Aurélien Clerc Explained
| Aurélien Clerc |
| Fullname: | Aurélien Clerc |
| Birth Date: | 26 August 1979 |
| Birth Place: | Vevey, Switzerland |
| Height: | 1.76 m |
| Weight: | 71 kg |
| Currentteam: | Retired |
| Discipline: | Road |
| Role: | Rider |
| Ridertype: | Sprinter |
| Proyears1: | 2001 |
| Proteam1: | Post Swiss |
| Proyears2: | 2002 |
| Proyears3: | 2003–2004 |
| Proyears4: | 2005–2006 |
| Proyears5: | 2007–2008 |
| Proyears6: | 2009 |
| Majorwins: | Nokere Koerse (2002) |
Aurélien Clerc (born 26 August 1979) is a Swiss former professional road bicycle racer who last rode for UCI ProTour team . He retired from pro cycling after 2009, unable to find a new team, and started a new career as an insurance adviser.[1] His sporting career began with Velo Club Cycliphile Bex.[2]
Palmares
- 2000
1st Road race, National Under−23 Road Championships
1st Stage 5 Rheinland-Pfalz Rundfahrt
1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Navarra
- 2001
2nd Rominger Classic
6th Nokere Koerse
10th Rund um Düren
- 2002
Vuelta a Cuba
1st Stages 3, 4, 11 & 13
Tour de Picardie
1st Stages 2 & 3
1st Stage 1 Tour of Slovenia
1st Stage 1 Okolo Slovenska
1st Nokere Koerse
4th Giro del Lago Maggiore
6th Sparkassen Giro
- 2003
1st Stage 1 Tour de Picardie
5th GP de la Ville de Rennes
7th Overall Tour of Qatar
7th Nokere Koerse
9th Grote Prijs Jef Scherens
- 2004
1st Stage 4 Vuelta a Burgos
- 2005
6th Paris–Tours
6th Paris–Bourges
- 2006
1st Stage 2 Clásica Internacional de Alcobendas
3rd Overall Tour of Qatar
10th Paris–Bourges
- 2007
2nd Châteauroux Classic
2nd Paris–Bourges
4th Overall Circuit Franco-Belge
1st Stage 1
9th Paris–Tours
- 2008
1st Stage 1 Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen
2nd Gent–Wevelgem
4th GP de la Ville de RennesNotes and References
- Web site: Team-less Aurélien Clerc opts for new career. 21 December 2009.
- Book: Post Swiss Team 2001. Impressio AG. 2001. Däniken. 13.
