Sylvain Chavanel

Sylvain Chavanel is a French former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2000 and 2018 for the Cofidis, Omega Pharma–Quick-Step, IAM Cycling and two spells with the Brioches La Boulangère/Direct Énergie team. His brother Sébastien Chavanel also rode as a professional cyclist. Sylvain Chavanel was noted as a strong all-rounder who won both sprints and time-trials, and was a good northern classics rider, taking 45 wins during his professional career.

30 June 1979

Born on the same birth day (30 June): Andy Scott (guitarist) • Antonio Chimenti • Archibald Frazer-Nash • Cookie (cockatoo) • Daniel Goldhagen • Ed Lewis (wrestler) • Félix Savart • Heinz Warneke • José Emilio Pacheco • Monica Potter • Saeed Akhtar Mirza • Thomas Lovell Beddoes • Volker Beck (athlete) • Yo-Yo Davalillo

Born in the same month (June 1979): Busy Philipps • Charles Howell III • Chris Pratt • Dan Vickerman • Evgeni Borounov • Felicia Day • José Kléberson • LaDainian Tomlinson • Martine Dugrenier • Nila Håkedal • Petra Němcová • Randy McMichael • Roberto De Zerbi • Ryan Pickett (filmmaker) • Ryan Tedder • Walter Herrmann • Young Maylay • Yulia Nestsiarenka