigma | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1991 | Tonton Tapis - GB | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992 | GB - MG Maglificio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1993–1996 | GAN | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1997–2000 | Cofidis [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Francis Moreau (born 21 July 1965) [2] is a French former professional racing cyclist from Saint-Quentin. He turned professional in 1989 and retired 12 years later at the end of 2000. [3] A pursuit specialist, Moreau was a frequent medalist and the UCI Track Cycling World Championships, winning the pursuit in 1991. He was also part of the gold medal winning team at the 1996 Summer Olympics, who set a new Olympic record with a time of 4:05:930.
On the road, Moreau finished 132nd at the 1991 Tour de France and 113th in 1994 - despite the death of his father on 9 July; his father had said that he would not want his son to drop out in mourning. [4] In 1995 he finished 5th in the Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan and came 9th in the 1996 Paris–Roubaix.
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