Martial Gayant

Martial Gayant

Personal information
Full name	Martial Gayant
Born	November 16, 1962 (1962-11-16) (age 49) Chauny, France
Team information
Current team	FDJ
Discipline	Road and cyclo-cross
Role	Directeur sportif
Professional team(s)
1982-1985 1986-1987 1988-1991 1992	Renault-Elf Système U Toshiba Lotto
Managerial team(s)
Française des Jeux
Major wins
1987 Tour de France: 1 stage and 2 yellow jerseys French national champion field riding
Medal record Competitor for  France Road bicycle racing World Championships Silver 1988 Ronse Elite Men's Road Race
Infobox last updated on July 27, 2007

Martial Gayant (born November 16, 1962 in Chauny) is a former French cyclist, now a team captain of Française des Jeux. In 1988, Gayant came second in the World road Championships.^[1]

Major victories

Source:^[2]

1981

• GP des Nations, amateurs

1984

• Giro d'Italia: stage 10

1985

• Paris–Camembert

1986

• GP Ouest France-Plouay
• French national champion field riding

1987

• Four Days of Dunkirk: Stage 4
• Tour de France: Stage 11

1989

• GP Fourmies

1990

• Tour de l'Avenir: Stage 8
• Tour de Limousin

Tours de France

Source:^[3]

• 1985 - outside time limit on stage 15
• 1987 - 34th; winner of 11th stage, wearing the yellow jersey for 2 days
• 1988 - 71st
• 1989 - 32nd
• 1991 - withdrew on stage 6

References

1. ^ Cycling hall of fame: Martial Gayant
2. ^ Martial Gayant profile at Cycling Archives
3. ^ The Tour - Martial Gayant

Persondata
Name	Gayant, Martial
Alternative names
Short description	French racing cyclist and directeur sportif
Date of birth	November 16, 1962
Place of birth	Chauny, France
Date of death
Place of death