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Anthony Charteau

アントニー・シャルトー　/　あんとにー・しゃるとー

Sport cyclist from France

June 4, 1979 (age 47)　・　Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, France

Loire-Atlantique
sport cyclist

My Take

Charteau is my kind of cyclist. Winning the King of the Mountains classification at the 2010 Tour de France is a triumph of grit over glamour, the reward for breakaways and lung-bursting climbs rather than tidy sprint finishes. At 174 cm he was never a giant, which makes his dominance on gradients all the more romantic. I am also taken by his three straight wins at the Tropicale Amissa Bongo in Gabon, proof he could suffer and win in punishing heat too. He represents the unglamorous artisan of the peloton, the rider whose moment of brilliance you remember long after the yellow jersey fades.

Overview

Anthony Charteau (born 4 June 1979 in Nantes) is a French former professional road bicycle racer, who competed as a professional between 2001 and 2013. His biggest career victory was winning the Mountains classification in the Tour de France in the 2010 edition, which was his major breakthrough. He also won the Tropicale Amissa Bongo stage race in Gabon for three years in a row from 2010 to 2012.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Anthony Charteau
Name (Japanese): アントニー・シャルトー
Reading: あんとにー・しゃるとー
Born: June 4, 1979 (age 47)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Gemini / Goat
Origin: Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, France
Blood type: Private
Height: 174 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: sport cyclist

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

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