Sébastien Delfosse Explained

Sébastien Delfosse
Fullname:Sébastien Delfosse
Nickname:Séba
Birth Date:1982 11, df=yes
Birth Place:Oupeye, Belgium
Height:1.85m (06.07feet)
Weight:69kg (152lb)
Amateuryears1:2005
Amateurteam1:Massi–Abarth
Amateuryears2:2006–2007
Amateuryears3:2007
Amateurteam3: (stagiaire)
Proyears1:2008–2013
Proyears2:2014–2018
Proteam2:[1]
Manageyears1:2019
Manageteam1:Pesant Club Liégeois

Sébastien Delfosse (born 29 November 1982) is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2008 and 2018 for the and teams.[2] He has also worked as a directeur sportif for Belgian amateur team Pesant Club Liégeois.[3]

Career

Born in Oupeye and prior to turning professional, Delfosse also competed for the team. Having previously taken a podium finish at the 2012 Classic Loire Atlantique, Delfosse achieved his first two professional UCI victories within the space of a week, in May 2013. His first victory came at the Circuit de Wallonie in Lambusart, when he managed to fend off the rest of the field and soloed to victory, having been part of the early breakaway of the race.[4] The following weekend, Delfosse won the 1.1-rated Rund um Köln in Cologne, after again featuring in the race breakaway. Delfosse out-sprinted two other riders for the honours, beating Pieter Jacobs and Georg Preidler at the finish.[5] [6]

Delfosse moved to the team for the 2014 season, after his previous team – [7]  – folded.[1]

Personal life

Delfosse's older sister Kathy also competed professionally. Following his retirement from the professional peloton, Delfosse became a salesman at a Decathlon sporting goods store in Verviers.[8]

Major results

2006
  • 7th Overall Le Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux
  • 8th Vlaamse Havenpijl
    2007
  • 1st Kattekoers
  • 1st Flèche Ardennaise
  • 3rd Romsée–Stavelot–Romsée
    2009
  • 4th Dwars door het Hageland
    2010
  • 2nd GP José Dubois
  • 3rd Profkoers Sint-Niklaas
    2011
  • 1st GP José Dubois
  • 5th Bolinne–Harlue
  • 7th Heistse Pijl
  • 10th Kattekoers
    2012
  • 3rd Classic Loire Atlantique
  • 4th Bolinne–Harlue
  • 7th Overall Tour de Luxembourg
    2013
  • 1st Circuit de Wallonie
  • 1st Rund um Köln
  • 3rd Polynormande
  • 7th Heistse Pijl
  • 10th Volta Limburg Classic
    2014
  • 2nd La Drôme Classic
  • 2nd Cholet-Pays de Loire
  • 3rd Overall Tour de Bretagne
  • 1st Combination classification
  • 5th Overall Four Days of Dunkirk
  • 5th Polynormande
  • 9th Route Adélie
    2015
  • 1st Overall Tour de Bretagne
  • 1st Sprints classification Tour de Wallonie
  • 3rd La Drôme Classic
  • 4th Internationale Wielertrofee Jong Maar Moedig
  • 6th Dwars door de Vlaamse Ardennen
  • 7th Velothon Wales
  • 8th Classic Loire Atlantique
  • 9th Paris–Camembert
    2016
  • 7th Overall Tour de Bretagne
  • 10th Circuit de Wallonie
    2017
  • 1st La Drôme Classic

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    Notes and References

    1. News: Delfosse et Prémont chez Wallonie-Bruxelles. French. Delfosse and Prémont at Wallonie-Bruxelles. 29 September 2013. 5 November 2013. Francis. Spruyt. Directvelo. Association Le Peloton.
    2. News: Sébastien Delfosse met un terme à sa carrière. French. Sébastien Delfosse puts an end to his career. 1 October 2018. 13 January 2019. RTBF.be. RTBF. Belga.
    3. News: Sébastien Delfosse passe du vélo au volant. French. Sébastien Delfosse goes from the bike to the wheel. 11 December 2018. 13 January 2019. James. Odvart. Directvelo. Association Le Peloton.
    4. News: Delfosse remporte le Circuit de Wallonie. French. Delfosse wins Circuit de Wallonie. 5 May 2013. 8 July 2013. RTBF.be. RTBF.
    5. News: Delfosse gewinnt 97. Rund um Köln. German. Delfosse wins 97th Around Köln. 12 May 2013. 8 July 2013. Rund um Köln. Verein Cölner Straßenfahrer 08 e.V..
    6. News: Delfosse wins Rund um Köln. 12 May 2013. 8 July 2013. Daniel. Quistgaard. CyclingQuotes. Feltet.
    7. Web site: Crelan-Euphony (CRE) – BEL. 8 July 2013. UCI Continental Circuits. Union Cycliste Internationale.
    8. Web site: Sébastien Delfosse, ambassadeur Van Rysel : « Le cyclo-cross me donne cette montée d'adrénaline ». French. Sébastien Delfosse, Van Rysel ambassador: "cyclo-cross gives me that adrenaline rush". Decathlon.be. Decathlon Belgium SA. 7 August 2022.

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