Sébastien Chavanel (born 21 March 1981) is a French former professional road bicycle racer who last rode for UCI ProTeam FDJ. He is a younger brother, by just under 2 years, to fellow professional cyclist Sylvain Chavanel.

After three seasons with Team Europcar, Chavanel returned to FDJ.fr for the 2014 season. 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.

By finishing in last place in the 2015 Tour de France, he was that year's lanterne rouge rider.

Major results

2002

1st La Côte Picarde

1st Stage 3 Ronde de l'Isard

5th Overall Tour du Loir-et-Cher 1st Stages 1 & 4

7th Road race, UCI Road World Under-23 Championships

2003

Tour de l'Avenir 1st Stages 2 & 3

2004

Tour de l'Avenir 1st Points classification 1st Stages 2, 4 & 5

1st Stage 5 Tour de Wallonie

4th Overall Tour de Picardie

2006

1st Stage 3 GP Internacional da Costa Azul

2007

1st Overall French Road Cycling Cup

1st Grand Prix de Denain

Étoile de Bessèges 1st Points classification 1st Stage 5

1st Stage 3 Tour de Picardie

1st Stage 3 Tour de Poitou-Charentes et de la Vienne

2nd Tro-Bro Léon

3rd Grand Prix d'Isbergues

4th Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne

5th Châteauroux Classic de l Indre

2008

1st Overall Tour de Picardie 1st Points classification 1st Stage 4

2nd Grand Prix de la Ville de Rennes

2009

3rd Nokere Koerse

5th Paris–Bourges

2010

5th Paris–Bourges

6th Grand Prix de Denain

10th Paris–Tours

2011

1st Stage 2 Circuit de Lorraine

3rd La Roue Tourangelle

5th Overall Tour de Wallonie

6th Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne

8th Le Samyn

9th Overall Driedaagse van West Vlaanderen

2012

2nd Neuseen Classics

7th Overall Tour de Picardie

7th Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne

External links

  • at UCI
  • at Cycling Archives
  • at ProCyclingStats
  • at Cycling Quotient
  • at CycleBase
  • at trap-friis.dk