Arnold Jeannesson

{{short description|French cyclist}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2021}}

{{Infobox cyclist

| name = Arnold Jeannesson

| image = Arnold Jeannesson - Critérium du Dauphiné 2012 - Prologue (cropped).jpg

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| caption = Jeannesson at the 2012 Critérium du Dauphiné

| fullname = Arnold Jeannesson

| nickname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|1|15|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Challans, France

| death_date =

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| height = {{convert|1.82|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|65|kg|lb st|abbr=on}}

| currentteam = Retired

| discipline = {{ubl|Road|Cyclo-cross}}

| role = Rider

| ridertype = Climber

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| amateurteam2 = CM Aubervilliers 93

| proteam1 = {{UCI team code|AUB|2008}}

| proteam2 = {{UCI team code|GCE|2009}}

| amateuryears2 = 2006–2007

| proyears1 = 2008

| proyears2 = 2009–2010

| amateuryears1 = 2005

| amateurteam1 = VC Chalandais

| amateuryears3 = 2006

| amateurteam3 = {{UCI team code|AUB|2006}} (stagiaire)

| amateuryears4 = 2007

| amateurteam4 = {{UCI team code|AUB|2007}} (stagiaire)

| proyears3 = 2011–2015

| proteam3 = {{UCI team code|FDJ|2011}}{{cite web|url=http://62.50.72.82/UCIBWS/(S(33nydlsckz0kkk4e1kaa2grw))/Teams/detail/en/ROA/2996|title=FDJ.fr (FDJ) — FRA|accessdate=2 January 2014|work=UCI World Tour|publisher=Union Cycliste Internationale|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140102025159/http://62.50.72.82/UCIBWS/(S(33nydlsckz0kkk4e1kaa2grw))/Teams/detail/en/ROA/2996|archive-date=2 January 2014|url-status=dead}}

| proyears4 = 2016

| proteam4 ={{UCI team code|COF|2016}}

| proyears5 = 2017

| proteam5 ={{UCI team code|FVC|2017a}}

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Arnold Jeannesson (born 15 January 1986 in Challans) is a French former road bicycle racer who competed professionally between 2008 and 2017. He previously specialised in cyclo-cross and mountain biking. Jeannesson wore the white jersey of the highest placed rider under the age of 26 for two days in the 2011 Tour de France.[http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/tour-de-france-rookie-jeannesson-nets-white-jersey Tour de France rookie Jeannesson nets white jersey] In October 2015, {{UCI team code|COF|2016}} announced that Jeannesson would be part of their squad for 2016.{{cite web |url=http://www.orbea.com/gb-en/news/team-cofidis-announces-its-final-roster-for-next-season/ |title=Team Cofidis Announces Its Final Roster For Next Season|date=16 October 2015 |website=Orbea|access-date=7 November 2015}} Jeannesson announced in August 2017 that he would end his professional career on the road at the end of the season 2017.{{citation needed|date=August 2024}}