French cyclist
Pierre-Luc Périchon (born 4 January 1987) is a French former professional road and track bicycle racer.
During his career, Périchon took two professional victories – both coming in one-day races – at the 2012 Paris–Camembert and the 2018 Polynormande.
Career
Born in Bourg-en-Bresse, Périchon competed as a professional from the start of the 2012 season,[4] having signed a deal with the La Pomme Marseille team in August 2011.[5] Périchon has also been a member of the VC Ambérieu, Saint-Vulbas CC,[6] and SCO Dijon amateur teams.
Having featured highly in several domestic races during his career, Périchon won his first UCI Europe Tour race in April 2012, by winning the Paris–Camembert race.[7] Attacking 45 kilometres (28.0 miles) from the finish in Camembert, Périchon won a three-man sprint to the finish line ahead of Saur–Sojasun's Cyril Bessy and Bretagne–Schuller's Jean-Marc Bideau.[8] He was named in the start list for the 2015 Tour de France[9] and the 2016 Tour de France.[10] In October 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Vuelta a España.[11]
Périchon announced that he would retire from the sport at the end of the 2023 season.[12]
Personal life
Périchon resides in Allinges.[1]
Major results
Source:[13]
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
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