# 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 Overall Regio-Tour
       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 Overall Tour du Limousin
       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 Road race, UCI Road World Championships
    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 Overall Tour de Pologne
       1st Stage 7
    1st Overall Regio-Tour
       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 Overall Critérium International
       1st Points classification
       1st Stage 2
    1st Paris–Camembert
    1st Points classification Paris–Nice
    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 Overall Étoile de Bessèges
       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

    1st Mountains classification Tour de Romandie
    1st Points classification Tour Down Under
    2nd Overall Tour de Luxembourg
       1st Stage 2
    7th Overall Étoile de Bessèges
    9th Overall Critérium International
    9th Overall Paris–Corrèze
    10th Paris–Camembert