Aurélien Clerc
Personal information
Full nameAurélien Clerc
Born (1979-08-26) 26 August 1979
Vevey, Switzerland
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight71 kg (157 lb)
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeSprinter
Professional teams
2001Post Swiss
2002Mapei–Quick-Step
2003–2004Quick-Step–Davitamon
2005–2006Phonak
2007–2008Bouygues Télécom
2009Ag2r–La Mondiale
Major wins
Nokere Koerse (2002)

Aurélien Clerc (born 26 August 1979) is a Swiss former professional road bicycle racer who last rode for UCI ProTour team Ag2r–La Mondiale. He retired from pro cycling after 2009, unable to find a new team, and started a new career as an insurance adviser.[1] His sporting career began with Velo Club Cycliphile Bex.[2]

Palmares

2000
1st Road race, National Under−23 Road Championships
1st Stage 5 Rheinland-Pfalz Rundfahrt
1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Navarra
2001
2nd Rominger Classic
6th Nokere Koerse
10th Rund um Düren
2002
Vuelta a Cuba
1st Stages 3, 4, 11 & 13
Tour de Picardie
1st Stages 2 & 3
1st Stage 1 Tour of Slovenia
1st Stage 1 Okolo Slovenska
1st Nokere Koerse
4th Giro del Lago Maggiore
6th Sparkassen Giro
2003
1st Stage 1 Tour de Picardie
5th GP de la Ville de Rennes
7th Overall Tour of Qatar
7th Nokere Koerse
9th Grote Prijs Jef Scherens
2004
1st Stage 4 Vuelta a Burgos
2005
6th Paris–Tours
6th Paris–Bourges
2006
1st Stage 2 Clásica Internacional de Alcobendas
3rd Overall Tour of Qatar
10th Paris–Bourges
2007
2nd Châteauroux Classic
2nd Paris–Bourges
4th Overall Circuit Franco-Belge
1st Stage 1
9th Paris–Tours
2008
1st Stage 1 Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen
2nd Gent–Wevelgem
4th GP de la Ville de Rennes

References

  1. "Team-less Aurélien Clerc opts for new career". 21 December 2009.
  2. Post Swiss Team 2001. Däniken: Impressio AG. 2001. p. 13.


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