Quick Step (2009–2013) Sylvain Chavanel

chavanel competing in 2012 olympics time trial in london

during 2010 tour de france, chavanel took on yellow jersey after attacking @ 10 km mark on stage 2. following series of crashes affecting general classification contenders on descent spa, race neutralized every rider except chavanel, lone escapee @ time. capitalized on that, opening enough of gap win stage , capture yellow jersey fabian cancellara (team saxo bank). following stage not chavanel 2 punctures on cobbled roads meant fabian cancellara re-took yellow jersey, on tour s first mountain stage tournus station des rousses chavanel bridged gap breakaway , rode away take famous win , inherit yellow jersey second time.

in 2011 vuelta españa chavanel held red leader s jersey 4 stages. on stage three, part of breakaway, finished second behind pablo lastras left him second in general classification, 20 seconds behind lastras. however, on next stage chavanel finished 57 seconds behind stage winner while lastras lost on 18 minutes, thereby making chavanel overall leader of vuelta. held jersey until stage 8 taken joaquim rodríguez.

in 2012, chavanel won 3 days of de panne , won french national time trial championships fourth time.

in 2013, after strong appearances in tour de san luis , volta ao algarve, chavanel won stage 6 of paris–nice, taking points classification @ race. chavanel won overall classification @ 3 days of de panne second year in row, winning final time trial stage.

after 5 years team, chavanel left squad @ end of 2013 season, , joined iam cycling 2014 season.