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Anthony Charteau
Charteau at the 2012 Critérium du Dauphiné
Personal information
Full name Anthony Charteau
Born (1979-06-04) 4 June 1979 (age 46)
Nantes, France
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 67 kg (148 lb)
Team information
Current team Retired
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Rider type Break away specialists/Climber
Major wins
Grand Tours
Tour de France
Mountains classification (2010)

Stage races

Tour de Langkawi (2007)

Anthony Charteau, born on June 4, 1979, in Nantes, France, is a former professional road bicycle racer. He competed in races from 2001 to 2013. His most famous win was the Mountains Classification in the Tour de France in 2010. This was a huge moment in his career. He also won the Tropicale Amissa Bongo stage race in Gabon three times in a row, from 2010 to 2012.

Charteau stopped racing professionally at the end of the 2013 season. He had a successful career that lasted for thirteen years.

Anthony Charteau's Cycling Achievements

Anthony Charteau had many important wins and high finishes during his time as a professional cyclist. These results show his skill and dedication in road cycling.

Key Wins and Top Finishes

2003
  • Second place at Classic Loire Atlantique
  • Fourth place at Tour du Doubs
2004
  • Sixth place overall at Route du Sud
2005
  • Won Stage 6 of the Volta a Catalunya
  • Fourth place at Tour du Finistère
  • Ninth place at International Grand Prix Doha
2006
  • Won Polynormande
  • Second place at Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan
2007
  • Won Description: Differenty colored cycling jerseys as used in different cycling contests yellow jersey. Used by: Overall leader in Tour de France Overall leader in Tour de Suisse Youth leader in Eneco Pro Tour Overall leader in Tour de Pologne
    Title: Jersey yellow
    Credit: Own work
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    Attribution Required?: Yes the overall title at Tour de Langkawi
    • He also won Stage 3 of the race
  • Second place at Paris–Camembert
  • Third place overall at Tour du Limousin
  • Fourth place at Trophée des Grimpeurs
  • Ninth place at Tour du Finistère
2008
  • Third place at Paris–Bourges
2010
  • Won Description: Differenty colored cycling jerseys as used in different cycling contests yellow jersey. Used by: Overall leader in Tour de France Overall leader in Tour de Suisse Youth leader in Eneco Pro Tour Overall leader in Tour de Pologne
    Title: Jersey yellow
    Credit: Own work
    Author: Iivq - Tijmen Stam iThe source code of the previous SVG was invalid due to 5 errors. This vector image was created with Inkscape, and then manually made valid.
    Usage Terms: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0
    License: CC-BY-SA-3.0
    License Link: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
    Attribution Required?: Yes the overall title at La Tropicale Amissa Bongo
    • He also won Stage 4 of the race
  • Won Description: Differenty colored cycling jerseys as used in different cycling contests polka dot jersey. Used by: mountain climbing leader in Tour de France King Of the Mountains leader of the Tour of Britain
    Title: Jersey polkadot
    Credit: Own work
    Author: Iivq - Tijmen Stam
    Permission: Own work, copyleft: Multi-license with GFDL and Creative Commons CC-BY-SA-2.5 and older versions (2.0 and 1.0)
    Usage Terms: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0
    License: CC-BY-SA-3.0
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    Attribution Required?: Yes the Mountains Classification at the Tour de France
  • Ninth place at Tour du Finistère
2011
  • Won Description: Differenty colored cycling jerseys as used in different cycling contests yellow jersey. Used by: Overall leader in Tour de France Overall leader in Tour de Suisse Youth leader in Eneco Pro Tour Overall leader in Tour de Pologne
    Title: Jersey yellow
    Credit: Own work
    Author: Iivq - Tijmen Stam iThe source code of the previous SVG was invalid due to 5 errors. This vector image was created with Inkscape, and then manually made valid.
    Usage Terms: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0
    License: CC-BY-SA-3.0
    License Link: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
    Attribution Required?: Yes the overall title at La Tropicale Amissa Bongo
  • Third place at Boucles de l'Aulne
  • Sixth place at Tour de Vendée
  • Tenth place overall at Route du Sud
    • He also won Stage 2 of the race
2012
  • Won Description: Differenty colored cycling jerseys as used in different cycling contests yellow jersey. Used by: Overall leader in Tour de France Overall leader in Tour de Suisse Youth leader in Eneco Pro Tour Overall leader in Tour de Pologne
    Title: Jersey yellow
    Credit: Own work
    Author: Iivq - Tijmen Stam iThe source code of the previous SVG was invalid due to 5 errors. This vector image was created with Inkscape, and then manually made valid.
    Usage Terms: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0
    License: CC-BY-SA-3.0
    License Link: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
    Attribution Required?: Yes the overall title at La Tropicale Amissa Bongo
  • Third place overall at Route du Sud
  • Seventh place at Paris–Camembert
2013
  • Won Stage 4 of the Tour de Normandie
  • Ninth place overall at Rhône-Alpes Isère Tour

More About Anthony Charteau

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External Resources

  • Anthony Charteau at Trap-Friis.dk
  • Europcar Profile
Jersey polkadot.svgTour de France Maillot Grimpeur (Polka dot jersey) winners Jersey polkadot.svg

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