Christophe Agnolutto (born 6 December 1969) is a professional

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. Agnolutto was a commercial artist when, as an amateur in 1995, he won Bordeaux-Saintes and the GP Nord-Pas de Calais and came third in the national championship. He rode successively for the CSM

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and the ASPPT

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. He dedicated himself to cycling when he met his wife, Mélanie, when he was 23.L'Équipe, France, 8 July 2000, p3 He turned professional the following year for Petit Casino, sponsored by a supermarket chain. He stayed with the team and its

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, Vincent Lavenu, through changes of sponsors. He said: "I didn't exactly have a lot of other offers." Then he left for Agritubel. He said: Agnolutto won the 1997

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after breaking clear on the second stage. The favourites didn't take up the chase and couldn't make up Agnolutto's lead afterwards. He said in 2001: That win was stage seven of the

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, taken in an early breakaway. It was France's first win in the Tour for two years, since

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in 1998. He told his team-mates that morning what he planned to do and attacked three times at the start of the stage. On the third attempt he cleared the front of the race alone. He rode alone in the rain for 80 km of the 127 km from

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, getting up to 8m 20s lead. Agnolutto rode the Tour five times and won nine races as a professional before retiring at the end of 2006.

Retirement

Agnulotto lives in Pau and coaches the UN Pau Béarn. He studied for a Brevet d'État to open a school of sport and business and organises training camps for cyclists. He runs a cycle shop at Salies-de-Béarn and helps organise a bike ride named after him.

Tour de France

* 1997 - 94th * 1998 - 31st * 2000 - 66th, winner 7th stage * 2001 - 120th * 2002 - 144th

Major results

;1996 – Petit Casino ''First year as a professional'' ;1997 – Casino : Overall and Stage 2 –

(2.1) : A Travers le Morbihan (1.2) : 97th overall –

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;1998 – Casino : Stage 6 –

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(2.HC) : 31st overall –

;1999 –

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–

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(2.2) ;2000 – Ag2r Prévoyance : Stage 7 win and 66th overall –

(2.HC) ;2001 – Ag2r Decathlon : 120th overall –

;2002 – Ag2r Prévoyance : 144th overall –

;2003 – Ag2r Prévoyance ;2004 – Ag2r Prévoyance : 3rd overall –

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(2.3) ;2005 – Agritubel : Stage 1 – Tour du Poitou Charentes de la Vienne (2.1) ;2006 – Agritubel ''Retired at end of season''

References

External links

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Official Tour de France results for Christophe Agnolutto
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