{{short description|French cyclist}} {{use dmy dates|date=May 2026}} {{Infobox cyclist | name = Patrice Esnault | image = Patrice ESNAULT.jpg | caption = Patrice Esnault in 1994 | fullname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1961|6|12|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Orléans]], France | death_date = | death_place = | height = | weight = | discipline = Road | role = Rider | ridertype = | amateuryears1 = 1977–1983 | amateurteam1 = CG Orléans | amateuryears2 = 1984 | amateurteam2 = CC Wasquehal | proyears1 = 1985 | proteam1 = {{UCI team code|SKIL|1985}} | proyears2 = 1986 | proteam2 = {{UCI team code|KAS|1986}} | proyears3 = 1987–1989 | proteam3 = {{UCI team code|RMO|1987}} | proyears4 = 1990–1991 | proteam4 = {{UCI team code|Amaya Seguros|1990}} | proyears5 = 1992–1993 | proteam5 = {{UCI team code|ALM|1992}} | proyears6 = 1994 | proteam6 = [[Catavana–AS Corbeil–Essonnes–Cedico]] | majorwins = '''[[Grand Tour (cycling)|Grand Tours]]''' :'''[[Vuelta a España]]''' ::1 individual stage ([[1990 Vuelta a España|1990]]) '''[[Race stage|Stage races]]''' :[[Grand Prix du Midi Libre]] (1987) | medaltemplates = | show-medals = }}
'''Patrice Esnault''' (born 12 June 1961) is a French former professional [[cycle sport|racing cyclist]].<ref name="bio">{{cite web |url=http://www.procyclingstats.com/rider/Patrice_Esnault |title=Patrice Esnault |accessdate=30 March 2015 |work=Pro Cycling Stats}}</ref> He rode in five editions of the [[Tour de France]] and four editions of the [[Vuelta a España]], notably winning a stage of the [[1990 Vuelta a España]].
==Major results== {{div col}} ;1982 : 3rd [[Chrono des Herbiers]] ;1983 : 2nd [[Chrono des Herbiers]] ;1984 : 1st [[Chrono des Herbiers]] : 1st [[Grand Prix des Marbriers]] : 2nd Grand Prix de France ;1985 : 1st Stage 1 [[Troféu Joaquim Agostinho]] ;1986 : 2nd Overall [[Tour de la Communauté Européenne]] : 4th Overall [[Tour Méditerranéen]] ::1st Stage 4 : 4th [[GP de la Ville de Rennes]] : 8th [[1986 GP Ouest-France|GP Ouest-France]] : 8th [[Grand Prix des Nations]] ;1987 : 1st {{cjersey|yellow}} Overall [[Grand Prix du Midi Libre]] : 2nd Overall [[Four Days of Dunkirk]] : 8th [[GP Eddy Merckx]] ;1988 : 1st {{cjersey|yellow}} Overall [[Paris–Bourges]] ::1st Stage 1 : 1st Stage 5 [[1988 Paris–Nice|Paris–Nice]] : 3rd [[1988 GP Ouest-France|GP Ouest-France]] : 6th Overall [[Grand Prix du Midi Libre]] : 9th [[1988 Tour du Haut Var|Tour du Haut Var]] ;1989 : 1st Bordeaux–Caudéran : 5th [[Chrono des Herbiers]] : 6th Overall [[Circuit Cycliste Sarthe]] : 8th Overall [[Grand Prix du Midi Libre]] ;1990 : 1st Stage 5 [[1990 Vuelta a España|Vuelta a España]] : 7th [[Chrono des Herbiers]] ;1991 : 9th Overall [[1991 Tour of the Basque Country|Tour of the Basque Country]] ;1992 : 1st [[Paris–Camembert]] : 5th Overall [[Circuit Cycliste Sarthe]] : 8th [[Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise]] : 10th [[Trophée des Grimpeurs]] {{div col end}}
=== Grand Tour general classification results timeline ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |- ! scope="col" | [[Grand Tour (cycling)|Grand Tour]] ! scope="col" | 1985 ! scope="col" | 1986 ! scope="col" | 1987 ! scope="col" | 1988 ! scope="col" | 1989 ! scope="col" | 1990 ! scope="col" | 1991 ! scope="col" | 1992 ! scope="col" | 1993 |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | [[File:Jersey yellow.svg|20px|link=|alt=A yellow jersey]] [[List of Vuelta a España general classification winners|Vuelta a España]] |[[1985 Vuelta a España|DNF]] |— |— |— |[[1989 Vuelta a España|59]] |[[1990 Vuelta a España|DNF]] |[[1991 Vuelta a España|98]] |— |— |- 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]] |— |— |— |— |— |— |— |— |— |- 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]] |— |[[1986 Tour de France|DNF]] |[[1987 Tour de France|DNF]] |[[1988 Tour de France|78]] |— |— |[[1991 Tour de France|28]] |— |[[1993 Tour de France|119]] |}
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