Personal information | |
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Born | Villefranche-sur-Saône, France | 13 September 1966
Team information | |
Current team | Retired |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Professional teams | |
1989–1992 | R.M.O. |
1993–1994 | Novemail–Histor–Laser Computer |
1995 | Castorama |
1996 | Agrigel–La Creuse |
1997–1998 | Festina–Lotus |
1999 | Lotto–Mobistar |
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