 Climbing in the Polka-dot jersey at 2008 Paris–Nice | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Clément Lhotellerie |
| Born | 19 March 1986 Charleville-Mézières, France |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road Cyclo-cross |
| Role | Rider |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2006 | Vélo-Club La Pomme Marseille |
| 2006 | Crédit Agricole (stagiaire) |
| 2011 | Royale Pédale Saint Martin |
| 2014–2015 | Team Peltrax–CS Dammarie-lès-Lys |
| Professional teams | |
| 2007–2008 | Skil–Shimano |
| 2009 | Vacansoleil |
| 2010 | Roubaix–Lille Métropole |
| 2012–2013 | Colba–Superano Ham |
Clément Lhotellerie (born 19 March 1986) is a French former professional road racing cyclist.
Career
Born in Charleville-Mézières, Ardennes, Lhotellerie was an accomplished mountain-biker and cyclo-cross rider before switching to the road. He had won the French cyclo-cross championships in Juniors and U23 categories. He turned professional for Skil–Shimano cycling team in 2007. In early 2008 he finished second in the first stage and the overall classification of Vuelta a Andalucía. He later won the Mountains classification of Paris–Nice and also finished second in the third stage and eleventh in the overall classification.[1]
Lhotellerie returned to the amateur ranks in 2014, with Team Peltrax-CS Dammarie-lès-Lys.[2]
Doping
On 2 July 2009 his team announced that he had tested positive for methylhexanamine, which Lhotellerie claimed was from contaminated geranium oil.[3]
Major results
Source:[4]
- 2003
- 1st
Junior race, National Cyclo-cross Championships - 2004
- 1st Junior race, National Cyclo-cross Championships
- 3rd
Junior race, UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships - 3rd
Junior race, UEC European Cyclo-cross Championships - 2006
- 1st Under-23 race, National Cyclo-cross Championships
- 1st Overall Circuit de Saône-et-Loire
- 2007
- 1st
Mountains classification 3-Länder-Tour - 4th Overall Tour du Limousin
- 9th Overall Niedersachsen-Rundfahrt
- 2008
- 1st Mountains classification Paris–Nice
- 1st Stage 1b (TTT) Brixia Tour
- 2nd Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
- 2nd Overall Four Days of Dunkirk
- 2012
- 1st Flèche Ardennaise
- 2013
- 3rd Omloop Het Nieuwsblad U23
- 5th Overall Boucle de l'Artois
- 6th Circuit de Wallonie
- 10th Flèche Ardennaise
- 2015
- 1st National Cyclo-cross Championships
References
- ↑ Lhôtellerie: France's next climbing sensation
- ↑ Gachet, Nicolas (18 October 2013). "Clément Lhotellerie au Team Peltrax-CS Dammarie-lès-Lys" [Clément Lhotellerie at Team Peltrax-CS Dammarie-lès-Lys]. Directvelo (in French). Association Le Peloton. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
- ↑ Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team and Clément Lhotellerie part ways
- ↑ http://www.cyclingbase.com/palcoureurs.php?id=7704&idtitle=1
External links
- Clément Lhotellerie at ProCyclingStats
- Clément Lhotellerie at Cycling Archives
- Palmares on CyclingBase (French)