Laurent Pillon

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Laurent Pillon
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Personal information
Born (1964-03-31) 31 March 1964 (age 59)
Creil, France
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb; 10 st 12 lb)
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
1990 Histor–Sigma
1991 Tonton Tapis–GB
1992–1993 GB–MG Maglificio
1994 Jolly Componibili–Cage
1995–1998 Mutuelle de Seine-et-Marne
1999–2000 Home Market–Ville de Charleroi

Laurent Pillon (born 31 March 1964 in Creil) is a French former cyclist. [1] He participated in the Tour de France five times and eight Grand Tours overall. His son Romain Pillon also competed professionally. [2]

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Major results

1987
1st Circuit des Ardennes
1990
2nd Duo Normand (with Francis Moreau)
3rd Overall Tour du Limousin
6th Chrono des Herbiers
1992
7th Overall Grand Prix du Midi Libre
1993
1st Stage 4 (TTT) Tour de France
1995
8th Overall Tour du Limousin
1997
7th Route Adélie
10th Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise
1999
8th Overall Tour du Poitou-Charentes

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 19901991199219931994199519961997
Jersey pink.svg Giro d'Italia 41 88
Jersey yellow.svg Tour de France 103 51 88 66 DNF
Jersey red.svg Vuelta a España 53
Legend
DSQDisqualified
DNFDid not finish

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References

  1. "Laurent Pillon". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  2. "Romain Pillon  » Roubaix Lille Métropole". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 21 March 2015.