Jérôme Chiotti | |
Fullname: | Jerome Chiotti |
Birth Date: | 18 January 1972 |
Birth Place: | Millau, France |
Currentteam: | Retired |
Role: | Rider |
Amateuryears1: | 1998 |
Amateurteam1: | CSM Persan |
Amateuryears2: | 1999–2000 |
Amateurteam2: | VS Chartres |
Amateuryears3: | 2001 |
Amateurteam3: | SCO Dijon |
Amateuryears4: | 2002 |
Amateurteam4: | AC Lanester |
Amateuryears5: | 2003 |
Amateurteam5: | UC Saint-Chély d'Apcher |
Proyears1: | ? |
Proteam1: | Giant/GT (MTB) |
Proyears2: | 1994 |
Proteam2: | Catavana–AS Corbeil–Essonnes–Cedico |
Proyears3: | 1995 |
Proteam3: | Le Groupement |
Proyears4: | 1996–1997 |
Jérôme Chiotti (born 18 January 1972) is a French former professional racing cyclist who competed in road, cyclo-cross and mountain bike disciplines. He is most renowned for his victory in the 1996 World Mountain Bike Championships, a title which he later renounced by admitting doping.[1]
Chiotti admitted to doping in order to win the 1996 World Championships in an interview with French magazine Vélo Vert on 23 April 2000.[2] He admitted to spending up to US$6000 per year for EPO. He consequently renounced his World title during a press conference in Paris on 25 May 2000.[3] The official UCI results were amended to reflect Thomas Frischknecht as the winner of the 1996 World Champion title.