Yvon Ledanois

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Yvon Ledanois
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Personal information
Born (1969-07-05) 5 July 1969 (age 54)
Montreuil-sous-Bois, France
Team information
Current team Arkéa–B&B Hotels
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider, sports director
Professional teams
1989 Super U–Raleigh–Fiat
1990–1992 Castorama
1993–1994 WordPerfect–Colnago–Decca
1995–1997 GAN
1998–2001 Française des Jeux
Managerial teams
2008–2012 Caisse d'Epargne
2013–2017 BMC Racing Team
2018– Fortuneo–Samsic
Major wins
1 stage Vuelta a España (1997)

Yvon Ledanois (born 5 July 1969 in Montreuil-sous-Bois) is a French former professional road cyclist. [1] After retiring from racing he embarked on a career in team management, joining Caisse d'Epargne as a directeur sportif in 2008 and staying there for five seasons before joining the BMC Racing Team. [2] He subsequently took up a DS role at Fortuneo–Samsic ahead of the 2018 season. [3] He is the father of fellow racing cyclist Kévin Ledanois. [4]

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Major results

1989
3rd Overall Ronde de l'Isard
1990
1st Châteauroux–Limoges
10th GP de Denain
1992
8th Overall Tour de l'Oise
1993
6th Overall Tour de l'Avenir
8th Overall Tour Méditerranéen
1994
4th GP du canton d'Argovie
8th Tour de Berne
10th Overall Tour de l'Oise
1995
4th Tour du Haut Var
5th Trofeo Laigueglia
9th Overall Paris–Nice
9th Overall Étoile de Bessèges
1997
3rd Overall Tour de l'Ain
1st Stage 2
6th Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise
9th Züri-Metzgete
10th Overall Vuelta a España
1st Stage 7
1999
8th Route Adélie
2000
4th Paris–Camembert
6th GP du canton d'Argovie

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 199219931994199519961997199819992000
Jersey gold.svg Vuelta a España 10
Jersey pink.svg Giro d'Italia DNF DNF
Jersey yellow.svg Tour de France 42 DNF 30
Legend
Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

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References

  1. "Yvon Ledanois" . Retrieved 27 February 2015.
  2. "Ledanois joins BMC as directeur sportif". cyclingnews.com . 2 October 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  3. "Cyclisme: Fortunéo-Samsic mise sur son esprit "familial et conquérant"" [Cycling: Fortunéo-Samsic relies on its "familial and conquering" spirit]. lepoint.fr (in French). 23 January 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  4. Quénet, Jean-François (2 October 2012). "Kevin Ledanois makes his pro debut in in[sic] Arctic Race of Norway". cyclingnews.com . Retrieved 24 September 2021.