Tristan Valentin
{{short description|French cyclist}}
{{Infobox cyclist
| name = Tristan Valentin
| image = Tristan Valentin 4JDD2011.JPG
| fullname = Tristan Valentin
| nickname =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|2|23|df=y}}
| birth_place = Le Blanc-Mesnil, France
| height = {{height|m=1.81|precision=0}}
| weight = {{convert|70|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}
| currentteam =
| discipline = Road
| role = Rider
| ridertype =
| amateuryears1 = 2002–2003
| amateurteam1 = {{UCI team code|AUB|2002}} (stagiaire)
| proyears1 = 2004–2005
| proteam1 = {{UCI team code|AUB|2004}}
| proyears2 = 2006–2013
| proteam2 = {{UCI team code|COF|2006}}
| majorwins = Tro-Bro Léon (2005)
}}
Tristan Valentin (born 23 February 1982 in Le Blanc-Mesnil, Seine-Saint-Denis) is a French professional road bicycle racer, who last rode for the {{UCI team code|COF|2013}} team.
Doping
Valentin tested positive for Heptaminol on 6 June 2006. The UCI summary of 'Decisions on Anti-Doping Rule Violations made in 2006' states "disqualification and ineligibility for 6 months".[http://www.uci.ch/Modules/BUILTIN/getObject.asp?MenuId=&ObjTypeCode=FILE&type=FILE&id=MzQ2NzY& UCI list of 'Decisions on Anti-Doping Rule Violations made in 2006'] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120222000002/http://www.uci.ch/Modules/BUILTIN/getObject.asp?MenuId=&ObjTypeCode=FILE&type=FILE&id=MzQ2NzY& |date=2012-02-22 }} However, the positive result was blamed on a medicine that the team doctor prescribed for varicose veins.{{cite news|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Cyclisme/20061212_164621Dev.html|title=Tristan Valentin positif|language=French|trans-title=Tristan Valentin positive|date=12 December 2006|accessdate=28 January 2014|work=L'Équipe|publisher=Éditions Philippe Amaury|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091216154239/http://www.lequipe.fr/Cyclisme/20061212_164621Dev.html|archivedate=16 December 2009}}
Career achievements
=Major results=
{{div col}}
;2005
: 1st, Tro-Bro Léon
: 1st, Prix de la Ville de Nogent-sur-Oise
;2006
: 3rd, Trophée des Grimpeurs
;2013
: 7th Overall, World Ports Classic
{{div col end}}
=Grand Tour general classification results timeline=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |
| scope="col" | Grand Tour
! scope="col" | 2007 ! scope="col" | 2008 ! scope="col" | 2009 ! scope="col" | 2010 ! scope="col" | 2011 ! scope="col" | 2012 ! scope="col" | 2013 |
|---|
| style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | File:Jersey pink.svg Giro d'Italia | style="text-align:center;"|132 |— |— |— |— |— |— |
| style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | File:Jersey yellow.svg Tour de France |— |— |— |— | style="text-align:center;"|118 |— |— |
| style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | File:Jersey red.svg Vuelta a España |— |— |— |— |— |— |— |
| class="wikitable"
|+ Legend |
| scope="row" | —
| Did not compete |
|---|
| scope="row" | DNF
| Did not finish |
See also
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20100902222259/http://www.equipe-cofidis.com/route/fiche-coureur.asp?id=27 Profile at Cofidis official website {{in lang|fr}}]
- [http://tristanvalentin.free.fr/ Fan club {{in lang|fr}}]
- {{trapfriis|france.Valentin.htm}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Valentin, Tristan}}
Category:Sportspeople from Le Blanc-Mesnil
Category:Cyclists from Seine-Saint-Denis
Category:Doping cases in cycling
Category:French sportspeople in doping cases
Category:21st-century French sportsmen
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