Gilles Coustellier

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Gilles Coustellier
2010 UCI Mountain Bike and Trials World Championships - Mont-Sainte-Anne - Gilles Coustellier.jpg
Personal information
Full nameGilles Coustellier
Born (1986-05-31) 31 May 1986 (age 39) [1]
Martigues, France [2]
Team information
Current teamScorpio [3]
Discipline Trials
Major wins
World Championships
26-inch trials (2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014)
Medal record
Representing Flag of France.svg  France
Men's mountain bike trials
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2002 Kaprun Junior trials, 20"
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2003 Lugano Junior trials, 26"
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2008 Val di Sole Trials, 26"
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2009 Canberra Trials, 26"
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Champéry Trials, 26"
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Champéry Trials, team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 Leogang-Saalfelden Trials, 26"
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Lillehammer-Hafjell Trials, 26"
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2002 Kaprun Junior trials, 26"
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2003 Lugano Junior trials, 20"
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2007 Fort William Trials, 26"
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2009 Canberra Trials, team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 Leogang-Saalfelden Trials, team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2013 Pietermaritzburg Trials, 26"
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2013 Pietermaritzburg Trials, team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Val di Sole Trials, 26"
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Champéry Trials, 20"

Gilles Coustellier (born 13 May 1986 in Martigues, France) is a French mountain bike trials cyclist. [1] He specialises in 26-inch trials but has also competed in 20-inch trials. [2]

Coustellier was UCI junior world champion in the 20-inch category in 2002 and then in the 26-inch category in 2003. In the UCI elite 26-inch category he has been world champion five times. Competing with the French team he was team trials world champion in 2011. [1]

Gilles is the younger brother of Giacomo Coustellier, who is also a trials rider. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Mountain Bike - Gilles COUSTELLIER". the-sports.org. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Gilles Coustellier site official". gillescoustellier.fr. Archived from the original on 21 September 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  3. ↑ "Nouveau partenaire – Clean Trials". gillescoustellier.fr. Archived from the original on 21 September 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  4. ↑ "U.S. Trials Team saw success in Europe". usacycling.org. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
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