Pierre Rolland (cyclist)
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Rolland at the 2013 Critérium du Dauphiné
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| Personal information | |
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| Full name | Pierre Rolland |
| Born | 10 October 1986 Gien, France |
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| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb; 10.6 st)[1] |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Cannondale |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Climber |
| Amateur team(s) | |
| 2005 | Super Sport 35 |
| 2006 | Crédit Agricole (stagiaire) |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2007–2008 | Crédit Agricole |
| 2009–2015 | Bbox Bouygues Telecom |
| 2016– | Cannondale |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
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| Infobox last updated on 11 May 2015 |
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Pierre Rolland (born 10 October 1986) is a French professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Cannondale.[2]
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Cycling career
Born in Gien, Rolland turned professional in 2007 for Crédit Agricole after riding for the team as a stagiaire in late 2006. In his first season as a professional he won stages at La Tropicale Amissa Bongo and the Tour du Limousin. In 2008 he won the Mountains classification at the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré.[3] At the 2008 Summer Olympic Games, Rolland competed in the road race but he did not finish. In 2010 he won a stage at the Circuit de Lorraine and finished eighth at the Critérium du Dauphiné.
During the 2011 Tour de France, Rolland gained acclaim for his strong work in defense of Thomas Voeckler's yellow jersey. Following the 14th stage of the Tour, Lance Armstrong referred to Rolland as a "rockstar."[4] Rolland won the 19th stage at the top of Alpe d'Huez, beating Olympic gold medalist Samuel Sánchez and two-time Tour champion Alberto Contador.[5] The victory also won him the white jersey, which he successfully defended in the 20th stage. He finished the Tour 10th in the general classification.
At the 2012 Tour de France, Rolland made a late attack which led to him winning stage 11, a mountain top finish up in La Toussuire/Les Sybelles.[6] He finished the Tour in eighth place in the general classification, his best career performance, and the highest position of any Frenchman that year.
At the 2014 Giro d'Italia, Rolland finished fourth in the general classification, his best finish in a Grand Tour.[7] He also finished 11th of the Tour de France.
In 2015, Rolland's first success was the Overall of the Vuelta a Castilla y León, made possible by winning the third and last stage in solo fashion.[8]
On August 27, 2015, it was announced that Rolland will join Cannondale-Garmin for the 2016 season.[9]
Palmarès
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- 2007
- 1st Stage 2 Tour du Limousin
- 2nd Overall La Tropicale Amissa Bongo
- 1st Stage 1
- 2nd Tour du Doubs
- 7th Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise
- 8th Tro-Bro Léon
- 2008
- 1st
Mountains classification Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré - 6th Overall Circuit Cycliste Sarthe
- 8th Trophée des Grimpeurs
- 9th Paris–Camembert
- 9th Tour du Haut Var
- 2009
- 3rd Overall La Tropicale Amissa Bongo
- 2010
- 1st Mountains classification Critérium International
- 2nd Overall Circuit de Lorraine
- 1st Stage 4
- 5th Boucles de l'Aulne
- 8th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné
- 9th Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan
- 2011
- 10th Overall Tour de France
- 1st
Young rider classification - 1st Stage 19
- 1st
- 5th Overall Circuit de Lorraine
- 6th Overall Tour de l'Ain
- 7th Les Boucles du Sud Ardèche
- 10th Overall Tour Méditerranéen
- 10th National Road Race Championships
- 2012
- 4th Overall Étoile de Bessèges
- 1st Stage 3
- 8th Overall Tour de France
- 1st Stage 11
- 2013
- 1st
Overall Circuit de la Sarthe
- 1st Stage 4
- 3rd Paris–Camembert
- 10th Overall Giro del Trentino
- 2014
- 4th Overall Giro d'Italia
- 2015
- 1st Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León
- 1st Stage 3
- 10th Overall Tour de France
Combativity award Stage 19
Grand Tours overall classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
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 Giro |
— | — | — | — | — | 4 | — |
| Tour |
21 | 58 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 11 | 10 |
 Vuelta |
— | WD | — | — | — | — | 50 |
References
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- ↑ An interview with Pierre Rolland Cyclingnews.com, 17 June 2008
- ↑ Voeckler A Tour De France Contender, Says Armstrong Cyclingnews.com, 16 July 2011
- ↑ Pierre Rolland wins 19th stage of Tour de France Yahoo! News, 19 July 2011
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- French male cyclists
- 1986 births
- Living people
- French Tour de France stage winners
- Cyclists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Olympic cyclists of France
- People from Loiret
- Tour de France cyclists
- Giro d'Italia cyclists
- 2012 Tour de France stage winners
- 2011 Tour de France stage winners
- Vuelta a España cyclists
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