Jérôme Chevallier
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Besançon, France
Besançon, France
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 28 September 1974 Besançon, France |
| Died | 18 January 2025 (aged 50) Besançon, France |
| Team information | |
| Disciplines | |
| Role | Rider |
| Amateur teams | |
| 1999–2008 | CC Étupes |
| 2009–2012 | AC Bisontine |
| 2013–2018 | VC Ornans |
| 2019 | ASPTT Besançon |
Jérôme Chevallier (28 September 1974 – 18 January 2025) was a French cyclist.[1] He participated in competitions in road bicycle racing, mountain biking, BMX, and cyclo-cross.
Born in Besançon on 28 September 1974, Chevallier began cycling at the age of eight on BMX. He also specialized in mountain biking, particularly cross-country cycling. In 2007, he earned a bronze medal in the French National Cyclo-cross Championships.[2] He placed behind Francis Mourey and John Gadret. By 23 November 2017, he had recorded 128 victories in a career that had started in 1999.[3]
In road bicycle racing, Chevallier achieved great success in the 2000s. He participated in several national competitions with the team CC Étupes and won tours such as the Tour du Chablais, the Tour du Charolais, the Tour de Corrèze, and the Tour de Nouvelle-Calédonie. In 2006, he placed 897th in the 2006 UCI Europe Tour.[4] After eight years with CC Étupes, he joined AC Bisontine after expressing a desire to join former teammate Laurent Colombatto.[2] In 2013, he joined VC Ornans.[5]
Chevallier died in Besançon on 18 January 2025, at the age of 50.[6]
