Clément Lhotellerie Explained
| Clément Lhotellerie |
| Fullname: | Clément Lhotellerie |
| Birth Date: | 19 March 1986 |
| Birth Place: | Charleville-Mézières, France |
| Currentteam: | Retired |
| Discipline: | Road
Cyclo-cross |
| Role: | Rider |
| Amateuryears1: | 2006 |
| Amateuryears2: | 2006 |
| Amateurteam2: | (stagiaire) |
| Amateuryears3: | 2011 |
| Amateurteam3: | Royale Pédale Saint Martin |
| Amateuryears4: | 2014–2015 |
| Amateurteam4: | Team Peltrax–CS Dammarie-lès-Lys |
| Proyears1: | 2007–2008 |
| Proyears2: | 2009 |
| Proyears3: | 2010 |
| Proyears4: | 2012–2013 |
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 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 ChampionshipsExternal links
Notes and References
- http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/news.php?id=news/2008/mar08/mar15news Lhôtellerie: France's next climbing sensation
- News: Clément Lhotellerie au Team Peltrax-CS Dammarie-lès-Lys. French. Clément Lhotellerie at Team Peltrax-CS Dammarie-lès-Lys. Directvelo. Association Le Peloton. Nicolas. Gachet. 18 October 2013. 16 December 2013.
- http://www.vacansoleilcyclingteam.co.uk/vgb5/nieuwsitem.php?item=1355&t=Actueel Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team and Clément Lhotellerie part ways
- Web site: Clément Lhotellerie . cyclingbase.com . 2009-04-23 . 2012-02-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120226084122/http://www.cyclingbase.com/palcoureurs.php?id=7704&idtitle=1 . dead .
