Jérôme Chevallier
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 28 September 1974 Besançon, France |
| Died | 18 January 2025 (aged 50) Besançon, France |
| Team information | |
| Disciplines | |
| Role | Rider |
| Amateur teams | |
| 1999–2008 | CC Étupes |
| 2009–2012 | AC Bisontine |
| 2013–2018 | VC Ornans |
| 2019 | ASPTT Besançon |
Jérôme Chevallier (28 September 1974 – 18 January 2025) was a French cyclist.[1] He participated in competitions in road bicycle racing, mountain biking, BMX, and cyclo-cross.
Biography
Born in Besançon on 28 September 1974, Chevallier began cycling at the age of eight on BMX. He also specialized in mountain biking, particularly cross-country cycling. In 2007, he earned a bronze medal in the French National Cyclo-cross Championships.[2] He placed behind Francis Mourey and John Gadret. By 23 November 2017, he had recorded 128 victories in a career that had started in 1999.[3]
In road bicycle racing, Chevallier achieved great success in the 2000s. He participated in several national competitions with the team CC Étupes and won tours such as the Tour du Chablais, the Tour du Charolais, the Tour de Corrèze, and the Tour de Nouvelle-Calédonie. In 2006, he placed 897th in the 2006 UCI Europe Tour.[4] After eight years with CC Étupes, he joined AC Bisontine after expressing a desire to join former teammate Laurent Colombatto.[2] In 2013, he joined VC Ornans.[5]
Chevallier died in Besançon on 18 January 2025, at the age of 50.[6]
Major results
Cyclo-cross
- 2003–2004
- Challenge de la France
- 1st Sedan
- 2004–2005
- Challenge de la France
- 2nd Bollène
- 2006–2007
- Challenge de la France
- 2nd Blaye
- 3rd National Championships
- 2007-2008
- Challenge de la France
- 2nd Cap d'Agde
- 3rd Quelneuc
Road
- 2001
- 1st Overall Tour de Nouvelle-Calédonie
- 2004
- 2nd Overall Tour Alsace
- 5th Grand Prix des Marbriers
- 2006
- 5th Tour du Jura
- 2007
- 1st Tour de Corrèze
MTB
- 2003
- 2nd Cross-country marathon, National Championships
- 2007
- 1st Cross-country marathon, National Championships
References
- ^ Deshayes, Emmanuel (20 January 2025). ""Sur tous les terrains, il était bon" : la dernière échappée de Jérôme Chevallier, le monde du vélo pleure le coureur disparu à l'âge de 50 ans". France 3 Bourgogne-Franche-Comté (in French). Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- ^ a b Trauchessec, Jean-Baptiste (20 November 2009). "Interview de Jérôme Chevallier (AC Bisontine)". Velo 101 (in French). Archived from the original on 4 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- ^ "Jérôme Chevallier a remporté 128 cyclo-cross depuis le 3 octobre 1999". L'Est Républicain (in French). 23 November 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- ^ "Classements Route UCI 2005 - 2006 - 10/14/2006". Union Cycliste Internationale (in French). Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
- ^ Gachet, Nicolas (1 November 2012). "Jérôme Chevallier au VC Ornans". Direct Velo (in French). Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- ^ Gachet, Nicolas (18 January 2025). "Jérôme Chevallier est mort". Direct Velo (in French). Retrieved 22 January 2025.
External links
- Jérome Chevallier at Cycling Archives
- Jérome Chevallier at Cycling Quotient
- Jérome Chevallier at MTB Data