Aurélien Clerc
Aurélien Clerc (born 26 August 1979) is a Swiss former professional road bicycle racer who last rode for UCI ProTour team Ag2r–La Mondiale. He retired from pro cycling after 2009, unable to find a new team, and started a new career as an insurance adviser.[1] His sporting career began with Velo Club Cycliphile Bex.[2]
![]() Clerc at the 2013 Tour de Romandie  | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Aurélien Clerc | 
| Born | 26 August 1979 Vevey, Switzerland  | 
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | 
| Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) | 
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired | 
| Discipline | Road | 
| Role | Rider | 
| Rider type | Sprinter | 
| Professional teams | |
| 2001 | Post Swiss | 
| 2002 | Mapei–Quick-Step | 
| 2003–2004 | Quick-Step–Davitamon | 
| 2005–2006 | Phonak | 
| 2007–2008 | Bouygues Télécom | 
| 2009 | Ag2r–La Mondiale | 
| Major wins | |
| Nokere Koerse (2002) | |
Palmares
    
- 2000
 - 1st 
 Road race, National Under−23 Road Championships - 1st Stage 5 Rheinland-Pfalz Rundfahrt
 - 1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Navarra
 - 2001
 - 2nd Rominger Classic
 - 6th Nokere Koerse
 - 10th Rund um Düren
 - 2002
 - Vuelta a Cuba
- 1st Stages 3, 4, 11 & 13
 
 - Tour de Picardie
- 1st Stages 2 & 3
 
 - 1st Stage 1 Tour of Slovenia
 - 1st Stage 1 Okolo Slovenska
 - 1st Nokere Koerse
 - 4th Giro del Lago Maggiore
 - 6th Sparkassen Giro
 - 2003
 - 1st Stage 1 Tour de Picardie
 - 5th GP de la Ville de Rennes
 - 7th Overall Tour of Qatar
 - 7th Nokere Koerse
 - 9th Grote Prijs Jef Scherens
 - 2004
 - 1st Stage 4 Vuelta a Burgos
 - 2005
 - 6th Paris-Tours
 - 6th Paris-Bourges
 - 2006
 - 1st Stage 2 Clásica Internacional de Alcobendas
 - 3rd Overall Tour of Qatar
 - 10th Paris-Bourges
 - 2007
 - 2nd Châteauroux Classic
 - 2nd Paris-Bourges
 - 4th Overall Circuit Franco-Belge
- 1st Stage 1
 
 - 9th Paris-Tours
 - 2008
 - 1st Stage 1 Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen
 - 2nd Gent-Wevelgem
 - 4th GP de la Ville de Rennes
 
References
    
- "Team-less Aurélien Clerc opts for new career". 21 December 2009.
 - Post Swiss Team 2001. Däniken: Impressio AG. 2001. p. 13.
 
External links
    
- Profile at Bouygues Télécom official website at the Wayback Machine (archived September 27, 2007)
 - Aurélien Clerc at trap-friis.dk
 - Aurélien Clerc at ProCyclingStats
 
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