| đ Image Casper at the 2008 Four Days of Dunkirk | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Jimmy Casper |
| Born | (1978-05-28) 28 May 1978 (age 47) Montdidier, Somme, France |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Sprinter |
| Professional teams | |
| 1998â2003 | Française des Jeux |
| 2004â2006 | Cofidis |
| 2007 | Unibet.com |
| 2008 | Agritubel |
| 2009â2011 | Besson ChaussuresâSojasun |
| 2012 | Ag2râLa Mondiale |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
| |
Jimmy Casper (born 28 May 1978) is a French retired road bicycle racer, who competed as a professional between 1998 and 2012. He won stage 1 of the 2006 Tour de France.
Career
[edit]He has on two occasions finished in last place in the General classification of the Tour de France, thereby 'winning' the red lantern.[1]
Casper was suspended from his team, Agritubel because he tested positive for corticosteroid, an asthma drug that is banned unless the user has a medical exemption for its use, during the 2008 Tour de France by the Agence Française de Lutte contre le Dopage. The exemption had been renewed but with a previous asthma medication than the one prescribed and used during the Tour de France.[2] He has been cleared of any charges during the hearing held by the FĂ©dĂ©ration Française de Cyclisme. For 2009 he signed with the Besson ChaussuresâSojasun team, with whom he enjoyed success, winning two stages at the Ătoile de BessĂšges, a stage of the CritĂ©rium International, the ParisâCamembert, and the Grand Prix de Denain. Casper joined the Ag2râLa Mondiale team for the 2012 season.[3]
In December 2012, Casper announced his retirement as a professional cyclist. He had a total of 61 victories and stated that he would like to remain in the cycling environment with a coaching job.[4]
Career achievements
[edit]Major results
[edit]- 1996
- 7th Road race, UCI Junior Road World Championships
- 1999
- Deutschland Tour
- 1st Stages 1, 3, 4 & 8
- 1st Stage 1a Tour de l'Ain
- 1st Stage 4a Four Days of Dunkirk
- 9th Ronde van Midden-Zeeland
- 2000
- 8th Overall Tour de Normandie
- 2001
- 1st Stage 3 Tour Méditerranéen
- 1st Stage 2a Route du Sud
- 1st Stage 2b Circuit des Mines
- 1st Stage 3 Tour du Poitou-Charentes
- 6th Overall Ătoile de BessĂšges
- 2002
- 1st Cholet-Pays de Loire
- 1st Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen
- 1st Stage 2 GP Erik Breukink
- 1st Stage 7 Circuit des Mines
- 1st Stage 9 Tour de l'Avenir
- 6th Road race, UCI Road World Championships
- 8th Classic Haribo
- 2003
- 1st Stage 3a Giro della Liguria
- 2nd Overall Driedaagse Van West-Vlaanderen
- 1st Stage 1
- 3rd GP de Villers-CotterĂȘts
- 6th KuurneâBrusselsâKuurne
- 8th Overall GP Erik Breukink
- 1st Stage 1
- 8th Grote Prijs Jef Scherens
- 2004
- 1st đ Image
Overall Circuit Franco-Belge- 1st Stage 2
- 1st Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen
- 1st Stage 1 Four Days of Dunkirk
- 1st Stage 6 Danmark Rundt
- 2nd Overall Tour de Picardie
- 1st Stage 3b
- 5th GentâWevelgem
- 6th Nokere Koerse
- 7th Classic Haribo
- 2005
- 1st ChĂąteauroux Classic
- 1st Grand Prix de Denain
- 1st Stage 5 Ătoile de BessĂšges
- 2nd Overall Circuit Franco-Belge
- 2006
- 1st đ Image
Overall Tour de Picardie- 1st Stage 3
- 1st Grand Prix de Denain
- Tour de France
- 1st Stage 1
- Held đ Image
after Stage 1
- 2nd Tour de Vendée
- 2007
- 1st đ Image
Overall Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen- 1st Stage 1
- 1st Memorial Samyn
- 2008
- 1st Stage 2 Tour Méditerranéen
- 1st Stage 2 Circuit de Lorraine
- 2nd Classic Loire Atlantique
- 2nd Grand Prix de Denain
- 3rd GP de la Ville de Rennes
- 7th GP Cholet
- 8th Overall Boucles de la Mayenne
- 1st Stage 2
- 9th Tour de Picardie
- 10th Route Adélie de Vitré
- 2009
- 1st Overall French Road Cycling Cup
- 1st ParisâCamembert
- 1st Grand Prix de Denain
- 1st ChĂąteauroux Classic
- Ătoile de BessĂšges
- 1st Stages 1 & 2
- 1st Stage 1 Critérium International
- 1st Stage 2 Tour de Gironde
- 1st Stage 1 Ronde de l'Oise
- 1st Stage 1 Tour du Poitou Charentes et de la Vienne
- 2nd GP Cholet
- 3rd Overall Tour de Picardie
- 4th Grand Prix de Fourmies
- 6th Overall Boucles de la Mayenne
- 1st Stage 1
- 10th Le Samyn
- 10th Tro-Bro LĂ©on
- 2010
- 1st Val d'Ille U Classic 35
- 1st Stage 1 Tour of Oman
- 1st Stage 4 Tour de Normandie
- 1st Stage 3 Tour of Belgium
- 1st Stage 3 Volta a Portugal
- 6th Overall Tour du Poitou Charentes et de la Vienne
- 1st Stage 5
- 8th Scheldeprijs
- 8th Grand Prix de Denain
- 9th GP Cholet
- 10th Overall Tour de Picardie
- 1st Stage 3
- 10th ChĂąteauroux Classic
- 10th Grand Prix de la Somme
- 2011
- 1st đ Image
Overall Boucles de la Mayenne- 1st Stages 2 & 3
- 1st Grand Prix de Denain
- 1st Stage 3 Tour de Picardie
- 1st Stage 1 Tour de l'Ain
- 7th Le Samyn
- 9th ParisâTroyes
- 2012
- 4th FlĂšche d'Emeraude
- 6th Road race, National Road Championships
- 6th Grand Prix d'Isbergues
- 10th Grand Prix de Denain
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
[edit]| Grand Tour | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| đ A pink jersey Giro d'Italia |
â | DNF | â | â | DNF | â | â | â | â | â |
| đ A yellow jersey Tour de France |
DNF | â | 144 | DNF | DNF | 147 | â | 136 | â | DNF |
| đ A red jersey Vuelta a España |
â | â | â | â | â | â | 125 | â | â | â |
| â | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
[edit]- ^ Lanterne Rouge
- ^ "Fifth Tour rider fails drugs test". BBC News. 9 August 2008.
- ^ "Jimmy Casper joins Ag2râLa Mondiale for one-year deal". VeloNews. Agence France-Presse. 10 August 2011. Archived from the original on 1 September 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "Casper retires from professional cycling". Cycling News. 21 December 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2012.