Laurent Desbiens
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Laurent Desbiens (born 16 September 1969, Mons-en-Barœul) is a French former road cyclist, who competed professionally between 1992 and 2001. He won the 1993 Four Days of Dunkirk and won a stage in the 1997 Tour de France and wore the yellow jersey as leader of the general classification for two days in the 1998 Tour.
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Personal information | |
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Full name | Laurent Desbiens |
Born | (1969-09-16) 16 September 1969 (age 54) Mons-en-Barœul, France |
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) |
Weight | 69 kg (152 lb; 10 st 12 lb) |
Team information | |
Current team | Retired |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Professional teams | |
1991 | Tonton Tapis–GB (stagiaire) |
1992 | Collstrop–Garden Wood |
1993–1995 | Castorama |
1996 | GAN |
1997–2000 | Cofidis |
2001 | Kelme–Costa Blanca |
Major wins | |
Four Days of Dunkirk (1993) 1 Stage Tour de France (1997) | |
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His name was on the list of doping tests published by the French Senate on 24 July 2013 that were collected during the 1998 Tour de France and found positive for EPO when retested in 2004.[1]