Christophe Moreau

Quick Facts

Full Name	Christophe Moreau
Occupation	Cyclist
Date Of Birth	Apr 12, 1971(1971-04-12)
Age	53
Birthplace	Vervins
Country	France
Birth City	Hauts-de-France
Horoscope	Aries

Christophe Moreau Biography

Christophe Moreau is one of the most popular and richest Cyclist who was born on April 12, 1971 in Vervins, Hauts-de-France, France. Professional cyclist that was also the main French participant to win the classification general at the Tour de France in the beginning of the 2000’s.

He frequently raced in races against He often raced against Lance Armstrong..

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. He tested positive for anabolic steroids at the 1998 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré. 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, along 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.

Two daughters are his along with the wife Emilie.

Christophe Moreau Net Worth

Christophe Moreau is one of the richest Cyclist from France. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Christophe Moreau 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

The place where he was raised is Vervins, France.

He won 1997’s Tour de France in 19th place overall, despite only being in the professional circuit for two seasons.

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.

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Who is Christophe Moreau Dating?

According to our records, Christophe Moreau married to Emilie Moreau. As of December 1, 2023, Christophe Moreau’s is not dating anyone.

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In 2003, Moreau won the Four Days of Dunkirk race before going on to finish 8th in the 2003 Tour de France. At a pre season training camp in 2004, Moreau injured his knee which delayed his return to competition. His first win of the year came in the Trophée des Grimpeurs in May. Two weeks later he won the Tour du Languedoc Roussillon stage race. In the 2004 Tour de France, he was again the best French finisher in 12th place. During the 2005 Tour de France, he went very close to wearing the yellow jersey in the first days in the Alps but fell back to finish in the 11th place. At this time his team Credit Agricole publicly expressed their dissatisfaction with his results and he left the team for AG2R Prévoyance. Moreau finished 11th overall in the 2005 Tour de France.

Facts & Trivia

Christophe Ranked on the list of most popular Cyclist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in France. Christophe Moreau celebrates birthday on April 12 of every year.

In September 2007, Moreau, citing financial reasons, announced that he was leaving AG2R Prévoyance and was signing a one-year contract with Agritubel for the 2008 season. In the 2008 Tour de France Moreau quit the race during the 7th Stage.