Benoît Joachim
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 4 January 1976 Luxembourg City, Luxembourg |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 1999–2006 | Discovery Channel |
| 2007–2008 | Astana |
| 2009 | Differdange |
| Infobox last updated on January 2009 |
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Benoît Joachim (born 4 January 1976) is a retired professional road racing cyclist from Luxembourg.
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Biography
Joachim started his professional career at the age of 18 for a small Italian cycling team, Sonego Sport. After racing with them for three months, he was noticed by the bigger, De Nardi who were interesting him. After riding with De Nardi for 3 years, he joined the Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team and rode as a super-domestique for the team. He has competed in eleven Grand Tours,[1] including the Tour de France (2000, 2002), the Giro d'Italia (2005, 2006, 2007), and the Vuelta a España (1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006). Joachim tested positive for nandrolone in 2000,[2] but was cleared by his national federation on a technicality.[3] His career highlight is becoming crowned the 2003 Luxembourg National Road Race Champion and the 2004 Luxembourg National Time Trial Champion. In addition, Joachim became the first Luxembourger to wear the race leader's golden jersey at the 2004 Vuelta a España. Joachim wore the jersey for two days. In 2007, Joachim transferred to the Astana outfit, but left them after two seasons, and rode for Differdange during 2009. At the end of the season, he ended his professional career.[4]
His younger brother Aurélien is a Luxembourg international footballer.
In the 2012 USADA report, it was reported by riders that he used EPO and buried some in a forest near a race they were going to race in Luxembourg.
Major achievements
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- 2003
- 1st –
National Road Race Championship - 5th overall – Tour de Luxembourg
- 2004
- 1st – National Time Trial Championship
- 9th overall – Tour de Wallonie
- General classification leader (Stages 3 and 4) – Vuelta a España
- 2005
- 7th, Prologue – Tour of Benelux
- 2006
- 1st – National Time Trial Championship
- 2007
- 1st – National Road Race Championship
Grand Tours Results
Tour de France
2 participations
Giro d'Italia
3 participations
Vuelta a España
6 participations
- 1999 : abandon
- 2001 : 42nd
- 2003 : 59th
- 2004 : 57th,
golden jersey during 2 days - 2005 : non-runner at the 13th stage
- 2006 : 66th
References
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External links
- Benoît Joachim cycling career at FirstCycling.com
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