Éric Boyer

Éric Boyer (2 December 1963) is a French former professional road bicycle racer.[2]

Eric Boyer
Boyer at the 1993 Tour de France
Personal information
Full nameÉric Boyer
Born (1963-12-02) 2 December 1963
Choisy-le-Roi, France
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
1985Renault–Elf[1]
1986-1988Système U[1]
1989-1994Z–Peugeot[1]
1995Polti–Granarolo–Santini[1]
Major wins
3 stages Giro d'Italia
1 stage Tour de France (TTT)

Boyer was born in Choisy-le-Roi. In the 1988 Tour de France, he finished in 5th place in the overall classification - the highest placed French finisher.[3] Boyer won a stage in the 1991 Giro d'Italia.

After his racing career, Boyer worked for television (including Eurosport and L'Equipe)[3] and newspapers. He was manager of the Cofidis team from 2005 until June 2012.[4] In addition he briefly served as president of the AIGCP from 2008 to 2009.[5][6]

Major results
1986
Antibes
Grand Prix de Rennes
Tour de France:
Winner stage 2 (TTT)[1]
1988
Meymac
Tour de France:
5th place overall classification
1990
Giro d'Italia:
Winner stages 2 and 15
Castillon-la-Bataille
1991
Giro d'Italia:
Winner stage 4
1992
Tour du Limousin
1993
Route du Sud

References
  1. Éric Boyer at Cycling Archives
  2. Éric Boyer : « Pour moi, c'est l'écoeurement total ». 2009
  3. Guillamet, André (5 February 2004). "Eric Boyer arrive à Marcoussis" [Eric Boyer arrives in Marcoussis]. Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  5. "Boyer takes AIGCP reins". cyclingnews.com. 22 April 2009. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  6. Benson, Daniel (4 October 2012). "Vaughters will not seek AIGCP re-election". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 28 October 2017.


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