Mickaël Delage

Mickaël Delage

Personal information
Full name	Mickaël Delage
Born	6 August 1985 (1985-08-06) (age 26) Libourne, France
Team information
Current team	FDJ
Discipline	Road, Track
Role	Rider
Professional team(s)
2005–2008 2009–2010 2011–	Française des Jeux Silence-Lotto FDJ
Infobox last updated on 19 July 2007

Mickaël Delage (born 6 August 1985 in Libourne) is a French professional racing cyclist. He rides for FDJ. He is also active as a track cyclist.

As a junior he participated at the World Championships in track cycling in Moscow 2003, where he won the silver medal at the points race, after Australian Miles Olman. In that same year he would become national junior champion of France at the team pursuit (alongside Jonathan Mouchel, Yannick Marie and Mickaël Mallie) and the madison (together with Mouchel). In 2004 he would win the national title in the points race at the under-23 level.

At the road he made his Giro d'Italia debut in 2006 and finished in 129th position and he won the 1st stage of the Tour de l'Avenir. Later that year he would again become French national champion when he won the team pursuit together with Mathieu Ladagnous, Jonathan Mouchel, Sylvain Blanquefort and Mickaël Preau. In 2007 he made his Tour de France debut.

Palmarès

2003

1st, Team pursuit, French National Track Championships - Junior

1st, Madison, French National Track Championships - Junior

2nd, World track championships, points race (juniors)

2004

1st, Points race, French National Track Championships - U23

2006

1st, Team pursuit, French National Track Championships

1st, Stage 1, Tour de l'Avenir

2009

3rd, Clásica de San Sebastián

2011

9th Overall, Four Days of Dunkirk

7th Overall, Tour de Picardie

5th Overall, Tour de Luxembourg

Tour de France

Combativity award, Stages 3 and 11

6th Overall, Paris-Tours

External links

• Mickaël Delage profile at Cycling Archives

Persondata
Name	Delage, Mickaël
Alternative names
Short description	Road bicycle racer
Date of birth	1985-08-06
Place of birth	Libourne, France
Date of death
Place of death