Jean-Christophe Péraud

What draws me to Jean-Christophe Peraud is how unconventional his path was. An engineering graduate from Toulouse who came up through mountain biking before reinventing himself as a road cyclist, he competed at two Olympics and kept battling at the front of the peloton well into his late thirties. He was rarely the flashiest rider in the race, but his blend of intellect, patience, and sheer durability is exactly the kind of late-blooming grit I admire. The Knight of the National Order of Merit feels earned. I have a soft spot for athletes who win through stubbornness rather than spectacle.

Name (English)

Jean-Christophe Péraud

Name (Japanese)

ジャン＝クリストフ・ペロー

Reading

じゃん＝くりすとふ・ぺろー

Born

May 22, 1977 (age 49)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Snake

Origin

Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, France

Height

172 cm

Occupation

sport cyclist

University

Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier University

Awards & achievements

• Knight of the National Order of Merit

Motto

Private

• Official sitehttp://www.jeanchristopheperaud.fr/
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A3%E3%83%B3%EF%BC%9D%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88%E3%83%95%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9A%E3%83%AD%E3%83%BC

Tags

• Haute-Garonne
• sport cyclist

Last updated

2026-06-02

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