Laurent Brochard

Laurent Brochard (; born 26 March 1968) is a retired professional road racing cyclist from France. In 1997 he won a stage of the Tour de France and became world road champion in San Sebastián, Spain.

Brochard was a runner and started cycling competitively at 19. He started with Castorama and became part of Festina cycling team. His role in Festina was super-domestique, supporting stars such as Richard Virenque but able to ride competitively when given the chance. He was implicated in the Festina scandal in the 1998 Tour de France.

After serving his suspension, Brochard joined Ag2r Prévoyance as leader and had successes in races such as Critérium International and Étoile de Béssèges. He then moved to Bouygues Télécom.

He is a fan of Belgian comic character Marsupilami, often wearing Marsupilami logo and clothing at races.

Major results

1989 1st Stage 4 Tour Poitou-Charentes en Nouvelle-Aquitaine 1990 10th Overall Tour de la Communauté Européenne 1991 10th Overall Circuit Franco-Belge 1992 1st Stage 3 Tour Méditerranéen 6th Overall Tour de l'Avenir 7th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico 7th Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne 7th Paris–Tours 9th Trophée des Grimpeurs 1993 1st Stage 2 Tour Méditerranéen 2nd Road race, National Road Championships 2nd Overall Route du Sud 4th Paris–Camembert 6th Overall Paris–Nice 9th Overall Tour du Limousin 9th Omloop Het Volk 1994

1st Stage 5 1st Tour du Haut-Var 2nd Overall Circuit de la Sarthe 1st Stage 3 3rd Overall Tour Méditerranéen 3rd Paris–Camembert 7th GP Ouest–France 8th Grand Prix de Rennes 1995 Tour de l'Ain 1st Stages 2, 3 & 4 2nd Paris–Camembert 6th Overall Four Days of Dunkirk 9th Overall Tour Méditerranéen 1996

1st Stages 1 & 2 1st La Polynormande 2nd Road race, National Road Championships 2nd Overall Grand Prix du Midi Libre 2nd GP Ouest–France 2nd Chrono des Herbiers 5th Overall Paris–Nice 5th Trophée des Grimpeurs 7th Overall Three Days of De Panne 7th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré 7th Tour of Flanders 8th La Flèche Wallonne 9th Milan–San Remo 1997

1st Stage 9 Tour de France Grand Prix du Midi Libre 1st Stages 3, 5 & 6 4th Road race, National Road Championships 1998 2nd Paris–Bourges 3rd Overall Grand Prix du Midi Libre 1st Stage 6 3rd La Polynormande 6th Tour de Vendée 1999 1st Stage 9 Vuelta a España 2nd Bordeaux–Caudéran 4th Time Trial, National Road Championships 8th Züri–Metzgete 8th Overall Vuelta a Asturias 2000 1st Paris–Bourges 1st Route Adelié 2nd Overall Paris–Nice 1st Prologue 2nd Classic Haribo 3rd Overall Circuit de la Sarthe 4th Gran Premio Città di Camaiore 7th Overall Critérium International 1st Stage 3 (ITT) 7th Overall Tour of Sweden 9th Cholet-Pays de Loire 9th EnBW Grand Prix 9th Boucles de l'Aulne 2001 1st Paris–Camembert 1st Grand Prix de Villers-Cotterêts 2nd Cholet-Pays de Loire 2nd Trophée des Grimpeurs 3rd Overall Tour Méditerranéen 3rd Route Adélie 4th Gran Premio di Lugano 4th Paris–Bourges 5th Overall Circuit de la Sarthe 1st Stage 1 7th Gran Premio di Chiasso 8th Overall Étoile de Bessèges 9th Boucles de l'Aulne 10th Grand Prix de Denain 2002

1st Stage 7

1st Stage 4 1st Stage 4 Grand Prix du Midi Libre 2nd La Polynormande 3rd Overall Four Days of Dunkirk 3rd Route Adélie 4th Overall Circuit de la Sarthe 5th Overall Critérium International 7th Cholet-Pays de Loire 7th Paris–Bourges 10th Classic Haribo 2003

1st Stage 2 1st Paris–Camembert

1st Stage 5 Vuelta a Castilla y León 2nd Overall Tour Méditerranéen 3rd Overall Circuit de la Sarthe 3rd Overall Four Days of Dunkirk 3rd Route Adélie 3rd Overall Danmark Rundt 4th Overall Tour Poitou-Charentes en Nouvelle-Aquitaine 4th Overall Tour de Pologne 2004

1st Stage 4 2nd Overall Four Days of Dunkirk 5th Overall Circuit de la Sarthe 1st Stage 3 5th Overall Tour du Languedoc-Rousillon 7th Overall Tour Méditerranéen 7th Paris–Camembert 2005 1st Paris–Camembert 2nd Road race, National Road Championships 5th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico 8th Overall Circuit de la Sarthe 10th Overall Tour Méditerranéen 2007

2nd Overall Tour de Luxembourg 1st Stage 2 7th Overall Étoile de Bessèges 9th Overall Critérium International 9th Overall Paris–Corrèze 10th Paris–Camembert