Sébastien Joly is a French

France

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 professional road racing cyclist. Since 2001, Joly has been a professional rider. In 2006, he joined the on the UCI ProTour

UCI ProTour

The UCI ProTour was a series of road bicycle races in Europe, Australia and Canada organised by the UCI . Created by Hein Verbruggen, former president of the UCI, it comprises a number of 'ProTour' cycling teams, each of whom are required to compete in every round of the series...

. He was diagnosed with testicular cancer

Testicular cancer

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 on June 25, 2007, the day of his 28th birthday. He underwent an operation and then completed radiotherapy treatment on September 11. He currently rides for .

Major results

2000 – Bonjour-Tourpagel

1st, Stage 5 – Circuit des Mines

2001 – Bonjour
2002 – Bonjour

3rd, Stage 1 – Étoile de Bessèges

2003 – Jean Delatour

1st – Route Adélie de Vitré

Sprints Competition – Tour du Limousin

Young Riders' Competition – Tour du Limousin

2004 – Crédit Agricole
2005 – Crédit Agricole

Crédit Agricole (cycling team)

Crédit Agricole was a French professional cycling team managed by Roger Legeay and sponsored by the French bank, Crédit Agricole, since 1997. Before 1997 the team was known as GAN. Since 2005, the team is one of the 20 that compete in the UCI ProTour. Crédit Agricole announced that they would...

1st overall and Stage 1 – Tour du Limousin

Tour du Limousin

Tour du Limousin is a 4-day road bicycle race held annually in Limousin, France. It was first held in 1968 and since 2005 it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. In 2011 it was upgraded to an 2.HC event. Between 1968 and 1974 it was an amateur race.-Winners:-External links:* *...

3rd, Stage 4 – Tour Down Under

Tour Down Under

The Tour Down Under is a cycling race in Adelaide, South Australia and surrounding area. The race starts on the third Tuesday of January each year and attracts riders from across Australia and the world. In 2005, the Tour Down Under was promoted by the Union Cycliste Internationale to the...

105th overall – Tour de France

2005 Tour de France

The 2005 Tour de France was the 92nd Tour de France, taking place from July 2 to July 24, 2005. It comprised 21 stages over 3592.5 km, the winner's average speed was 41.654 km/h. The first stages were held in the département of the Vendée, for the third time in 12 years. The 2005 Tour was...

2006 – Française des Jeux

Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré

King of the Mountains

King of the Mountains

The King of the Mountains is the title given to the best climber in a cycling road race; usually and officially known as the Mountains classification...

 Competition (after Stages 3 and 4)

2007 – Française des Jeux

Paris–Camembert

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