A belated happy birthday to Charly Mottet who was born December 16, 1962 in Valence, Drôme, France.
To many, Mottet represented the greatest French rider of his era, amassing an astonishing 67 victories during his 11-year career.
During his career, Mottet earned the reputation within the peloton as being a totally clean rider who never used performance-enhancing drugs.
Some of Mottet’s most notable accomplishments included victories in the following races:
1984 1st Jersey white.svg Young rider classification Giro d’Italia 1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Tour de l’Avenir 1st Liedekerkse Pijl
1985 1st Overall Tour du Haut Var 1st Grand Prix d’Ouverture La Marseillaise 1st Grand Prix des Nations 1st Giro del Piemonte 1st Duo Normand (with Thierry Marie)
1986 1st Stages 9 & 11 Vuelta a España 1st Grand Prix Eddy Merckx 1st Breuillet
1987 1st Jersey yellow-bluebar.svg Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré 1st Overall Six-Days of Grenoble (with Bernard Vallet 1st Overall Tour du Limousin 1st Chateauroux – Limoges 1st Critérium des As 1st GP de Vannes 1st Montreuil 1st Quilan 1st Grand Prix des Nations
1988 1st Giro di Lombardia 1st Overall Six-Days of Grenoble (with Roman Hermann) 1st Giro del Lazio 1st Grand Prix des Nations
1989 1st Jersey yellow-bluebar.svg Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré 1st Overall Four Days of Dunkirk 1st Overall Six Days of Paris (with Etienne De Wilde) 1st Boucles de l’Aulne 1st Châteaulin 1st Giro del Lazio 6th Overall Tour de France
1990 1st Stage 15 Tour de France 1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Tour de Romandie 1st Overall Four Days of Dunkirk 1st Züri-Metzgete 2nd Overall Giro d’Italia 1st Stage 16
1991 1st Classique des Alpes 4th Overall Tour de France 1st Stages 11 & 12
1992 1st Jersey yellow-bluebar.svg Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré 1st Coppa Bernocchi
1993 1st Overall Tour du Limousin 1st Overall Tour Méditerranéen
1994 1st Overall Route du Sud
While a Grand Tour victory evaded Mottet throughout his career, he did manage to secure a spot on the podium in the 1990 Giro d’Italia, after finishing second in the overall clarification.
After retiring from racing, Mottet became involved in race organizing, working on the Critérium du Dauphiné (where he was assistant director) for 14 years, before being appointed sports manager of the Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec and Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal in 2010. He also served as selector for the French national cycling team at the 1997 and 1998 Road World Championships, and as a technical delegate for the Union Cycliste Internationale at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics.
Joyeux anniversaire Charly!
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