Charly Mottet
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Charly Mottet |
| Nickname | Petit Charly |
| Date of birth | December 16, 1962 |
| Country |  France |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Allround |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 1983-1985 1986-1988 1989-1992 1993-1994 |
Renault Systeme U RMO Novemail |
| Major wins | |
| Tour de France, 3 stages Vuelta a España, 2 stages Giro d'Italia, 1 stage Tour de Romandie (1990) Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré (1987, 1989, 1992) Giro di Lombardia (1988) Züri-Metzgete (1990) |
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| Infobox last updated on: | |
| August 21, 2007 | |
| Medal record | |||
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| Competitor for France |
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| Road bicycle racing | |||
| World Championships | |||
| Silver | 1986 Colorado Springs | Elite Men's Road Race | |
Charly Mottet (born December 16, 1962) is a French former professional cyclist (1983 to 1994).
He was one of the best French road cyclists of his era, Mottet won a total of 67 races, including the Tour de Romandie in 1990, and has 8 participations in the Tour de France. His best results in the Tour de France were the 4th positions in 1987 and 1991. He has 3 stage wins, 1 in 1990 (Stage 15 : Millau - Revel) and 2 in 1991 (Stage 11 : Quimper - Saint-Herblain and Stage 12 : Pau - Jaca). He also finished 2nd on the podium of the 1990 Giro d'Italia.
During his professional cycling career, Mottet had a reputation within the peloton as being a totally clean rider who never used performance enhancing drugs.[1]
[edit] Teams
- Renault-Elf (1983-1985)
- Système U (1986-1988)
- R.M.O. (1989-1992)
- Novemail - Histor (1993-94)
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.newstrot.com/node/5073 Greg Lemond on doping practices from 1990 (french)
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