Jimmy Engoulvent (born 7 December 1979) is a French former road racing cyclist, who competed professionally between 2001 and 2015 for the Cofidis, Crédit Agricole, Sojasun and Team Europcar teams. Since retiring, Engoulvent has worked as a directeur sportif for the Direct Énergie team, before moving to Vital Concept for the 2018 season.[2]
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Jimmy Engoulvent |
| Born | 7 December 1979 Le Mans, France |
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | B&B Hotels p/b KTM |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role |
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| Rider type | Rouleur |
| Amateur teams | |
| 1992–1999 | UC Sabolienne |
| 2000–2001 | Vendée U–Pays de la Loire |
| 2000 | Bonjour (stagiaire) |
| Professional teams | |
| 2001–2003 | Bonjour |
| 2004–2005 | Cofidis |
| 2006–2008 | Crédit Agricole |
| 2009–2013 | Besson Chaussures–Sojasun |
| 2014–2015 | Team Europcar[1] |
| Managerial teams | |
| 2016–2017 | Direct Énergie (directeur sportif) |
| 2018– | Vital Concept (directeur sportif) |
| Major wins | |
| Four Days of Dunkirk (2012) | |
Career
editBorn in Le Mans, Engoulvent was a prologue time trial specialist, having won many prologues throughout his professional career, he also specialised in small field sprints. He was the lanterne rouge of the 2012 Tour de France, as he finished last of the 153 riders to complete the Tour.
Engoulvent joined Team Europcar for the 2014 season, after his previous team – Sojasun – folded at the end of the 2013 season.[1]
Major results
editSource:[3]
- 2001
- 8th Overall Le Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux
- 2002
- 2nd Grand Prix de la Ville de Lillers
- 2003
- 1st Stage 2b Tour de la Somme
- 6th Grand Prix de Denain
- 7th Grand Prix Rudy Dhaenens
- 2004
- 3rd Overall Tour du Poitou-Charentes
- 3rd Tartu GP
- 8th Overall Volta ao Algarve
- 8th Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise
- 9th Le Samyn
- 2005
- 3rd Cholet-Pays de Loire
- 10th Eindhoven Team Time Trial
- 2006
- Tour Méditerranéen
- 1st Mountains classification
- 1st Stage 3 (TTT)
- 3rd Overall Tour de Picardie
- 2007
- 1st Prologue La Tropicale Amissa Bongo Ondimbo
- 1st Prologue Tour de Luxembourg
- 8th Eindhoven Team Time Trial
- 9th Grand Prix de Denain
- 2008
- 3rd Grand Prix de Denain
- 5th Overall Delta Tour Zeeland
- 8th Overall Tour Ivoirien de la Paix
- 1st Stage 4
- 2009
- 1st Stage 2 Four Days of Dunkirk
- 1st Stage 4 Tour Alsace
- 1st Stage 3 Circuito Montañés
- 1st Stage 4 Tour de Gironde
- 4th Overall Tour de Bretagne
- 1st Stage 5
- 6th Overall Circuit de la Sarthe
- 1st Stage 3 (ITT)
- 8th Overall Tour de Picardie
- 9th Overall Les 3 Jours de Vaucluse
- 1st Stage 2
- 2010
- 1st Overall Tour du Poitou-Charentes
- 1st Stage 3
- 1st Prologue Tour de Luxembourg
- 1st Prologue Boucles de la Mayenne
- 1st Prologue Volta a Portugal
- 8th Val d'Ille Classic
- 10th Tro-Bro Léon
- 2011
- 1st Prologue Vuelta a Andalucía
- 7th Overall Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen
- 10th Binche–Tournai–Binche
- 2012
- 1st Overall Four Days of Dunkirk
- 1st Stage 3
- 1st Prologue Tour de Luxembourg
- 3rd Flèche d'Emeraude
- 2013
- 1st Prologue Tour de Luxembourg
- 2014
- 1st Stage 5 Four Days of Dunkirk
- 1st Prologue Boucles de la Mayenne
- 6th Cholet-Pays de Loire
- 2015
- 4th Tro-Bro Léon
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
edit| Grand Tour | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Did not contest during his career | ||||||||||||
| 138 | — | DNF | — | 136 | — | — | 158 | 153 | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 157 | 133 | |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
edit- ^ a b "Engoulvent joins new sponsor at Team Europcar". Team Europcar. SA Vendée Cyclisme. 16 October 2013. Archived from the original on 15 December 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
- ^ "Vital Concept. Rous, Engoulvent et Pauchard dans le staff" [Vital Concept. Rous, Engoulvent and Pauchard in the staff]. Le Télégramme (in French). Groupe Télégramme. 1 November 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ^ "Cycling Base". Archived from the original on 26 February 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2009.
External links
edit- Profile at Crédit Agricole official website
- Jimmy Engoulvent at UCI
- Jimmy Engoulvent at Cycling Archives
- Jimmy Engoulvent at ProCyclingStats
- Jimmy Engoulvent at Cycling Quotient
- Jimmy Engoulvent at CycleBase
- Jimmy Engoulvent at trap-friis.dk
- Palmares on CyclingBase (French)