Mickaël Delage
Encyclopedia
Mickaël Delage is a French
professional racing cyclist. He rides for . He is also active as a track cyclist.
As a junior he participated at the World Championships in track cycling in Moscow
2003, where he won the silver medal at the points race, after Australia
n Miles Olman. In that same year he would become national junior champion of France at the team pursuit (alongside Jonathan Mouchel, Yannick Marie and Mickaël Mallie) and the madison (together with Mouchel). In 2004 he would win the national title in the points race at the under-23 level.
At the road he made his Giro d'Italia
debut in 2006 and finished in 129th position and he won the 1st stage of the Tour de l'Avenir
. Later that year he would again become French national champion when he won the team pursuit together with Mathieu Ladagnous
, Jonathan Mouchel, Sylvain Blanquefort and Mickaël Preau. In 2007 he made his Tour de France
debut.
2004
2006
2009
2011
France
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professional racing cyclist. He rides for . He is also active as a track cyclist.
As a junior he participated at the World Championships in track cycling in Moscow
Moscow
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2003, where he won the silver medal at the points race, after Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n Miles Olman. In that same year he would become national junior champion of France at the team pursuit (alongside Jonathan Mouchel, Yannick Marie and Mickaël Mallie) and the madison (together with Mouchel). In 2004 he would win the national title in the points race at the under-23 level.
At the road he made his Giro d'Italia
Giro d'Italia
The Giro d'Italia , also simply known as The Giro, is a long distance road bicycle racing stage race for professional cyclists held over three weeks in May/early June in and around Italy. The Giro is one of the three Grand Tours , and is part of the UCI World Ranking calendar...
debut in 2006 and finished in 129th position and he won the 1st stage of the Tour de l'Avenir
Tour de l'Avenir
Tour de l'Avenir is a French road bicycle racing stage race, which started in 1961 as a race similar to the Tour de France and over much of the same course but for amateurs and for semi-professionals known as independents. Riders competed in national teams...
. Later that year he would again become French national champion when he won the team pursuit together with Mathieu Ladagnous
Mathieu Ladagnous
Mathieu Ladagnous is a French road racing cyclist who rides for . He also competes as a track cyclist.-Career:...
, Jonathan Mouchel, Sylvain Blanquefort and Mickaël Preau. In 2007 he made his Tour de France
Tour de France
The Tour de France is an annual bicycle race held in France and nearby countries. First staged in 1903, the race covers more than and lasts three weeks. As the best known and most prestigious of cycling's three "Grand Tours", the Tour de France attracts riders and teams from around the world. The...
debut.
Palmarès
2003- 1st, Team pursuit, French National Track ChampionshipsFrench National Track ChampionshipsThe French National Track Championships are held annually and are composed of competitions of various track cycling disciplines across various age and gender categories.-Senior:-Team sprint:-Team pursuit:-Madison:-Junior:-Team Pursuit:...
- Junior - 1st, Madison, French National Track ChampionshipsFrench National Track ChampionshipsThe French National Track Championships are held annually and are composed of competitions of various track cycling disciplines across various age and gender categories.-Senior:-Team sprint:-Team pursuit:-Madison:-Junior:-Team Pursuit:...
- Junior - 2nd, World track championships, points race (juniors)
2004
- 1st, Points race, French National Track ChampionshipsFrench National Track ChampionshipsThe French National Track Championships are held annually and are composed of competitions of various track cycling disciplines across various age and gender categories.-Senior:-Team sprint:-Team pursuit:-Madison:-Junior:-Team Pursuit:...
- U23
2006
- 1st, Team pursuit, French National Track ChampionshipsFrench National Track ChampionshipsThe French National Track Championships are held annually and are composed of competitions of various track cycling disciplines across various age and gender categories.-Senior:-Team sprint:-Team pursuit:-Madison:-Junior:-Team Pursuit:...
- 1st, Stage 1, Tour de l'AvenirTour de l'AvenirTour de l'Avenir is a French road bicycle racing stage race, which started in 1961 as a race similar to the Tour de France and over much of the same course but for amateurs and for semi-professionals known as independents. Riders competed in national teams...
2009
- 3rd, Clásica de San Sebastián2009 Clásica de San SebastiánThe 2009 Clásica de San Sebastián was the 29th edition of the Clásica de San Sebastián road cycling race. It took place on 1 August 2009, and was the tenth event of the 2009 UCI ProTour, and the eighteenth in the inaugural UCI World Ranking series. It began and ended in San Sebastián, in the...
2011
- 9th Overall, Four Days of DunkirkFour Days of DunkirkThe Four Days of Dunkirk is road bicycle race around the Nord-Pas de Calais region of northern France. Confusingly, since the addition of an individual time trial in 1963, the race has usually been held over a 5 or 6 day period. Since 2005, the race is organised as a 2.HC event on the UCI Europe...
- 7th Overall, Tour de Picardie2011 Tour de PicardieThe 2011 Tour de Picardie was the 65th edition of the Tour de Picardie cycling stage race. It started on 13 May in Abbeville and ended on 15 May in Peronne and consisted of three stages....
- 5th Overall, Tour de Luxembourg2011 Tour de LuxembourgThe 2011 Tour de Luxembourg cycling race was the 71st running of the Tour de Luxembourg. It was won by Linus Gerdemann from Germany, a member of the Luxembourg based team, .-Stages:Key:...
- Tour de France2011 Tour de France-Pre-race favourites:2010 winner Alberto Contador was suspended from cycling during a doping investigation from September 2010 to February 2011, during which time 2010 runner-up Andy Schleck was regarded as the favourite. When the suspension was lifted, Contador declared his desire to compete in...
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Combativity award, Stages 3 and 11
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- 6th Overall, Paris-ToursParis-ToursParis–Tours is a French single-day classic cycling race held every October from the outskirts of Paris to the cathedral city of Tours It is a fairly flat course through the Chevreuse and Loire valleys; the highest point is 200m, at Le Gault-du-Perche. It is known as the “Sprinters' Classic” because...