Sébastien Chavanel

{{short description|French cyclist}} {{Infobox cyclist | name = Sébastien Chavanel | image = Chavanel 4JDD 2010.JPG | caption = Chavanel at the 2010 [[Four Days of Dunkirk]] | fullname = Sébastien Chavanel | nickname = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1981|3|21}} | birth_place = [[Châtellerault]], [[France]] | height = {{convert|1.83|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | weight = {{convert|77|kg|lb|abbr=on}} | currentteam = Retired | discipline = Road | role = Rider | ridertype = Sprinter | amateuryears1 = 2001 | amateurteam1 = VC Loudun | amateuryears2 = 2002 | amateurteam2 = Vendée U | proyears1 = 2003–2006 | proteam1 = {{UCI team code|BBO|2003}} | proyears2 = 2007–2010 | proteam2 = {{UCI team code|FDJ|2007}} | proyears3 = 2011–2013 | proteam3 = {{UCI team code|BBO|2011}} | proyears4 = 2014–2016 | proteam4 = {{UCI team code|FDJ|2014}} | majorwins = [[GP de Denain]] (2007)<br />[[Tour de Picardie]] (2008) }}

'''Sébastien Chavanel''' (born 21 March 1981) is a French former professional [[road bicycle racer]] who last rode for [[UCI ProTeam]] {{UCI team code|FDJ|2016}}.<ref name="FDJ">{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/sebastien-chavanel-signs-for-fdj-fr|title=Sébastien Chavanel signs for FDJ.fr|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=11 October 2013|access-date=15 December 2013}}</ref> He is a younger brother, by just under 2 years, to fellow professional cyclist [[Sylvain Chavanel]].

After three seasons with {{UCI team code|EUC|2013}}, Chavanel returned to {{UCI team code|FDJ|2014|nolink=yes}} for the 2014 season.<ref name="FDJ"/> At the [[2015 Tour of Flanders]], Chavanel sustained right thigh [[hematoma]] as a neutral service car rammed his team car which was stopped behind him to change his bike's wheel.<ref>{{cite news|title=Teams left angry after Tour of Flanders neutral service car incidents|url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/teams-left-angry-after-tour-of-flanders-neutral-service-car-incidents-165264|work=[[Cycling Weekly]]|publisher=[[IPC Media]] Sports & Leisure network|date=6 April 2015|access-date=6 April 2015|author=Gregor Brown}}</ref>

By finishing in [[Lanterne rouge|last place]] in the [[2015 Tour de France]], he was that year's [[lanterne rouge]] rider.<ref name="Lanterne">{{Cite web|url=http://rouleur.cc/journal/riders/tour-de-france-2015-lanterne-rouge-stage-21 |title=Tour de France 2015: Lanterne Rouge - stage 21 |access-date=27 July 2015 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref>

==Major results== {{Div col|colwidth=22em}} ;2002 : 1st [[La Côte Picarde]] : 1st Stage 3 [[Ronde de l'Isard]] : 5th Overall [[Tour du Loir-et-Cher]] ::1st Stages 1 & 4 : 7th [[UCI Road World Championships – Men's under-23 road race|Road race]], [[2002 UCI Road World Championships|UCI Road World Under-23 Championships]] ;2003 : [[Tour de l'Avenir]] ::1st Stages 2 & 3 ;2004 : [[Tour de l'Avenir]] ::1st {{cjersey|green}} Points classification ::1st Stages 2, 4 & 5 : 1st Stage 5 [[Tour de Wallonie]] : 4th Overall [[Tour de Picardie]] ;2006 : 1st Stage 3 [[GP Internacional Paredes Rota dos Móveis|GP Internacional da Costa Azul]] ;2007 : 1st Overall [[2007 French Road Cycling Cup|French Road Cycling Cup]] : 1st [[2007 Grand Prix de Denain|Grand Prix de Denain]] : [[Étoile de Bessèges]] ::1st {{cjersey|yellow}} Points classification ::1st Stage 5 : 1st Stage 3 [[Tour de Picardie]] : 1st Stage 3 [[Tour de Poitou-Charentes et de la Vienne]] : 2nd [[2007 Tro-Bro Léon|Tro-Bro Léon]] : 3rd [[Grand Prix d'Isbergues]] : 4th [[Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne]] : 5th [[Châteauroux Classic|Châteauroux Classic de l Indre]] ;2008 : 1st {{cjersey|yellow}} Overall [[Tour de Picardie]] ::1st {{cjersey|green}} Points classification ::1st Stage 4 : 2nd [[Grand Prix de Rennes|Grand Prix de la Ville de Rennes]] ;2009 : 3rd [[Nokere Koerse]] : 5th [[Paris–Bourges]] ;2010 : 5th [[Paris–Bourges]] : 6th [[Grand Prix de Denain]] : 10th [[2010 Paris–Tours|Paris–Tours]] ;2011 : 1st Stage 2 [[Circuit de Lorraine]] : 3rd [[La Roue Tourangelle]] : 5th Overall [[Tour de Wallonie]] : 6th [[2011 Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne|Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne]] : 8th [[Le Samyn]] : 9th Overall [[Driedaagse van West Vlaanderen]] ;2012 : 2nd [[Neuseen Classics]] : 7th Overall [[Tour de Picardie]] : 7th [[2012 Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne|Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne]] {{Div col end}}

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