Thomas Peyroton-Dartet

Thomas Peyroton-Dartet
Personal information
Born (1985-07-09) 9 July 1985 (age 39)
Muret, France
Team information
DisciplineRoad
track
RoleRider
Medal record
Representing  France
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Time trial C3
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris Road race C1–3

Thomas Peyroton-Dartet (born 9 July 1985) is a French para-cyclist.

Career

Peyroton-Dartet began competing at the age of thirteen.[1] He is the son of a police officer.[1]

In 2017, Peyroton-Dartet was the victim of a serious accident with a scooter while participating in the Tour de Tahiti.[1] Suffering from multiple facial fractures and a brain hematoma, he returned to competition seven months later. In 2021, he suffered another fall during training when he hit a car stopped in the middle of the road. Disabled by cerebellar ataxia, he continues to practice cycling and paracycling events.

Peyroton-Dartet was European road racing champion in 2022 and vice-world champion in 2023.[2][1] He joined the police in 2010, where he is part of the sports team.[1] He has qualified for the 2024 Paralympic Games in the road and track events in the C3 category.[3][2] and won

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Police Nationale. "Thomas Peyroton-Dartet, policier et paracycliste : contre-la-montre" (in French).
  2. ^ a b "Paris 2024 - Thomas Peyroton-Dartet, l'échappée belle". parismatch.com (in French). 2024-02-05. Retrieved 2024-07-23.
  3. ^ à 11h40, Par Nicolas Goinard Le 1 janvier 2024 (2024-01-01). "Paris 2024 : Thomas le paracycliste, Reda le judoka… Qui sont ces policiers qui s'entraînent pour les JO ?". leparisien.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-07-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)