Jimmy Engoulvent
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Jimmy Engoulvent |
| Born | 7 December 1979 Le Mans, France |
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | B&B Hotels p/b KTM |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role |
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| Rider type | Rouleur |
| Amateur teams | |
| 1992–1999 | UC Sabolienne |
| 2000–2001 | Vendée U–Pays de la Loire |
| 2000 | Bonjour (stagiaire) |
| Professional teams | |
| 2001–2003 | Bonjour |
| 2004–2005 | Cofidis |
| 2006–2008 | Crédit Agricole |
| 2009–2013 | Besson Chaussures–Sojasun |
| 2014–2015 | Team Europcar[1] |
| Managerial teams | |
| 2016–2017 | Direct Énergie (directeur sportif) |
| 2018– | Vital Concept (directeur sportif) |
| Major wins | |
| Four Days of Dunkirk (2012) | |
Jimmy Engoulvent (born 7 December 1979) is a French former road racing cyclist, who competed professionally between 2001 and 2015 for the Cofidis, Crédit Agricole, Sojasun and Team Europcar teams. Since retiring, Engoulvent has worked as a directeur sportif for the Direct Énergie team, before moving to Vital Concept for the 2018 season.[2]
Born in Le Mans, Engoulvent was a prologue time trial specialist, having won many prologues throughout his professional career, he also specialised in small field sprints. He was the lanterne rouge of the 2012 Tour de France, as he finished last of the 153 riders to complete the Tour.
Engoulvent joined Team Europcar for the 2014 season, after his previous team – Sojasun – folded at the end of the 2013 season.[1]
