Pierre-Luc Périchon
 Périchon in 2018. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Pierre-Luc Périchon |
| Born | 4 January 1987 Bourg-en-Bresse, France |
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 69 kg (152 lb; 10.9 st) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Cofidis |
| Disciplines |
|
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Baroudeur |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2006 | VC Ambérieu |
| 2007–2008 | Saint-Vulbas CC |
| 2009–2011 | SCO Dijon |
| Professional teams | |
| 2012 | La Pomme Marseille |
| 2013–2018 | Bretagne–Séché Environnement |
| 2019– | Cofidis[1] |
Pierre-Luc Périchon (born 4 January 1987) is a French professional road and track bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Cofidis.[2]
Career[]
Born in Bourg-en-Bresse, Périchon has competed as a professional since the start of the 2012 season,[3] having signed a deal with the La Pomme Marseille team in August 2011.[4] Périchon has also been a member of the VC Ambérieu, Saint-Vulbas CC,[5] and SCO Dijon amateur teams.
Having featured highly in several domestic races during his career, Périchon won his first UCI Europe Tour race in April 2012, by winning the Paris–Camembert race.[6] Attacking 45 km (28.0 mi) from the finish in Camembert, Périchon won a three-man sprint to the finish line ahead of Saur–Sojasun's Cyril Bessy and Bretagne–Schuller's Jean-Marc Bideau.[7] He was named in the start list for the 2015 Tour de France[8] and the 2016 Tour de France.[9] In October 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Vuelta a España.[10]
Major results[]
- 2003
- 1st
Madison, National Novice Track Championships - 2004
- 1st Madison, National Junior Track Championships
- 2005
- 2nd Points race, National Junior Track Championships
- 2006
- 2nd Points race, National Under-23 Track Championships
- 2007
- National Track Championships
- 3rd Madison
- 3rd Under-23 points race
- 2008
- 2nd Madison, National Track Championships
- 2nd Tour du Charolais
- 6th Overall Tour des Pays de Savoie
- 2009
- 1st GP Blangy
- 3rd Tour du Haut-Berry
- 7th Overall Tour Alsace
- 8th Paris–Tours Espoirs
- 2010
- 1st Beuvry la Forêt
- 1st Stage 3 Tour de Franche Comté
- 5th Overall Rhône-Alpes Isère Tour
- 2011
- 1st
Overall Les Boucles de l'Artois - 1st GP Blangy
- 1st Stage 5 Tour Nivernais Morvan
- 2nd Points race, National Track Championships
- 2nd Overall Tour du Loir-et-Cher
- 1st Stage 2
- 2012
- 1st Paris–Camembert
- 9th Overall Étoile de Bessèges
- 9th Overall Boucles de la Mayenne
- 2013
- 7th Overall Tour de Bretagne
- 1st Stage 7
- 7th Tro-Bro Léon
- 2014
- 3rd Tour du Doubs
- 4th Tro-Bro Léon
- 8th Paris–Tours
- 8th Chrono des Nations
- 2015
- 3rd Overall Boucles de la Mayenne
- 4th Overall Tour de Langkawi
- 5th Tro-Bro Léon
- 9th Overall Tour des Pays de Savoie
Combativity award Stage 14 Tour de France- 2016
- 1st Stage 3 Tour de Savoie Mont-Blanc
- 9th Overall Giro di Toscana
- 2017
- 1st Duo Normand (with Anthony Delaplace)
- Tour de Savoie Mont-Blanc
- 1st
Mountains classification - 1st Stage 5
- 1st
- 4th Road race, National Road Championships
- 5th Overall Three Days of De Panne
- 2018
- 1st Polynormande
- 4th Duo Normand (with Anthony Delaplace)
- 8th Road race, UEC European Road Championships
- 9th Tour du Doubs
- 2019
- 2nd Paris–Camembert
- 2021
- 2nd Paris–Camembert
- 3rd Overall Tour du Limousin
- 9th Tour du Doubs
Grand Tour general classification results timeline[]
| Grand Tour | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
|
Has not contested during his career | ||||||
 Tour de France
|
81 | 93 | 42 | — | 57 | 86 | 92 |
 Vuelta a España
|
— | — | — | — | — | 97 | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References[]
- ^ Bacon, Ellis (30 December 2019). "2020 Team Preview: Cofidis". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ^ "Cofidis". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ Morand, Nicolas (19 January 2012). "La Pomme Marseille". Velochrono.fr. Velochrono. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
- ^ Gachet, Frédéric (5 August 2011). "Pierre-Luc Périchon néo-pro à La Pomme Marseille" [Pierre-Luc Perichon neo-pro at La Pomme Marseille]. DirectVelo (in French). Association Le Peloton. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
- ^ Gilson, Michael (1 September 2008). "Pierre-Luc Périchon choisit le SCO Dijon" [Pierre-Luc Perichon chooses SCO Dijon]. DirectVelo (in French). Association Le Peloton. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
- ^ Walker, Lee (10 April 2012). "Perichon shocks field in Camembert". Yahoo! Eurosport. TF1 Group. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
- ^ "Périchon gets the big cheese in Paris-Camembert". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 10 April 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
- ^ "2015 Tour de France start list". Velo News. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
- ^ "2016 > 103rd Tour de France > Startlist". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
- ^ "75th La Vuelta ciclista a España: Startlist". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
External links[]
- Pierre-Luc Périchon at ProCyclingStats
- La Pomme Marseille profile
- Pierre-Luc Périchon at Cycling Archives
- Cycling Quotient profile
Categories:
- French male cyclists
- 1987 births
- Living people
- People from Bourg-en-Bresse
- Sportspeople from Ain