Gilles Delion

Gilles Delion (born 5 August 1966) is a French former road bicycle racer. His greatest achievements include winning the Giro di Lombardia in 1990 and the young rider classification in the 1990 Tour de France.

Gilles Delion
Delion at the 1993 Paris–Nice
Personal information
Full nameGilles Delion
Born (1966-08-05) 5 August 1966
Saint-Étienne, France
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
1988Weinmann–La Suisse–SMM Uster
1989–1992Helvetia–La Suisse
1993–1994Castorama
1995Chazal–König
1996Aki–Gipiemme
Major wins
Grand Tours
Tour de France
Young rider classification (1990)
1 individual stage (1992)

One-day races and Classics

Giro di Lombardia (1990)

Early in his career, Delion was seen as a great promise, but Delion ended his career in 1996,[1] saying that at that point doping was widespread in the cycling peloton,[2] and that all French teams were involved.[3] Willy Voet wrote in his book "Massacre à la chaîne" that Delion was against doping, and that other cyclists ridiculed Delion for that.[4]

Major results
1988
3rd Overall Ronde de l'Isard
3rd Grand Prix des Amériques
1989
1st Gran Premio di Lugano
2nd Overall Tour de Romandie
2nd Giro di Lombardia
3rd GP Ouest–France
7th Giro dell'Emilia
7th Milano–Torino
1990
1st Young rider classification, Tour de France
1st Giro di Lombardia
2nd Overall Critérium International
1st Stage 2
2nd Giro dell'Emilia
2nd Giro del Lazio
3rd Overall Tirreno–Adriatico
3rd Milan–San Remo
3rd Milano–Torino
5th UCI Road World Cup
9th Züri-Metzgete
1991
4th Wincanton Classic
9th Overall Tour Méditerranéen
1992
1st Classique des Alpes
1st Stage 7 Tour de France
3rd Grand Prix La Marseillaise
4th Overall Tour Méditerranéen
1993
Mi-Août Bretonne
1st Stages 3 & 8
3rd Overall Tour du Limousin
5th Overall Tour Méditerranéen
10th Giro dell'Emilia
1994
1st Grand Prix de Rennes
1st Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise
2nd Overall Tour de l'Ain
1st Stage 2

References
  1. "Stars that Fade – to enter the Black Hole". Cyclingnews. May 1996. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
  2. "Doping widespread according to riders". Cyclingnews. 17 January 1997. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
  3. "UCI powerless over the rumours". Cyclingnews. 24 January 1997. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
  4. "Willy Voet goes for the jugular in his book". Cyclingnews. 20 May 1999. Retrieved 13 July 2012.


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