{{Short description|French cyclist (born 1967)}} {{Infobox cyclist | name = Christophe Capelle | image = Christophe.CAPELLE.jpg | image_size = | caption = Capelle in 1996 | fullname = Christophe Capelle | nickname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1967|8|15|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Compiègne]], France | death_date = | death_place = | height = | weight = | currentteam = | discipline = [[Road bicycle racing|Road]] and [[Track cycling|track]] | role = Rider | ridertype = | amateuryears1 = | amateurteam1 = | amateuryears2 = | amateurteam2 = | proyears1 = 1991–1995 | proteam1 = {{UCI team code|C.A|1991}} | proyears2 = 1996 | proteam2 = Force Sud | proyears3 = 1996 | proteam3 = {{UCI team code|AUB|1996}} | proyears4 = 1997–1998 | proteam4 = {{UCI team code|COF|1997}} | proyears5 = 1999–2002 | proteam5 = {{UCI team code|AUB|1999}} | majorwins = [[Hessen-Rundfahrt]] (1990) <br> French National Road Race Champion (2000) | medaltemplates = | show-medals = }}
'''Christophe Capelle''' (born 15 August 1967) is a French former [[racing cyclist]].
Capelle won a gold medal for France in the 4000-meter team pursuit at the [[Cycling at the 1996 Summer Olympics|1996 Summer Olympics]] in Atlanta, riding alongside [[Philippe Ermenault]], [[Jean-Michel Monin]], and [[Francis Moreau]].<ref>[[David Wallechinsky|Wallechinsky, David]]. ''The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics: Sydney 2000 Edition'', p. 365. [[Overlook Press]], Woodstock, N.Y., 2000. {{ISBN|1-58567-046-4}}.</ref> In 2000, he represented France in the [[Cycling at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's points race|points race]]<ref>''[[CNNSI.com]]''. [https://web.archive.org/web/20001017161337/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/olympics/results/2000/by_event/track_cycling_points_race.html "2000 Olympic Results - Track Cycling: Points race"]. 22 September 2000. Retrieved on 17 July 2013.</ref> and [[Cycling at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's Madison|Madison]] events,<ref>''CNNSI.com''. [https://web.archive.org/web/20001017183404/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/olympics/results/2000/by_event/cycling_track_madison.html "2000 Olympic Result - Cycling: Track: Madison"]. 30 September 2000. Retrieved on 17 July 2013.</ref> finishing outside the medals in both events. Capelle also competed in the [[Cycling at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's road race|Olympic road race]], but failed to finish.<ref>[[ESPN.com]]. [http://static.espn.go.com/oly/summer00/results/cycling.html "Summer Olympics 2000 Results - Cycling"]. 27 September 2000. Retrieved on 17 July 2013.</ref>
Capelle also raced for the [[Big Mat–Auber 93]] team at the [[1999 Tour de France]], completing the race in 115th place.<ref>''CyclingNews.com''. [http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/1999/tour99/stage20.html "Tour de France, Stage 20, Arpajon - Paris Champs-Elysées, 160 km"]. 25 July 1999. Retrieved on 17 July 2013.</ref>
==Career achievements== ===Major results=== {{div col|colwidth=22em}} ;1988 :3rd Bordeaux-Caudéran :3rd Grand Prix de France ;1990 :1st {{cjersey|yellow}} Overall [[Hessen-Rundfahrt]] :7th Overall [[Tour du Limousin]] ;1991 :1st Stage 7 [[Tour Méditerranéen]] :4th [[Paris–Brussels]] :7th [[Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne]] :10th [[1991 Dwars door België|Dwars door België]] ;1992 :2nd [[Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne]] :8th Overall [[Paris–Bourges]] ;1993 :6th Overall [[4 Jours de Dunkerque]] :7th [[Paris–Camembert]] :8th [[French National Road Race Championships|Road race]], National Road Championships ;1994 :3rd Overall [[Tour d'Armorique]] :3rd [[French National Road Race Championships|Road race]], National Road Championships :5th [[Circuit des Frontières]] ;1995 :1st Stage 3 [[Circuit Cycliste Sarthe]] :1st Stage 4 [[Tour du Limousin]] :4th [[Tour de Vendée]] :5th [[Classic Haribo]] :6th [[Paris–Brussels]] ;1996 :1st Stage 1 [[Critérium International]] :1st Stage 2a [[Tour de Picardie]] :4th [[1996 Tour du Haut Var|Tour du Haut Var]] ;1997 :6th [[Classic Haribo]] ;1998 :1st Stage 7 [[1998 Paris–Nice|Paris–Nice]] :10th [[1998 Dwars door België|Dwars door België]] ;2000 :1st [[File:MaillotFra.PNG|20px]] [[French National Road Race Championships|Road race]], National Road Championships :1st Bordeaux-Caudéran ;2001 :4th [[GP de Denain]] :7th [[GP de Villers-Cotterêts]] ;2002 :7th Overall [[Tour of Qatar]] {{div col end}}
===Grand Tour general classification results timeline===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |- ! scope="col" | [[Grand Tour (cycling)|Grand Tour]] ! scope="col" | 1991 ! scope="col" | 1992 ! scope="col" | 1993 ! scope="col" | 1994 ! scope="col" | 1995 ! scope="col" | 1996 ! scope="col" | 1997 ! scope="col" | 1998 ! scope="col" | 1999 ! scope="col" | 2000 ! scope="col" | 2001 |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | [[File:Jersey pink.svg|20px|link=|alt=A pink jersey]] [[General classification in the Giro d'Italia|Giro d'Italia]] |[[1991 Giro d'Italia|DNF]] |[[1992 Giro d'Italia|106]] |— |— |— |— |— |— |— |— |— |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | [[File:Jersey yellow.svg|20px|link=|alt=A yellow jersey]] [[General classification in the Tour de France|Tour de France]] |— |— |[[1993 Tour de France|115]] |[[1994 Tour de France|DNF]] |[[1995 Tour de France|DNF]] |[[1996 Tour de France|DNF]] |— |— |[[1999 Tour de France|115]] |— |[[2001 Tour de France|123]] |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | [[File:Jersey red.svg|20px|link=|alt=A gold jersey]] [[List of Vuelta a España general classification winners|Vuelta a España]] |— |— |— |— |— |— |— |[[1998 Vuelta a España|DNF]] |— |— |— |}
{| class="wikitable" |+ Legend |- | style="text-align:center;"|DSQ || Disqualified |- | style="text-align:center;"|DNF || Did not finish |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{Cycling Archives|715}} *{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ca/christophe-capelle-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417194510/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ca/christophe-capelle-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-17 |title=Christophe Capelle}} *{{Procyclingstats|christophe-capelle}}
{{Footer Olympic Champions Track Team Pursuit Men}} {{French National Road Race Championships (men) |state=collapsed}}
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