- Michel Pollentier
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Michel Pollentier Personal information Full name Michel Pollentier Born 13 February 1951
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15 July 2008Michel Pollentier (born 13 February 1951 in Diksmuide, West-Vlaanderen) is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer. He became professional in 1973. The highlight of his career was his overall win in the 1977 Giro d'Italia.[1]
In the 1978 Tour de France, he was the Belgian national champion when he won the stage arriving in Alpe d'Huez and took the yellow jersey. However, he was accused of foul play in the succeeding doping test, having used what was described politely as a pear-shaped tube (in fact a condom) of different urine held under the armpit and connected by a plastic tube to give the impression of urinating.[2] Pollentier was uncovered after another rider at the test had trouble operating his own system of tubes and aroused the suspicion of the doctor, who then demanded Pollentier lift his jersey to show if he too was cheating.
He was put out of the Tour,[2] later won by Bernard Hinault.
The affair took away most of Pollentier's credibility in international cycling. Even though he managed to win 1980s edition of the Ronde van Vlaanderen[3] and he also came 2nd in the 1982 Vuelta a España.[4] 1984 was his last professional season. After his cycling career, Pollentier became a car tyre garage owner and founded a cycling school.
In "Seigneurs et Forcats du Velo" by Olivier Dazat, Pollentier is quoted as saying that he and another named Belgian cycling champion of the era had trouble after their careers because of drugs they had taken while racing. Dazat quotes him as saying: "I've never hesitated to confess that I spent three weeks under the surveillance of Dr Dejonckheere at the St-Joseph clinic at Ostend and that after treatment... I stayed under his control for another two years. Why hide it? It's impossible to come out of a situation like that without the help of a doctor.'
Contents
Palmarès
- 1971
- Gent - Staden
- 1973
- Houthulst
- Schinnen
- Westende
- 1974
- Leeuwse Pijl
- Bredene
- Tour de France:
- 7th place overall classification
- Winner stage 21B
- 1975
- Assebroek
- Harelbeke
- Kortenhoef
- Merchtem
- Beernem
- Tour de France:
- Winner stage 13
- 1976
- Giro del Piemonte
- Tour de France:
- 7th place overall classification
- Winner stage 16
- Stadsprijs Geraardsbergen
- Torino
- Ronde van België
- Oostduinkerke
- Trofeo Baracchi (with Freddy Maertens)
- 1977
- Brescia
- De Panne
- 1977
- Gouden Pijl Emmen
- Belgium National Road Race Championship
- Tour de Suisse
- Valdengo
- Vuelta a España:
- Winner stage 4
- 6th place overall classification
- Nandrin, Criterium
- Giro d'Italia:
Winner overall classification- Winner stage 21
- 1978
- Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
- GP Mallorca
- Belgium National Road Race Championship
- Soler
- Trofeo Isla de Mallorca
- Vichte
- 1979
- Beveren-Leie
- Circuit des genêts verts
- GP du Tournaisis
- Houthulst
- Soignies
- Mol
- Ruiselede
- Koekelare
- Vuelta a España:
- 3rd place overall classification
- 1980
- Brabantse Pijl
- Freiburg
- Moorsele
- Ronde van Vlaanderen
- Moorslede
- Dinant
- Wingene
- Sombreffe
- 1981
- Sleidinge
- 1982
- Bellegem
- Beveren-Leie
- Gistel
- Omloop van de Westkust De Panne
- Kortemark
- Vuelta a España:
- 2nd place overall classification
- 1983
- De Panne
- Anderlues
- De Haan
- Aartrijke
- Herselt
- Torhout
- Adinkerke
- 1984
- Vuelta a España:
- Winner stage 6
- Lutlommel
See also
References
External links
- The Star
- Michel Pollentier profile at Cycling Archives
- Official Tour de France results for Michel Pollentier
Men 1967 Ferdinand Bracke · 1968 Serge Reding · 1969–1974 Eddy Merckx · 1975 Bruno Brokken · 1976 Ivo Van Damme · 1977 Michel Pollentier · 1978 Raymond Ceulemans · 1979–1980 Robert Van de Walle · 1981 Freddy Maertens · 1982 Jacky Ickx · 1983 Eddy Annys · 1984 Claude Criquielion · 1985 Gaston Rahier & Vincent Rousseau · 1986 William Van Dijck · 1987 Georges Jobé · 1988 Eric Geboers · 1989 Thierry Boutsen · 1990 Rudy Dhaenens · 1991 Jean-Michel Saive · 1992 Georges Jobé · 1993 Vincent Rousseau · 1994 Jean-Michel Saive · 1995–1996 Fred Deburghgraeve · 1997 Luc Van Lierde · 1998 Fred Deburghgraeve · 1999 Luc Van Lierde · 2000 Joël Smets · 2001–2004 Stefan Everts · 2005 Tom Boonen · 2006 Stefan Everts · 2007 Tom Boonen · 2008 Sven Nys · 2009–2010 Philippe Gilbert
Women 1975 Carine Verbauwen · 1976–1977 Anne-Marie Pira · 1978–1979 Carine Verbauwen · 1980 Ingrid Berghmans · 1981 Annie Lambrechts · 1982–1986 Ingrid Berghmans · 1987 Ingrid Lempereur · 1988–1989 Ingrid Berghmans · 1990–1991 Sabine Appelmans · 1992 Annelies Bredael · 1993 Gella Vandecaveye · 1994–1995 Brigitte Becue · 1996 Ulla Werbrouck · 1997 Gella Vandecaveye · 1998 Dominique Monami · 1999–2002 Kim Clijsters · 2003–2004 Justine Henin-Hardenne · 2005 Kim Clijsters · 2006–2007 Justine Henin-Hardenne · 2008 Tia Hellebaut · 2009–2010 Kim Clijsters
Team 1997 Noliko Maaseik · 1998 Belgian Motorcross team · 1999 Davis Cup team · 2000 Anderlecht · 2001 Fed Cup team · 2002 La Villette · 2003 Belgian Motorcross team · 2004 Women's 4×100 metres relay · 2005 Under-21 football team · 2006 Fed Cup team · 2007 Women's 4×100 metres relay · 2008 Women's 4×100 metres relay · 2009 Men's 4×400 metres relay · 2010 Men's 4×400 metres relay
Talent 1998 Kim Clijsters · 1999 Bart Wellens · 2000 Bart Aernouts · 2001 Jurgen Van Den Broeck · 2002 Thomas Buffel · 2003 Kirsten Flipkens · 2004 Aagje Vanwalleghem · 2005 Niels Albert · 2006 Yoris Grandjean · 2007 Dominique Cornu · 2008 Elise Matthysen · 2009 Romelu Lukaku · 2010 Luca Brecel
Paralimpic 2010 Sven Decaesstecker
Categories:- 1951 births
- Living people
- People from West Flanders
- Belgian cyclists
- Giro d'Italia winners
- Belgian Vuelta a España stage winners
- Belgian Tour de France stage winners
- Belgian sportspeople in doping cases
- Doping cases in cycling
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