Jérôme Chiotti

Jérôme Chiotti (born 18 January 1972) is a French former professional racing cyclist who competed in road, cyclo-cross and mountain bike disciplines. He is most renowned for his victory in the 1996 World Mountain Bike Championships, a title which he later renounced by admitting doping.[1]

Jérôme Chiotti
Chiotti in 1996
Personal information
Full nameJerome Chiotti
Born (1972-01-18) 18 January 1972
Millau, France
Team information
Current teamRetired
Discipline
RoleRider
Amateur teams
1998CSM Persan
1999–2000VS Chartres
2001SCO Dijon
2002AC Lanester
2003UC Saint-Chély d'Apcher
Professional teams
Giant/GT (MTB)
1994Catavana–AS Corbeil–Essonnes–Cedico
1995Le Groupement
1996–1997Festina–Lotus
Medal record
Representing  France
Men's mountain bike racing
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1998 Mont Sainte-AnneCross-country

Doping admission

Chiotti admitted to doping in order to win the 1996 World Championships in an interview with French magazine Vélo Vert on 23 April 2000.[2] He admitted to spending up to US$6000 per year for EPO. He consequently renounced his World title during a press conference in Paris on 25 May 2000.[3] The official UCI results were amended to reflect Thomas Frischknecht as the winner of the 1996 World Champion title.

Major results

Mountain bike

1996
1st Cross-country, UCI World Championships
1998
2nd Cross-country, UCI World Championships
1999
1st Cross-country, National Championships
2001
1st Cross-country, National Championships
2002
1st Transmaurienne Vanoise
2003
1st Transmaurienne Vanoise

Cyclo-cross

1988–1989
3rd National Junior Championships
1989–1990
1st National Junior Championships
2nd UCI Junior World Championships
1991–1992
1st National Under-23 Championships
1993–1994
1st Cyclo-cross du Mingant
1994–1995
1st National Championships
1st Cyclo-cross du Mingant
UCI World Cup
2nd Igorre
1995–1996
2nd National Championships
UCI World Cup
3rd Pontchâteau
3rd Heerlen
1999–2000
Challenge de la France
1st Pléneuf-Val-André
2000–2001
Challenge de la France
2nd Liévin

Road

1998
2nd Overall Tour de Bretagne

References

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