# Sandy Casar

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French cyclist

Sandy Casar Casar at the 2012 Giro d'Italia Personal information Full name Sandy Casar Born (1979-02-02) 2 February 1979 (age 47) Mantes-la-Jolie, France Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) Weight 70 kg (154 lb) Team information Current team Retired Discipline Road Role Rider Rider type Breakaway Specialist Professional team 2000–2013 Française des Jeux Major wins Tour de France, 3 stages Route du Sud (2005) Paris–Camembert (2011)

**Sandy Casar** (born 2 February 1979) is a French former professional [racing cyclist](/source/Racing_cyclist), who competed as a professional between 2000 and 2013, all for the [Française des Jeux](/source/Groupama%E2%80%93FDJ_United) team.[1] His greatest results have been winning three stages of the [Tour de France](/source/Tour_de_France), as well the overall classification of the [Route du Sud](/source/Route_du_Sud) in 2005. He also won the one-day race [Paris–Camembert](/source/Paris%E2%80%93Camembert) in 2011.

## Career

Born in [Mantes-la-Jolie](/source/Mantes-la-Jolie), [Yvelines](/source/Yvelines), Casar turned professional in 2000 after riding for Jean Floch-Mantes as an amateur. Casar's talent was revealed in [Paris–Nice](/source/Paris%E2%80%93Nice) 2002, which he finished second at 23 years old. He finished 13th in the [2003 Giro d'Italia](/source/2003_Giro_d'Italia), in front of climber [Marco Pantani](/source/Marco_Pantani). He had his biggest win in a stage of the 2003 [Tour de Suisse](/source/Tour_de_Suisse). He then finished 16th in the [2004 Tour de France](/source/2004_Tour_de_France), and sixth in the [2006 Giro d'Italia](/source/2006_Giro_d'Italia), 25 minutes behind winner [Ivan Basso](/source/Ivan_Basso). Casar also won the [Route du Sud](/source/Route_du_Sud) in 2005.

On 27 July 2007, he won his first Tour de France stage, beating [Laurent Lefèvre](/source/Laurent_Lef%C3%A8vre), [Axel Merckx](/source/Axel_Merckx) and [Michael Boogerd](/source/Michael_Boogerd) in a sprint after a collision with a dog earlier in the day. He then finished 14th overall in the 2008 Tour de France.

In 2009, Casar finished second in the 16th stage of the [2009 Tour de France](/source/2009_Tour_de_France). Stage 16 was originally won by [Mikel Astarloza](/source/Mikel_Astarloza). However, Astarloza was found after the Tour to have tested positive for EPO before the race had started.[2] The organisers stripped him of the stage win and Casar became the official stage winner.[3] Casar later finished 11th overall that year.

In 2010, Casar won the stage 9 of the [2010 Tour de France](/source/2010_Tour_de_France), after being part of a long breakaway that went over numerous categorized climb, including the [Col de la Madeleine](/source/Col_de_la_Madeleine). The breakaway was down to only four units in the descent of the col, and got caught in the final kilometer by [Andy Schleck](/source/Andy_Schleck) and [Alberto Contador](/source/Alberto_Contador), who had escaped from the main group on the Madeleine. Casar won the uphill sprint to take the prestigious victory in one of the toughest stages of that year's Tour.[4] In 2011, he won the [Paris–Camembert](/source/Paris%E2%80%93Camembert) classic, again after being part of a long breakaway. He tried to escape on a slope near the end, but was caught by four riders. He nonetheless prevailed in the sprint against these four, taking the win on the roads he trained on in his youth.[5]

On 6 September 2013, Casar announced his retirement from cycling.[6][7]

## Career achievements

### Major results

**2000**
- 5th Overall [Tour Down Under](/source/Tour_Down_Under)

**2001**
- 7th [Trophée des Grimpeurs](/source/Troph%C3%A9e_des_Grimpeurs)

- 8th [Tour du Haut Var](/source/Tour_du_Haut_Var)

**2002**
- 1st Stage 4 [Circuit Franco-Belge](/source/Circuit_Franco-Belge)

- 2nd Overall [Paris–Nice](/source/Paris%E2%80%93Nice) - 1st Young Rider Classification

- 3rd [Paris–Camembert Lepetit](/source/Paris%E2%80%93Camembert_Lepetit)

- 10th [Trophée des Grimpeurs](/source/Troph%C3%A9e_des_Grimpeurs)

**2003**
- 1st Stage 4 [Tour de Suisse](/source/Tour_de_Suisse)

- 2nd [GP Le Télégramme](/source/Boucles_de_l'Aulne)

- 4th [Paris–Camembert Lepetit](/source/Paris%E2%80%93Camembert_Lepetit)

- 7th [Route Adélie de Vitré](/source/Route_Ad%C3%A9lie)

**2004**
- 1st Stage 2 [Tour du Poitou Charentes et de la Vienne](/source/Tour_du_Poitou_Charentes_et_de_la_Vienne)

- 2nd Overall [Route du Sud](/source/Route_du_Sud)

- 3rd [Duo Normand](/source/Duo_Normand) (with [Carlos Da Cruz](/source/Carlos_Da_Cruz))

- 4th [Paris–Camembert Lepetit](/source/Paris%E2%80%93Camembert_Lepetit)

- 8th Overall [Tour du Languedoc-Roussillon](/source/Tour_du_Languedoc-Roussillon)

- 8th Overall [Circuit de la Sarthe](/source/Circuit_de_la_Sarthe_(cycling))

**2005**
- 1st Overall [Route du Sud](/source/Route_du_Sud)

- 3rd [Paris–Camembert Lepetit](/source/Paris%E2%80%93Camembert_Lepetit)

- 5th [Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise](/source/Grand_Prix_d'Ouverture_La_Marseillaise)

- 6th Overall [GP Internacional Paredes Rota dos Móveis](/source/GP_Internacional_Paredes_Rota_dos_M%C3%B3veis)

**2006**
- 5th Overall [Route du Sud](/source/Route_du_Sud)

- 6th Overall [Giro d'Italia](/source/2006_Giro_d'Italia)

**2007**
- 1st Stage 18 [Tour de France](/source/2007_Tour_de_France)

**2008**
- 3rd [Polynormande](/source/Polynormande)

- 6th Overall [Tour de Romandie](/source/2008_Tour_de_Romandie)

- 8th Overall [Vuelta al País Vasco](/source/2008_Vuelta_al_Pa%C3%ADs_Vasco)

**2009**
- 1st Stage 16 [Tour de France](/source/2009_Tour_de_France)

**2010**
- 1st Stage 9 [Tour de France](/source/2010_Tour_de_France)

- 6th Overall [Vuelta al País Vasco](/source/2010_Vuelta_al_Pa%C3%ADs_Vasco)

**2011**
- 1st [Paris–Camembert](/source/Paris%E2%80%93Camembert)

- 3rd [Tour du Finistère](/source/Tour_du_Finist%C3%A8re)

- 5th Overall [Route du Sud](/source/Route_du_Sud)

**2012**
- 4th Overall [Tour of Oman](/source/2012_Tour_of_Oman)

### Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Giro d'Italia — 13 — 81 6 — — — — — 25 DNF Tour de France 83 111 16 29 69 71 13 10 25 27 22 — Vuelta a España — — — — — — 19 DNF — — — —

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["FDJ – FRA"](http://www.uciworldtour.com/Modules/SUCI/TEAMS/TeamDetails.asp?id=MTI&RefDate=06.01.2013&MenuId=MTYzMDE&LangId=1&BackLink=%2Ftemplates%2FUCI%2FUCI2%2Flayout%2Easp%3FMenuId%3DMTYzMDE%26LangId%3D1). *[UCI World Tour](/source/UCI_World_Tour)*. [Union Cycliste Internationale](/source/Union_Cycliste_Internationale). Retrieved 6 January 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Astarloza tests positive for EPO, UCI says"](http://www.velonews.com/article/96245/astarloza-tests-positive-for-epo-uci-says). Velo News. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20090803190623/http://www.velonews.com/article/96245/astarloza-tests-positive-for-epo-uci-says) from the original on 2009-08-03. Retrieved 2009-07-06.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-gh4_3-0)** Augendre, Jacques (2010). ["Guide Historique, Part 4"](https://web.archive.org/web/20100818204743/http://www.letour.fr/2009/TDF/COURSE/docs/guide_touristique_2010_histoire_4.pdf) (PDF) (in French). [Amaury Sport Organisation](/source/Amaury_Sport_Organisation). Archived from [the original](http://www.letour.fr/2009/TDF/COURSE/docs/guide_touristique_2010_histoire_4.pdf) (PDF) on 18 August 2010. Retrieved 7 September 2010.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Sandy Casar wins stage 9"](http://www.roadcycling.com/Sandy-Casar-Wins-Stage-9-and-Andy-Schleck-Grabs-Overall-Tour-de-France-Lead#.ULVqneT7JxM). *RoadCC*. 2011 ROADCYCLING.COM. 13 July 2010. Retrieved 28 November 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Bjorn Haake (13 April 2011). ["Casar wins Paris–Camembert"](http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/8107/Casar-wins-Paris-Camembert.aspx). *VeloNation*. Retrieved 28 November 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Cyclisme: Sandy Casar dit stop"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140102192849/http://fr.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/idFRPAE98501420130906). Reuters France. 6 September 2013. Archived from [the original](https://fr.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/idFRPAE98501420130906) on 2 January 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Sandy Casar retires"](http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/sandy-casar-retires). cyclingnews. 6 September 2013.

## External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Sandy Casar](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Sandy_Casar).

- [Official website](http://sandy.casar.club.fr/Index.htm) (in French)

- [Team biography](http://www.fdjeux.com/institutionnel_uk/cyclisme/coureurs/coureurs_palmares.php#)

- [Sandy Casar](https://www.cyclingarchives.com/coureurfiche/coureuri/795.html) at *Cycling Archives* ([archive](https://web.archive.org/web/2023/http://www.cyclingarchives.com/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=795))

- [Sandy Casar's profile on Cycling Base](http://www.cyclingbase.com/Sandy-Casar.html)

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