- Thierry Claveyrolat
Infobox Cyclist
ridername = Thierry Claveyrolat
image_caption =
fullname = Thierry Claveyrolat
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date|1959|3|31
dateofdeath = death date and age|1999|9|7|1959|3|31
country = FRA
discipline = Road
role = Rider
ridertype = Climbing specialist
amateurteams =
amateuryears =
proyears = 1983
1984
1985
1986–1991
1991–1992
1993–1994
proteams = U.C. Pélussin
Système U
La Redoute
R.M.O.
Z
Gan
majorwins = King of the Mountains - 1990 Tour de France
updated =May 26 ,2008 Thierry Claveyrolat (
March 31 1959 –September 7 1999 ) was a Frenchroad bicycle racer , professional between the years 1983 and 1994. Born inLa Tronche , in the region ofRhône-Alpes , he was notable for being theKing of the Mountains in the1990 Tour de France , in which he also won a stage, as well in the1991 Tour de France . Claveyrolat's best finish in theTour de France was in 1986, when was 17th.Claveyrolat committed suicide at home in
Notre-Dame-de-Mésage (Isère) on September 7, 1999. He had been responsible for a traffic accident which left four people seriously injured on August 13 that year, and spiraled into a depression from which he did not recover. Claveyrolat's death was not the first by a Tour de France climber, nor the last.1905 Tour de France winnerRené Pottier hanged himself in 1907.1998 Tour de France winnerMarco Pantani died of a cocaine overdose in 2004, and Spanish climberJosé Maria Jimenez died of a heart attack in 2002 at 32 after suffering depression for two years.Palmares
;1989:
Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise :Montluçon:Tour du Limousin ;1990:Bol d'or des Monédières Chaumeil:Boucles Parisiennes:Chaumeil:Linas-Monthléry:Polynormande :Vienne:Tour de France::: Winner mountains classification::Winner stage 10;1991:Meymac:Chateau-Chinon:Tour de France:::Winner stage 18;1993:Camors:GP Ouest-France :Trophée des Grimpeurs :Tour du Haut Var External links
*cyclingwebsite|1438
* [http://www.letour.fr/HISTO/TDF/riders/us/4702.html Official Tour de France results for Thierry Claveyrolat]Persondata
NAME=Claveyrolat, Thierry
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Road bicycle racer
DATE OF BIRTH=1959-3-31
PLACE OF BIRTH=La Tronche
DATE OF DEATH=1999-9-7
PLACE OF DEATH=Notre-Dame-de-Mesage
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