Aurélien Clerc
Aurélien Clerc (born 26 August 1979 in Vevey) is a Swiss former professional road bicycle racer who last rode for UCI ProTour team Ag2r–La Mondiale. He retired from pro cycling after 2009, unable to find a new team, and started a new career as an insurance adviser.[1] His sporting career began with Velo Club Cycliphile Bex.[2]
 Clerc at the 2013 Tour de Romandie | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Aurélien Clerc |
| Born | 26 August 1979 Vevey, Switzerland |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Sprinter |
| Professional teams | |
| 2001 | Post Swiss |
| 2002 | Mapei–Quick-Step |
| 2003–2004 | Quick-Step–Davitamon |
| 2005–2006 | Phonak |
| 2007–2008 | Bouygues Télécom |
| 2009 | Ag2r–La Mondiale |
| Major wins | |
| Nokere Koerse (2002) | |
Palmares
- 2000
- 1st
- 1st Stage 5 Rheinland-Pfalz Rundfahrt
- 1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Navarra
- 2001
- 2nd Rominger Classic
- 6th Nokere Koerse
- 10th Rund um Düren
- 2002
- Vuelta a Cuba
- 1st Stages 3, 4, 11 & 13
- Tour de Picardie
- 1st Stages 2 & 3
- 1st Stage 1 Tour of Slovenia
- 1st Stage 1 Okolo Slovenska
- 1st Nokere Koerse
- 4th Giro del Lago Maggiore
- 6th Sparkassen Giro
- 2003
- 1st Stage 1 Tour de Picardie
- 5th GP de la Ville de Rennes
- 7th Overall Tour of Qatar
- 7th Nokere Koerse
- 9th Grote Prijs Jef Scherens
- 2004
- 1st Stage 4 Vuelta a Burgos
- 2005
- 6th Paris-Tours
- 6th Paris-Bourges
- 2006
- 1st Stage 2 Clásica Internacional de Alcobendas
- 3rd Overall Tour of Qatar
- 10th Paris-Bourges
- 2007
- 2nd Châteauroux Classic
- 2nd Paris-Bourges
- 4th Overall Circuit Franco-Belge
- 1st Stage 1
- 9th Paris-Tours
- 2008
- 1st Stage 1 Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen
- 2nd Gent-Wevelgem
- 4th GP de la Ville de Rennes
References
- http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/team-less-aurelien-clerc-opts-for-new-career
- Post Swiss Team 2001. Däniken: Impressio AG. 2001. p. 13.
External links
- Profile at Bouygues Télécom official website at the Wayback Machine (archived September 27, 2007)
- Aurélien Clerc at Trap-Friis.dk
- Aurélien Clerc at ProCyclingStats
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