Personal information | |
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Full name | Jimmy Casper |
Born | Montdidier, Somme, France | 28 May 1978
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) |
Team information | |
Current team | Retired |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Rider type | Sprinter |
Professional teams | |
1998–2003 | Française des Jeux |
2004–2006 | Cofidis |
2007 | Unibet.com |
2008 | Agritubel |
2009–2011 | Besson Chaussures–Sojasun |
2012 | Ag2r–La Mondiale |
Major wins | |
Grand Tours
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Jimmy Casper (born 28 May 1978 in Montdidier, Somme) is a French retired road bicycle racer, who competed as a professional between 1998 and 2012. He won stage 1 of the 2006 Tour de France.
He has on two occasions finished in last place in the General classification of the Tour de France, thereby 'winning' the red lantern. [1]
Casper was suspended from his team, Agritubel because he tested positive for corticosteroid, an asthma drug that is banned unless the user has a medical exemption for its use, during the 2008 Tour de France by the Agence Française de Lutte contre le Dopage. The exemption had been renewed but with a previous asthma medication than the one prescribed and used during the Tour de France. [2] He has been cleared of any charges during the hearing held by the Fédération Française de Cyclisme. For 2009 he signed with the Besson Chaussures–Sojasun team, with whom he enjoyed success, winning two stages at the Étoile de Bessèges, a stage of the Critérium International, the Paris–Camembert, and the Grand Prix de Denain. Casper joined the Ag2r–La Mondiale team for the 2012 season. [3]
In December 2012, Casper announced his retirement as a professional cyclist. He had a total of 61 victories and stated that he would like to remain in the cycling environment with a coaching job. [4]
Grand Tour | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
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Giro d'Italia | — | DNF | — | — | DNF | — | — | — | — | — |
Tour de France | DNF | — | 144 | DNF | DNF | 147 | — | 136 | — | DNF |
Vuelta a España | — | — | — | — | — | — | 125 | — | — | — |
— | Did not compete |
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DNF | Did not finish |
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