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Ludovic Turpin

    Key Stats

    Nationality: French
    Born: March 22, 1975
    Hometown: Laval, France
    Height: 5-foot-6
    Weight: 124 pounds
    Strengths: climbing, attacking
    Turned Pro: 2000

    Palmares

    Career Highlights:

    2009
    5th, stage 4, Circuit de Lorraine

    2007
    2nd overall, Tour de l’Ain

    2006
    1st, stage 5, Dauphiné Libéré

    2005
    1st, GP de Rennes

    2004
    1st, stage 2, Circuit de la Sarthe

    2003
    1st, stage 2, Route du Sud
    1st, stages 1 and 3, Tour de l’Ain
    4th overall, Tour de l’Ain

    Biography

    One of the veterans on the team, all of Ludovic’s successes have come on French roads. A solid climber who can also go on the attack on hilly terrain, he can step up with the occasional big wins. Perhaps his biggest was when he won stage 5 in the Dauphiné Libéré in 2006 only to crash out the next day with a broken femur. A snapped clavicle while training in January will delay his 2008 debut.