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Historic Overview Philippe Gaumont

Rider

Overall Rank2627
NamePhilippe GAUMONT
Country
  France
Date of birth22-Feb-1973 - Amiens (Picardie)
Date of death17-May-2013 - Hopital d'Arras (Nord Pas de Calais)

Biography

Philippe Gaumont

Philippe Gaumont (22 February 1973 – 17 May 2013) was a French professional road racing cyclist. He earned a bronze medal in the 1992 Summer Olympics, 100 km team time trial. In 1997, he won the Belgian classic Gent–Wevelgem and he was twice individual pursuit French national champion, in 2000 and 2002. In 2004, Gaumont quit professional cycling and later ran a café in Amiens.

Gaumont was well known for having confessed to extensive doping and explaining many tricks of the trade. Gaumont gave a series of interviews, and wrote a book, Prisonnier du dopage ("Prisoner of doping") in which he explained doping methods, masking methods, the use of drug cocktails such as the pot belge for training and for recreation, and how the need to make money makes racers dope themselves. In April 2013, he suffered a major heart attack and was reported to be in a coma. On 13 May 2013, several news sources reported his death, but according to La Voix du Nord he remained in an artificial coma, though had suffered brain death. He died on 17 May 2013.

source - Wikipedia

Badges

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Major Victories

Gent - Wevelgem 1997
4 Jours de Dunkerque 1996
G.P. du Midi-Libre - stages 1998 (1)
4 Jours de Dunkerque - stages 1997 (1)
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Seasons

Philippe Gaumont - Scores by Season

Year Team Score Rank
1. 1993 Castorama 0 1499
2. 1994 Castorama 33 567
3. 1995 Castorama 148 298
4. 1996 GAN 268 211
5. 1997 Cofidis 744 81
6. 1998 Cofidis 439 154
7. 1999 Cofidis 42 674
8. 2000 Cofidis 66 590
9. 2001 Cofidis 112 462
10. 2002 Cofidis 15 1101
11. 2003 Cofidis 280 269
Overall: 2147 2627