Tristan Valentin

Tristan Valentin

Personal information
Full name	Tristan Valentin
Born	(1982-02-23) 23 February 1982 (age 42) Le Blanc-Mesnil, France
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Team information
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Amateur team
2002–2003	BigMat–Auber 93 (stagiaire)
Professional teams
2004–2005	Auber 93
2006–2013	Cofidis
Major wins
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 Cofidis 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".[1] However, the positive result was blamed on a medicine that the team doctor prescribed for varicose veins.[2]

Career achievements

Major results

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

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013
Giro d'Italia	132	—	—	—	—	—	—
Tour de France	—	—	—	—	118	—	—
Vuelta a España	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Legend

—	Did not compete
DNF	Did not finish

See also

• List of doping cases in cycling

References

1. UCI list of 'Decisions on Anti-Doping Rule Violations made in 2006' Archived 2012-02-22 at the Wayback Machine
2. "Tristan Valentin positif" [Tristan Valentin positive]. L'Équipe (in French). Éditions Philippe Amaury. 12 December 2006. Archived from the original on 16 December 2009. Retrieved 28 January 2014.

External links

• Profile at Cofidis official website (in French)
• Fan club (in French)
• Tristan Valentin at trap-friis.dk