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Gilles Delion
Gilles Delion (born 5 August 1966) is a French former road bicycle racer. His greatest achievements include winning the Giro di Lombardia in 1990 and the young rider classification in the 1990 Tour de France.
Delion was born on 5 August 1966 in Saint-Étienne and was a professional cyclist from 1988 to 1996. Having placed eighteenth as an amateur at the 1988 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré, he was offered professional contracts, including from Cyrille Guimard to join the Système U squad, before signing with Weinmann–La Suisse–SMM Uster Helvetia.
Delion won the GP Lugano in his debut season in 1989 and had a second place overall at the 1989 Tour de Romandie and a good showing at the GP Plouay and was selected to represent France at the 1989 World Championships as a domestique. Delion placed second at the 1989 Giro di Lombardia behind Swiss rider Tony Rominger.
Delion placed third overall at the 1990 Tirreno-Adriatico, and also placed third at 1990 Milan-San Remo, won by Gianni Bugno, before beating Laurent Fignon in the hilltop stage at Critérium International. In his debut in the race at the 1990 Tour de France, he finished 15th overall and won the best young rider classification. Having had podium places at Milan-Turin, the Giro del Lazio and Giro dell’Emilia in the autumn of 1990, he won the 1990 Giro di Lombardia ahead of Helvetia teammate Pascal Richard and a small group containing Federico Echave, Robert Millar and Charly Mottet.
Delion's 1991 spring classics campaign was wiped out by mononucleosis. Delion placed 21st at the 1991 Tour de France. He won a stage ahead of Stephen Roche from Brussels to Valkenburg at the 1992 Tour de France, where he finished 58th overall. He also won the Classique des Alpes in 1992. At the end of 1992, when Helvetia disbanded, he moved to Castorama, managed by Guimard. In 1994, he won the Grand Prix de l’Ouverture. He was eliminated after finishing outside the time limit on stage 13 during his fourth and final participation at the 1994 Tour de France.
Delion ended his career in 1996, saying that at that point doping was widespread in the cycling peloton, and that all French teams were involved. Willy Voet wrote in his book "Massacre à la chaîne" that Delion was against doping, and that other cyclists ridiculed Delion for that.
After retiring from road cycling he competed in mountain biking. He later worked in sales in Chambéry, and served as vice-president of Chambéry Cyclisme Formation (CFF). In 2013, Delion joined the board of the UCI’s Professional Cycling Council.
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Gilles Delion
Gilles Delion (born 5 August 1966) is a French former road bicycle racer. His greatest achievements include winning the Giro di Lombardia in 1990 and the young rider classification in the 1990 Tour de France.
Delion was born on 5 August 1966 in Saint-Étienne and was a professional cyclist from 1988 to 1996. Having placed eighteenth as an amateur at the 1988 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré, he was offered professional contracts, including from Cyrille Guimard to join the Système U squad, before signing with Weinmann–La Suisse–SMM Uster Helvetia.
Delion won the GP Lugano in his debut season in 1989 and had a second place overall at the 1989 Tour de Romandie and a good showing at the GP Plouay and was selected to represent France at the 1989 World Championships as a domestique. Delion placed second at the 1989 Giro di Lombardia behind Swiss rider Tony Rominger.
Delion placed third overall at the 1990 Tirreno-Adriatico, and also placed third at 1990 Milan-San Remo, won by Gianni Bugno, before beating Laurent Fignon in the hilltop stage at Critérium International. In his debut in the race at the 1990 Tour de France, he finished 15th overall and won the best young rider classification. Having had podium places at Milan-Turin, the Giro del Lazio and Giro dell’Emilia in the autumn of 1990, he won the 1990 Giro di Lombardia ahead of Helvetia teammate Pascal Richard and a small group containing Federico Echave, Robert Millar and Charly Mottet.
Delion's 1991 spring classics campaign was wiped out by mononucleosis. Delion placed 21st at the 1991 Tour de France. He won a stage ahead of Stephen Roche from Brussels to Valkenburg at the 1992 Tour de France, where he finished 58th overall. He also won the Classique des Alpes in 1992. At the end of 1992, when Helvetia disbanded, he moved to Castorama, managed by Guimard. In 1994, he won the Grand Prix de l’Ouverture. He was eliminated after finishing outside the time limit on stage 13 during his fourth and final participation at the 1994 Tour de France.
Delion ended his career in 1996, saying that at that point doping was widespread in the cycling peloton, and that all French teams were involved. Willy Voet wrote in his book "Massacre à la chaîne" that Delion was against doping, and that other cyclists ridiculed Delion for that.
After retiring from road cycling he competed in mountain biking. He later worked in sales in Chambéry, and served as vice-president of Chambéry Cyclisme Formation (CFF). In 2013, Delion joined the board of the UCI’s Professional Cycling Council.