Laurent Brochard

Infobox Cyclist
ridername = Laurent Brochard

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image_caption = Brochard in the 2007 Tour de France
fullname = Laurent Brochard
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1968|3|26
country = FRA
height = height|m=1.80
weight = convert|68|kg|lb st|abbr=on|lk=on
currentteam = Bouygues Télécom
discipline = Road
role = Rider
ridertype =
amateuryears =
amateurteams =
proyears = 1992–1994
1995–1999
2000–2002
2003–2004
2005–
proteams = Castorama
Festina
Jean Delatour
AG2R Prévoyance
Bouygues Télécom
majorwins = flagiconUCI World Championship Road Race (1997)
Tour de France, 1 stage 1997
Vuelta a España, 1 stage
Paris-Camembert (2001, 2003, 2005)
Critérium International (2003)
Tour de Pologne (2002)
Regio-Tour (2002)
Étoile de Bessèges (2004)
updated = August 31, 2007

Laurent Brochard (born on March 26, 1968 in Le Mans, France) is a professional road racing cyclist from France. In 1997 he won a stage of the Tour de France and became World Road Racing Champion in San Sebastián, Spain.

Brochard was a competitive runner and only started cycling competitively at age 19. He started his career with team Castorama and eventually became part of the Festina cycling team. His role within Festina was often called that of the "super-domestique", supporting the better-known stars within the team such as Richard Virenque but able to ride competitively for himself when given the chance to. He was implicated in the Festina scandal in the 1998 Tour de France.

After serving his suspension, Brochard joined Ag2r Prévoyance as a team leader and has had successes in many races such as Critérium International and Etoile de Béssèges. More recently, he moved to team Bouygues Télécom.

Brochard is known for his longevity, and for his hairdo. In the past he rode Cyfac frames exclusively, since his brother works for the company.Fact|date=April 2008 He is a big fan of French comic character Marsupilami, often seen wearing Marsupilami logo and clothing at the races.

The 16 March 2007, he declared at the free paper Sport he will vote for Jean-Marie Le Pen at the présidentials elections.Fact|date=August 2007

Major achievements

;1991 – amateur: 2 stage wins – Circuit Franco-Belge;1992 – Castorama: Stage win – Tour Méditerranéen;1993 – Castorama: Stage win – Tour Méditerranéen;1994 – Castorama: Overall – Tour du Haut-Var: Overall and 1 stage win – Regio Tour;1995 – Festina: 3 stage wins – Tour de l'Ain;1996 – Festina: Overall and 2 stage wins – Tour du Limousin;1997 – Festina: flagiconUCIWorld Road Race Cycling Champion: Stage 9 – Tour de France: 3 stage wins – GP Midi Libre;1998 – Festina: 1 stage win – GP Midi Libre;1999 – Festina: Stage win – Vuelta a España;2000 – Jean Delatour: Paris-Bourges: Route Adelié: Stage win – Paris-Nice: Stage win – Critérium International;2001 – Jean Delatour: Paris-Camembert: GP Villers-Coterets: Stage win – Circuit de la Sarthe: Coupe de France de cyclisme sur route;2002 – Ag2r Prévoyance: Overall and 1 stage win – Tour de Pologne: Overall and 1 stage win – Regio Tour: Stage win – GP Midi Libre;2003 – Ag2r Prévoyance: Paris-Camembert: Overall and 1 stage win – Critérium International: Stage win – Trophée Castille et Leon;2004 – Ag2r Prévoyance: Overall and 1 stage win – Étoile de Bessèges: Stage win – Circuit de la Sarthe;2005 – Bouygues Télécom: Paris-Camembert: 5th overall – Tirreno-Adriatico;2006 – Bouygues Télécom: "no wins";2007 – Bouygues Télécom: Mountains classification – Tour de Romandie: Points classification – Tour Down Under: Stage win – Tour de Luxembourg

ee also

* List of doping cases in cycling
*List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences

External links

* [http://www.equipebouyguestelecom.fr/home/pages/ebt/v4/l3/s18/personprofil_lng3_spo18_prs13306_sitebt.shtml Profile at Bouygues Télécom official website]
*trapfriis|france.Brochard.htm
* [http://www.cyclingnews.com/riders/2003/interviews/?id=laurent_brochard03 Cyclingnews interview 2003]

Persondata
NAME= Brochard, Laurent
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Road bicycle racer
DATE OF BIRTH= 1968-03-26
PLACE OF BIRTH=Le Mans, France
DATE OF DEATH=
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