Clément Lhotellerie

Clément Lhotellerie
	Climbing in the Polka-dot jersey at 2008 Paris–Nice
Personal information
Full name	Clément Lhotellerie
Born	March 19, 1986 (age 35); Charleville-Mézières, France
Team information
Current team	Retired
Discipline	Road; Cyclo-cross
Role	Rider
Amateur teams
2006	Vélo-Club La Pomme Marseille
2006	Crédit Agricole (stagiaire)
2011	Royale Pédale Saint Martin
2014–2015	Team Peltrax–CS Dammarie-lès-Lys
Professional teams
2007–2008	Skil–Shimano
2009	Vacansoleil
2010	Roubaix–Lille Métropole
2012–2013	Colba–Superano Ham

Clément Lhotellerie (born March 19, 1986) is a French former professional road racing cyclist.

Career[]

Born in Charleville-Mézières, Ardennes, Lhotellerie was an accomplished mountain-biker and cyclo-cross rider before switching to the road. He had won the French cyclo-cross championships in Juniors and U23 categories. He turned professional for Skil–Shimano cycling team in 2007. In early 2008 he finished second in the first stage and the overall classification of Vuelta a Andalucía. He later won the Mountains classification of Paris–Nice and also finished second in the third stage and eleventh in the overall classification.^[1]

Lhotellerie returned to the amateur ranks in 2014, with Team Peltrax-CS Dammarie-lès-Lys.^[2]

Doping[]

On 2 July 2009 his team announced that he had tested positive for methylhexanamine, which Lhotellerie claimed was from contaminated geranium oil.^[3]

Major results[]

Source:^[4]

2003: 1st Junior race, National Cyclo-cross Championships
2004: 1st Junior race, National Cyclo-cross Championships; 3rd Junior race, UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships; 3rd Junior race, UEC European Cyclo-cross Championships
2006: 1st Under-23 race, National Cyclo-cross Championships; 1st Overall
2007: 1st Mountains classification 3-Länder-Tour; 4th Overall Tour du Limousin; 9th Overall Niedersachsen-Rundfahrt
2008: 1st Mountains classification Paris–Nice; 1st Stage 1b (TTT) Brixia Tour; 2nd Overall Vuelta a Andalucía; 2nd Overall Four Days of Dunkirk
2012: 1st Flèche Ardennaise
2013: 3rd Omloop Het Nieuwsblad U23; 5th Overall Boucle de l'Artois; 6th Circuit de Wallonie; 10th Flèche Ardennaise
2015: 1st National Cyclo-cross Championships

References[]

^ Lhôtellerie: France's next climbing sensation
^ Gachet, Nicolas (18 October 2013). "Clément Lhotellerie au Team Peltrax-CS Dammarie-lès-Lys" [Clément Lhotellerie at Team Peltrax-CS Dammarie-lès-Lys]. Directvelo (in French). Association Le Peloton. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
^ Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team and Clément Lhotellerie part ways^{[permanent dead link]}
^ http://www.cyclingbase.com/palcoureurs.php?id=7704&idtitle=1

External links[]

Clément Lhotellerie at ProCyclingStats
Clément Lhotellerie at Cycling Archives
Palmares on CyclingBase (French)

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[1] Lhôtellerie: France's next climbing sensation

[2] Gachet, Nicolas (18 October 2013). "Clément Lhotellerie au Team Peltrax-CS Dammarie-lès-Lys" [Clément Lhotellerie at Team Peltrax-CS Dammarie-lès-Lys]. Directvelo (in French). Association Le Peloton. Retrieved 16 December 2013.

[3] Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team and Clément Lhotellerie part ways^{[permanent dead link]}

[4] ttp://www.cyclingbase.com/palcoureurs.php?id=7704&idtitle=1

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