Yannick Talabardon Explained

Yannick Talabardon
Fullname:Yannick Talabardon
Birth Date:6 July 1981
Birth Place:Paris, France
Height:1.90NaN0
Weight:67kg (148lb)
Currentteam:Retired
Discipline:Road
Role:Rider
Ridertype:Classics Specialist/Climber
Proyears1:2002–2004
Proyears2:2005–2008
Proyears3:2009–2013

Yannick Talabardon (born 6 July 1981 in Paris) is a French former professional road bicycle racer, who competed as a professional between 2002 and 2013.[1] He won the Most Combative rider award for Stage 7 of the 2011 Tour de France for his role in the early breakaway.

Talabardon retired at the end of the 2013 season, after twelve seasons as a professional.[1]

Major results

2003
  • 1st Prix du Léon
  • 1st Mountains classification Tour de l'Avenir
    2004
  • 1st Prix des Blés d'Or
  • 1st Tour de Jura
  • 1st Stage 1 Tour de Normandie
  • 8th Grand Prix d'Isbergues
  • 10th Tour du Doubs
    2007
  • 9th Overall Tour Down Under
    2008
  • 6th Cholet-Pays de Loire
    2009
  • 1st Paris–Troyes
  • 4th Overall Route du Sud
  • 8th Overall Tour Méditerranéen
  • 10th Overall Circuito Montañés
    2010
  • 4th Overall Tour du Gévaudan
  • 5th Overall Tour Méditerranéen
    2012
  • 6th Overall Route du Sud

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    Notes and References

    1. News: Les oubliés du marché (1): la retraite pour Talabardon. fr. 8 October 2013. 12 December 2013. L'Équipe. Éditions Philippe Amaury. The forgotten ones without contract (1): the retirement of Talabardon.