Florian Guillou
{{short description|French cyclist}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2015}}
{{Infobox cyclist
| name = Florian Guillou
| image = Guillou 4JDD 2010.JPG
| caption = Guillou in 2010
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|12|29|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Concarneau, France{{Cite web |url=https://www.eurosport.com/geoblocking.shtml |title=Florian Guillou |access-date=2023-06-09 |website=www.eurosport.com}}
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| height = {{convert|1.95|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}
| weight = {{convert|72|kg|lb st|abbr=on}}
| currentteam = Retired
| discipline = Road
| role = Rider
| ridertype =
| amateuryears1 =
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| proyears1 = 2007
| proteam1 = {{UCI team code|COS|2007}}
| proyears2 = 2008–2009
| proteam2 = {{UCI team code|RLM|2008}}
| proyears3 = 2010–2015
| proteam3 = {{UCI team code|BSE|2010}}
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Florian Guillou (born 29 December 1982) is a French former racing cyclist.{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingarchives.com/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=33891 |title=Florian Guillou |accessdate=6 July 2014 |work=Cycling Archives}} He rode in the 2014 Tour de France,{{cite web |url=http://www.procyclingstats.com/rider/Florian_Guillou |title=Florian Guillou |accessdate=6 July 2014 |work=ProCyclingStats}} finishing 62nd – his only Grand Tour start.{{Cite web |last=Cycling News |first= |date=2014-06-30 |title=Bretagne Séché Environnement confirm final Tour de France team |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/bretagne-seche-environnement-confirm-final-tour-de-france-team/ |access-date=2023-06-09 |website=cyclingnews.com |language=en}}
Career
Competing professionally from 2006 to 2014, Guillou suffered an knee injury at the Tour de Langkawi. Unable to perform at levels prior to his injury, he retired from serious professional cycling.{{Cite web |title=FLORIAN GUILLOU " POURQUOI JE RACCROCHE LE VÉLO " |url=http://bretagne-seche-environnement.fr/slide/florian-guillou-pourquoi-je-raccroche-le-velo/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305051115/http://fortuneo-vital-concept.fr/slide/florian-guillou-pourquoi-je-raccroche-le-velo/ |archive-date=5 Mar 2016 |access-date=9 Jun 2023 |website=fortuneo-vital-concept.fr |language=fr}} He finished 47th in his last professional race at the {{ill|Grand Prix Bruno Beghelli|fr}}. Following his injury, Guillou occupied the position of sports advisor at the {{ill|Brest Iroise Cyclisme 2000|lt=BIC 2000|fr}} before its dissolution in 2016.{{Cite web |last=Gachet |first=Frédéric |date=2015-12-14 |title=BIC 2000 : Le staff se renforce - Actualité |url=https://www.directvelo.com/actualite/47982/bic-2000-le-staff-se-renforce |access-date=2023-06-09 |website=DirectVelo |language=fr}}
Major results
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;2006
: 1st Stage 3b Kreiz Breizh Elites
;2007
: 3rd Flèche Ardennaise
: 6th Overall Grand Prix Chantal Biya
;2008
: 2nd Grand Prix de la ville de Pérenchies
: 8th Classic Loire Atlantique
;2009
: 4th Tour du Doubs
: 4th Grand Prix de la ville de Pérenchies
: 10th Overall Tour de Picardie
;2010
: 7th Overall Tour du Haut Var
: 8th Tour du Doubs
: 10th Overall Tour Méditerranéen
;2011
: 3rd Overall Tour du Limousin
: 6th Val d'Ille Classic
;2012
: 6th Overall Tour of Turkey
: 9th Boucles de l'Aulne
: 10th Overall Tour du Gévaudan Languedoc-Roussillon
;2013
: 6th Tour du Doubs
: 7th Overall Tour of Turkey
;2014
: 1st 20px Mountains classification Tour du Haut Var
References
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External links
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- Séance coachée VIP avec Florian Guillou at [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_S9ov9gcA0k YouTube]
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Category:People from Concarneau
Category:Cyclists from Finistère
Category:21st-century French sportsmen
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