Christophe Moreau
Moreau at the 2013 Tour de Romandie
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Christophe Moreau |
| Nickname | Le chien (French - "The Dog") |
| Born |
12 April 1971 Vervins, France |
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 71 kg (157 lb; 11.2 st) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | All-rounder |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 1995–2001 | Festina–Lotus |
| 2002–2005 | Crédit Agricole |
| 2006–2007 | AG2R Prévoyance |
| 2008–2009 | Agritubel |
| 2010 | Caisse d'Epargne |
| Major wins | |
| Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré (2001, 2007) Four Days of Dunkirk (2003) French National Road Race Champion (2007) Tour de France 1 stage |
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Christophe Moreau (born 12 April 1971 in Vervins) is a French former professional road racing cyclist. For many years Moreau was the primary French contender for the general classification in the Tour de France: he finished in the top 12 in the GC five times and finished the race as best Frenchman in 2000, 2003, 2004 and 2005. He also enjoyed success in the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré, winning the race overall in 2001 and 2007.
Moreau debuted as a professional in 1995 with Festina–Lotus. He was a time trialist early in his career which brought him the victory in the Tour de l'Avenir prologue. He finished the 1997 Tour de France in 19th place overall.
Moreau continued his progression the following year when he won the final time trial and overall of the 1998 Critérium International. However, he tested positive for anabolic steroids for that performance. Festina Team director Bruno Roussel defended Moreau by saying it was another member of the support staff who had deceived the cyclist and caused him to take the anabolic steroids. As a result of this defence which was put forward by his lawyer, Moreau was able to continue competition. But during the 1998 Tour de France, after the Festina team soigneur Willy Voet was caught at the French-Belgian border, a doping scandal was uncovered which was referred to as the Festina affair. Moreau, alongd with two other members of the Festina team, Laurent Brochard and Armin Meier, admitted taking EPO after being arrested and were ejected from the race. Confessing alongside the other team members - except Richard Virenque - Moreau served a six-month suspension before returning to racing.
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