Silvan Dillier (born 3 August 1990) is a Swiss cyclist, who currently rides for
UCI ProTeam UCI most commonly refers to:
* University of California, Irvine, a public university in Irvine, California, United States
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.
Career
Amateur career
Dillier was born in
Baden, Switzerland
Baden ( German for "baths"), sometimes unofficially, to distinguish it from other Badens, called Baden bei Zürich ("Baden near Zürich") or Baden im Aargau ("Baden in the Aargau"), is a town and a municipality in Switzerland. It is the main to ...
. In 2008, he was the Swiss national junior time trial champion, Under-23 road champion in 2009, and Under-23 time trial champion in 2010 and 2011.
In 2012, he won a stage at the
Tour de l'Avenir
Tour de l'Avenir ( en, Tour of the Future) 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 independent ...
.
In the
2013 Tour of Alberta
The 2013 Tour of Alberta is the inaugural edition of the Tour of Alberta stage race. The inaugural event is included on the UCI America Tour, with a UCI classification of 2.1. As such, the race was only open to teams on the UCI Pro Tour, UCI P ...
, he won stage 2 while riding with as a
stagiaire
Stagiaire may refer to:
*Stage (cooking) or stagiaire, a cook who works briefly, for free, in another chef's kitchen
* Stagiaire (cycling), an amateur cyclist temporarily riding for a professional team
* A particular type of trainee, see European ...
.
This prompted BMC to sign him to a contract for the 2014 cycling season.
BMC Racing Team (2014–17)
He was named in the startlist for the
2016 Vuelta a España.
Dillier rode in the
2017 Giro d'Italia.
and won Stage 6 in a two-man sprint against
Jasper Stuyven () after the pair had been part of a five-man breakaway that rode clear of the peloton for almost all of the stage. In June 2017, Dillier won his first stage race, the
Route du Sud
The Route d'Occitanie is a road bicycle race with 4 stages held annually in Southern France. It was first held in 1977 and since 2005 it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. It is usually held a week before the Tour de France ...
.
AG2R La Mondiale (2018–20)

Dillier joined for the 2018 season to bolster the team's classics squad, but he suffered a broken thumb at
Strade Bianche. He returned to racing in April 2018 and won his comeback race,
Route Adélie. At
Paris–Roubaix
Paris–Roubaix is a one-day professional road bicycle racing, bicycle road race in northern France, starting north of Paris and finishing in Roubaix, at the border with Belgium. It is one of cycling's oldest races, and is one of the 'Cycling m ...
, Dillier was part of a nine-man early breakaway that escaped from the peloton after an hour of racing, and was leading with
Jelle Wallays (), until the pair were caught by world champion
Peter Sagan
Peter Sagan (; born 26 January 1990) is a Slovakia, Slovak professional road bicycle racer who currently rides for UCI ProSeries, UCI ProTeam . Sagan had a successful junior cyclo-cross and mountain bike racing career, winning the junior cross-c ...
(), who had attacked from the group of favourites with around remaining. Dillier was able to stay and work with Sagan all the way to the finish at
Roubaix Velodrome, where Sagan won the two-up sprint finish. In July 2018, he was named in the start list for the
Tour de France
The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage bicycle race primarily held in France, while also occasionally passing through nearby countries. Like the other Grand Tours (the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a España), it consist ...
.
Alpecin–Fenix (2021–)
In November 2020, Dillier signed a one-year contract with the team, for the 2021 season. He extended his contract by a further two seasons in July 2021.
Personal life
Dillier resides in
Schneisingen.
Major results
Road
;2006
: 1st
Road race
Road racing, road race of road racer may refer to:
* Road racing in motorsport
* Road running on foot
* Road bicycle racing
* ''Road Race'', initial name of 1976 arcade game ''Fonz'' (video game)
* Roadracers (1994 film)
* Roadracers (1959 fi ...
, National Novice Road Championships
;2007
: 1st Stage 3 Kroz Istru
: 2nd
Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...
, National Junior Road Championships
: 2nd Overall Tour du Pays de Vaud
::1st Stage 3a
: 9th Overall Course de la Paix Juniors
::1st Stage 4
;2008
: 1st
Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...
, National Junior Road Championships
: 8th Overall Tour du Pays de Vaud
;2009
: 1st
Road race
Road racing, road race of road racer may refer to:
* Road racing in motorsport
* Road running on foot
* Road bicycle racing
* ''Road Race'', initial name of 1976 arcade game ''Fonz'' (video game)
* Roadracers (1994 film)
* Roadracers (1959 fi ...
, National Under-23 Road Championships
;2010
: 1st
Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...
, National Under-23 Road Championships
: 8th Overall
Tour du Loir-et-Cher
The Tour du Loir-et-Cher is a cycling stage race that takes place in the Loir-et-Cher region of France. The race traditionally starts and finishes in the capital of Blois. Since at least 2009, the final stage has consisted of a 12-lap circuit ra ...
;2011
: National Under-23 Road Championships
::1st
Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...
::2nd
Road race
Road racing, road race of road racer may refer to:
* Road racing in motorsport
* Road running on foot
* Road bicycle racing
* ''Road Race'', initial name of 1976 arcade game ''Fonz'' (video game)
* Roadracers (1994 film)
* Roadracers (1959 fi ...
;2012
: National Under-23 Road Championships
::1st
Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...
::2nd
Road race
Road racing, road race of road racer may refer to:
* Road racing in motorsport
* Road running on foot
* Road bicycle racing
* ''Road Race'', initial name of 1976 arcade game ''Fonz'' (video game)
* Roadracers (1994 film)
* Roadracers (1959 fi ...
: 1st Stage 1
Tour de l'Avenir
Tour de l'Avenir ( en, Tour of the Future) 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 independent ...
: 8th Overall
Tour de Gironde
The Tour de Gironde is a road bicycle race held annually in France. It was organised as a 2.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour
The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the Union Cy ...
;2013
: 1st

Overall
Tour de Normandie
Tour de Normandie is a road bicycle race held annually in the region of Normandy, France. The race started in 1939, but was not held in the periods of 1940–1955 and 1960–1980. It was originally a race for amateurs, but was opened for professi ...
::1st

Young rider classification
: 1st
Flèche Ardennaise
The Flèche Ardennaise is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in June in the province of Liège, Belgium. Since 2010, the race is organized as a 1.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour
The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle ...
: 1st Stage 2
Tour of Alberta
: 2nd
Grand Prix des Marbriers
The Grand Prix des Marbriers is a road bicycle race held annually in France. It is organized as a 1.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour
The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the ...
: 9th
Internationale Wielertrofee Jong Maar Moedig
;2014
: 1st
Team time trial
A team time trial (TTT) is a road bicycle race in which teams of cyclists race against the clock (see individual time trial for a more detailed description of ITT events).
The winning team in a TTT is determined by the comparing the times of ...
,
UCI Road World Championships
The UCI Road World Championships are the annual world championships for bicycle road racing organized by the (UCI). The UCI Road World Championships consist of events for road race and individual time trial, and a mixed team relay.
Events
...
: 2nd
Grand Prix of Aargau Canton
: 3rd
Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...
, National Road Championships
: 3rd Overall
Tour de Wallonie
::1st

Young rider classification
: 6th Overall
Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen
: 9th
Vattenfall Cyclassics
The Hamburg Cyclassics (currently known as the Bemer Cyclassics for sponsorship purposes) is an annual one-day professional and amateur cycling race in and around Hamburg, Germany. Although the route varies, its distance is always around 250  ...
;2015
: 1st
Team time trial
A team time trial (TTT) is a road bicycle race in which teams of cyclists race against the clock (see individual time trial for a more detailed description of ITT events).
The winning team in a TTT is determined by the comparing the times of ...
,
UCI Road World Championships
The UCI Road World Championships are the annual world championships for bicycle road racing organized by the (UCI). The UCI Road World Championships consist of events for road race and individual time trial, and a mixed team relay.
Events
...
: 1st
Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...
, National Road Championships
: 2nd Overall
Arctic Race of Norway
The Arctic Race of Norway is an annual multiple stage bicycle race held in northern Norway. The first edition was in 2013, from 8 August to 11 August, and lasted for four days. The organising partners are Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) and Arcti ...
::1st

Young rider classification
::1st Stage 4
;2016
: 4th Overall
Dubai Tour
: 8th
Grand Prix of Aargau Canton
;2017
: National Road Championships
::1st
Road race
Road racing, road race of road racer may refer to:
* Road racing in motorsport
* Road running on foot
* Road bicycle racing
* ''Road Race'', initial name of 1976 arcade game ''Fonz'' (video game)
* Roadracers (1994 film)
* Roadracers (1959 fi ...
::2nd
Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...
: 1st

Overall
Route du Sud
The Route d'Occitanie is a road bicycle race with 4 stages held annually in Southern France. It was first held in 1977 and since 2005 it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. It is usually held a week before the Tour de France ...
::1st

Points classification
::1st

Mountains classification
: 1st Stage 6
Giro d'Italia
: 2nd
Team time trial
A team time trial (TTT) is a road bicycle race in which teams of cyclists race against the clock (see individual time trial for a more detailed description of ITT events).
The winning team in a TTT is determined by the comparing the times of ...
,
UCI Road World Championships
The UCI Road World Championships are the annual world championships for bicycle road racing organized by the (UCI). The UCI Road World Championships consist of events for road race and individual time trial, and a mixed team relay.
Events
...
: 2nd
Dwars door West-Vlaanderen
Dwars door West-Vlaanderen is a road bicycle race through the Belgian province of West Flanders.
History
The race was originally created unter the name Omloop der Vlaamse Ardennen (''English'': Tour of the Flemish Ardennes
The Ardennes (f ...
: 8th Overall
Tour of Guangxi
: 8th
Brabantse Pijl
;2018
: 1st
Route Adélie
: 1st

Mountains classification
Tour of Guangxi
: 2nd
Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...
, National Road Championships
: 2nd
Paris–Roubaix
Paris–Roubaix is a one-day professional road bicycle racing, bicycle road race in northern France, starting north of Paris and finishing in Roubaix, at the border with Belgium. It is one of cycling's oldest races, and is one of the 'Cycling m ...
: 6th
Tour du Doubs
The Tour du Doubs is a single-day road bicycle race, currently held annually in September in the region of Doubs, France. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour and since 2010 it is part of the French Road Cycli ...
: 9th
Grand Prix of Aargau Canton
: 10th
La Roue Tourangelle
;2020
: 2nd
Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...
, National Road Championships
: 10th Overall
Tour Poitou-Charentes en Nouvelle-Aquitaine
;2021
: 1st
Road race
Road racing, road race of road racer may refer to:
* Road racing in motorsport
* Road running on foot
* Road bicycle racing
* ''Road Race'', initial name of 1976 arcade game ''Fonz'' (video game)
* Roadracers (1994 film)
* Roadracers (1959 fi ...
, National Road Championships
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
Monuments results timeline
Major championships timeline
Track
;2008
: 1st

Omnium, National Junior Championships
: 3rd

Madison,
UCI Junior World Championships The UCI Juniors World Championships were a set of UCI World Championships events for junior bicycle cyclists in 2005 to 2009. In 2010 it was divided into:
*The Junior men's road race at the UCI Road World Championships
*The UCI Juniors Track Worl ...
: 3rd Madison, National Championships
;2009
: National Championships
::2nd Kilo
::3rd Madison
;2010
: 2nd Points race, National Championships
;2011
:
UEC European Under-23 Championships
::1st

Madison (with
Cyrille Thièry
Cyrille Thièry (born 27 September 1990) is a Swiss professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team . He rode at the 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships.
Major results Road
;2008
: 1st Overall Grand Prix Rüe ...
)
::3rd

Team pursuit
: National Championships
::1st

Omnium
::1st

Madison (with
Claudio Imhof)
: 2nd
Points race,
UEC European Championships
: 2nd
Six Days of Zürich
The Six Days of Zürich was a six-day track cycling race held annually in Zürich, Switzerland. The event was first held in 1954 and the final edition was held in 2014.
Winners
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Six Days of Zurich
Cycle races i ...
(with
Glenn O'Shea)
;2012
:
UEC European Under-23 Championships
::1st

Madison (with Jan Keller)
::1st

Individual pursuit
::2nd

Team pursuit
: 2nd
Six Days of Berlin (with
Franco Marvulli)
: National Championships
::3rd Individual pursuit
::3rd Madison
: 3rd
Six Days of Ghent
The Six Days of Ghent ( nl, Zesdaagse Vlaanderen-Gent) is a six-day track cycling race held annually in Ghent, Belgium.
It takes place in the Kuipke velodrome in Ghent's ''Citadelpark''.
The 2006 event from 21 November to 26 November was mar ...
(with
Robert Bartko
Robert Bartko (born 23 December 1975 in Potsdam) is a German former road and track cyclist, who competed professionally between 2001 and 2014. Born in the former East Germany, Bartko won two gold medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, ...
)
;2013
: 1st
Six Days of Zürich
The Six Days of Zürich was a six-day track cycling race held annually in Zürich, Switzerland. The event was first held in 1954 and the final edition was held in 2014.
Winners
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Six Days of Zurich
Cycle races i ...
(with
Iljo Keisse)
;2014
: 2nd
Six Days of Zürich
The Six Days of Zürich was a six-day track cycling race held annually in Zürich, Switzerland. The event was first held in 1954 and the final edition was held in 2014.
Winners
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Six Days of Zurich
Cycle races i ...
(with
Leif Lampater)
: 3rd
Six Days of Ghent
The Six Days of Ghent ( nl, Zesdaagse Vlaanderen-Gent) is a six-day track cycling race held annually in Ghent, Belgium.
It takes place in the Kuipke velodrome in Ghent's ''Citadelpark''.
The 2006 event from 21 November to 26 November was mar ...
(with
Leif Lampater)
;2015
: 2nd
Team pursuit
The team pursuit is a track cycling event similar to the individual pursuit, except that two teams, each of up to four riders, compete, starting on opposite sides of the velodrome.
Race format
Both men's and women's events are competed over ...
,
UEC European Championships
: 2nd Madison, National Championships
References
External links
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1990 births
Living people
Swiss male cyclists
UCI Road World Champions (elite men)
Olympic cyclists of Switzerland
Cyclists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Swiss Giro d'Italia stage winners
Swiss track cyclists
People from Baden, Switzerland
Sportspeople from Aargau
20th-century Swiss people
21st-century Swiss people