Sébastien Chavanel

Sébastien Chavanel (born 21 March 1981 in Châtellerault) is a retired French professional road bicycle racer who last rode for UCI ProTeam. He is a younger brother, by just under 2 years, to fellow professional cyclist Sylvain Chavanel.

After three seasons with, Chavanel returned to for the 2014 season. At the 2015 Tour of Flanders, Chavanel sustained right thigh hematoma as a neutral service car rammed his team car which was stopped behind him to change his bike's wheel.

By finishing in last place in the 2015 Tour de France, he was that year's lanterne rouge rider.

Major results

 * 2002
 * 1st La Côte Picarde
 * 1st Stage 3 Ronde de l'Isard
 * 5th Overall Tour du Loir-et-Cher
 * 1st Stages 1 & 4
 * 7th Road race, UCI Road World Under-23 Championships


 * 2003
 * Tour de l'Avenir
 * 1st Stages 2 & 3


 * 2004
 * Tour de l'Avenir
 * 1st Points classification
 * 1st Stages 2, 4 & 5
 * 1st Stage 5 Tour de Wallonie
 * 4th Overall Tour de Picardie


 * 2006
 * 1st Stage 3 GP Internacional da Costa Azul


 * 2007
 * 1st Overall French Road Cycling Cup
 * 1st Grand Prix de Denain
 * Étoile de Bessèges
 * 1st Points classification
 * 1st Stage 5
 * 1st Stage 3 Tour de Picardie
 * 1st Stage 3 Tour de Poitou-Charentes et de la Vienne
 * 2nd Tro-Bro Léon
 * 3rd Grand Prix d'Isbergues
 * 4th Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
 * 5th Châteauroux Classic de l Indre


 * 2008
 * 1st Overall Tour de Picardie
 * 1st Points classification
 * 1st Stage 4
 * 2nd Grand Prix de la Ville de Rennes


 * 2009
 * 3rd Nokere Koerse
 * 5th Paris–Bourges


 * 2010
 * 5th Paris–Bourges
 * 6th Grand Prix de Denain
 * 10th Paris–Tours


 * 2011
 * 1st Stage 2 Circuit de Lorraine
 * 3rd La Roue Tourangelle
 * 5th Overall Tour de Wallonie
 * 6th Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
 * 8th Le Samyn
 * 9th Overall Driedaagse van West Vlaanderen


 * 2012
 * 2nd Neuseen Classics
 * 7th Overall Tour de Picardie
 * 7th Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne