John Gadret

Infobox Cyclist
ridername = John Gadret


image_caption = Gadret on the Col de la Colombière
fullname = John Gadret
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age |1979|4|22
country = FRA
height = height|m=1.70
weight = convert|58|kg|lb|abbr=on|lk=on
currentteam = Ag2r-La Mondiale
discipline = Road
cyclo-cross
role = Rider
ridertype = Climber
proyears = 2004
2005
2006–

proteams = Chocolade Jacques
Jartazi
Ag2r-La Mondiale
majorwins = FRA National champion cyclo-cross :2004, 2006Tour de l'Ain (2007)
updated = December 24, 2007

John Gadret (born April 22 1979, in Epernay) is a French professional racing cyclist in cyclo-cross and road racing disciplines for UCI ProTeam Ag2r-La Mondiale. He became a stagiaire for Cofidis in 2003 before turning professional with the Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen team in 2004. That year he became national cyclo-cross champion of France for the first time. At this stage he was specialized in the cyclo-cross discipline but was beginning to perform well in stage races such as the Deutschland Tour. [cite web|url=http://www.ag2r-cyclisme.com/fiche-john-gadret.asp|title=Palmarès de John GADRET|publisher=Ag2r prevoyance cyclisme|accessdate=2007-08-15] Gadret won again the French cyclo-cross championships. In the 2006 Giro d'Italia Gadret showed great potential in the mountains by finishing 7th, 6th and 5th on the three mountain stages. He crashed on the 18th stage and was forced to abandon with a broken collar bone. [cite web|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/road/2006/giro06/?id=results/giro0618|title=2006 Giro d'Italia stage 18 results, report and photos|publisher=cyclingnews|accessdate=2007-08-15] Despite these promising results on the road, Gadret was back in the 2006-2007 cyclo-cross season where he challenged the domination of Belgian Sven Nys in the Koppenbergcross [cite web|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/cross.php?id=cross/2006/nov06/koppenberg06|title=Koppenberg cross 2006 results, report and photos|publisher=cyclingnews|accessdate=2007-08-15] and finished 8th in the UCI World Cyclo-cross Championships. [cite web|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/cross/2007/jan07/CXworlds07a/?id=results/CXworlds074|title=UCI World Championships Cyclo-cross 2006-2007|publisher=Cyclingnews|accessdate=2007-08-15] Returning to the road with the aim of competing in his first Tour de France, Gadret took his first road victory at the GP Kanton Aargau. [cite web|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/road.php?id=road/2007/jun07/gippingen07|title=2007 GP Kanton Aargau results and report|publisher=Cyclingnews|accessdate=2007-08-15] After the 2007 Tour de France Gadret won the third stage and took the leaders jersey in the Tour de l'Ain which he won the following day. [cite web|url=http://www.cyclingpost.com/other/article_005284.shtml|title=Gadret wins and leads in Tour de l'Ain|publisher=Cyclingpost|accessdate=2007-08-15]

Palmarès

* GP Kanton Aargau (2007)
* Tour de l'Ain - 1 stage & Final (2007)
* Tour de l'Ain - stage 4 (2008)
* 1st, National FRA Cyclo-Cross Championship (2004-2005),(2006-2007)
** 2nd (2003-2004, 2005-2006, 2007-2008)
** 3rd (2002-2003)

References

Persondata
NAME= Gadret, John
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Racing cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH= 1979-04-22
PLACE OF BIRTH=Epernay, France
DATE OF DEATH=
PLACE OF DEATH=