François Parisien Explained

François Parisien
Fullname:François Parisien
Nickname:Frank
Birth Date:1982 4, df=yes
Birth Place:Repentigny, Quebec, Canada
Height:1.71m (05.61feet)
Weight:62kg (137lb)
Currentteam:Retired
Discipline:Road
Role:Rider
Proyears1:2006–2007
Proyears2:2008
Proyears3:2008–2012
Proyears4:2013
Majorwins:National Road Race Championships (2005)
Tour of Elk Grove (2012)

François Parisien (born 27 April 1982) is a former professional cyclist born in Repentigny, Quebec, Canada. He competed as a professional between 2006 and 2013.[1]

Professional career

In 2005, Parisien won the Canadian Road Race Championship.[2]

He participated to the 2010 Tour of California and placed in the top ten on the second stage where he came in sixth position, finishing in the same group as Australian Brett Lancaster who won the stage.[3] He performed well the very next day on the undulating stage 3, ranking in a ninth position as he was part of a small group of about 30 riders that came in after 3 escapees crossed the line, the victor being David Zabriskie .[4]

In 2012, he won the Tour of Elk Grove Overall classification by the slim margin of one second over John Murphy of the Kenda-5-hour Energy team.[5] In August, he finished short of the podium in the Italian semi-classic Tre Valli Varesine, in fourth place. His fellow countryman from Quebec David Veilleux of took a solo victory by a margin of a little more than a minute over the group Parisien was part of.[6] In September, Parisien finished tenth of the World Tour race Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec, therefore being awarded the "Best Canadian Placing" award.[7]

After folded, Parisien was hired by newly World Tour promoted team for the 2013 season.[8] In March 2013, Parisien took the biggest victory of his career at that time as he beat Samuel Dumoulin for the bunch sprint in stage 5 of the Volta a Catalunya.[9] An ecstatic Parisien stated that his team had concluded prior to the race that he had to be in the top 3 riders coming out of the last turn to have a chance at victory, and he followed that plan.[10]

Parisien retired at the end of the 2013 season,[1] after eight years as a professional. He then became an analyst for bicycle races for Réseau des sports, a Quebecer Sports Television provider.[11]

Palmarès

2005
  • 1st National Road Race Championships
    2008
  • 5th US Air Force Cycling Classic
  • 8th Overall Tour de Beauce
  • 8th Commerce Bank Reading Classic
    2009
  • 2nd Overall Vuelta a Cuba
  • 1st Stage 7a (ITT)
  • 7th US Air Force Cycling Classic
    2010
  • 1st Stage 2 Vuelta Mexico Telmex
  • 6th Overall Tour de Beauce
    2012
  • 1st Overall Tour of Elk Grove
  • 4th Tre Valli Varesine
  • 10th Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec
    2013
  • 1st Stage 5 Volta a Catalunya

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. News: Parisien opts to retire from cycling. Cyclingnews.com. 15 November 2013. 23 December 2013.
    2. Web site: 2005 Canadian champions. canadian-cycling.com. 14 September 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304133836/http://www.canadian-cycling.com/cca/documents/information/2005%20CANADIAN%20CHAMPIONS.pdf. 4 March 2016. dead.
    3. News: Sixième, François Parisien est aux avant-postes. Fédération Québécoise de sports cyclistes. FQSC 2009 – 2012.. 1 November 2012. French. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924015145/http://www.fqsc.net/route/sixieme-francois-parisien-est-aux-avant-postes. 24 September 2015. dead.
    4. News: We’re climbing with some of the world’s best at the Amgen Tour of California. SpiderTech. Cycle Sport Management Inc. 2007–2011. 1 November 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20110131143222/http://cyclesportmanagement.com/2010/05/19/were-climbing-with-some-of-the-world%E2%80%99s-best-at-the-amgen-tour-of-california/. 31 January 2011. dead.
    5. News: Parisien wins by one-second margin over Murphy. Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 7 August 2012. 14 September 2012.
    6. News: David Veilleux outruns the break to take Tre Valli Varesine. Velo Nation. Velo Nation LLC. 18 August 2012. 31 October 2012. Ben Atkins.
    7. Web site: Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec results. Grands Prix Cyclistes. Grand Prix Cycliste Québec-Montréal, 2010–2011. 14 September 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120921034118/http://gpcqm.ca/en/gp-quebec-en/results-qc/. 21 September 2012. dead.
    8. News: Argos-Shimano completed by Parisien. Cyclingnews. Future Publishing Limited. 26 October 2012. 28 March 2013.
    9. News: Parisien sprints to stage 5 win in Catalunya. Cyclingnews. Future Publishing Limited. 22 March 2012. 28 March 2013. Pete Cossins.
    10. News: Volta a Catalunya: Parisien nabs stage five win, Martin bolsters overall lead. VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. 22 March 2013. 28 March 2013. Shane Stokes.
    11. News: Tirreno-Adriatico : plus de 1000 km de vélo en 7 jours sur RDS. Réseau des sports. Bell Media. 11 March 2014. 1 August 2015.

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