 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Tristan Valentin |
| Born | 23 February 1982 Le Blanc-Mesnil, France |
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Amateur team | |
| 2002–2003 | BigMat–Auber 93 (stagiaire) |
| Professional teams | |
| 2004–2005 | Auber 93 |
| 2006–2013 | Cofidis |
| Major wins | |
| Tro-Bro Léon (2005) | |
Tristan Valentin (born 23 February 1982 in Le Blanc-Mesnil, Seine-Saint-Denis) is a French professional road bicycle racer, who last rode for the Cofidis team.
Valentin tested positive for Heptaminol on 6 June 2006. The UCI summary of 'Decisions on Anti-Doping Rule Violations made in 2006' states "disqualification and ineligibility for 6 months". [1] However, the positive result was blamed on a medicine that the team doctor prescribed for varicose veins. [2]
| Grand Tour | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia | 132 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 Tour de France | — | — | — | — | 118 | — | — |
 Vuelta a España | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
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