# Francis Moreau

Francis Moreau (born 21 July 1965) is a French former professional racing cyclist from Saint-Quentin. He turned professional in 1989 and retired 12 years later at the end of 2000. A pursuit specialist, Moreau was a frequent medalist and the UCI Track Cycling World Championships, winning the pursuit in 1991. He was also part of the gold medal winning team at the 1996 Summer Olympics, who set a new Olympic record with a time of 4:05:930.
On the road, Moreau finished 132nd at the 1991 Tour de France and 113th in 1994 - despite the death of his father on 9 July; his father had said that he would not want his son to drop out in mourning. In 1995 he finished 5th in the Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan and came 9th in the 1996 Paris–Roubaix.

## Major results
### 1987

    1st Stage 1, Circuit de la Sarthe

### 1988

    2nd Segré
    3rd Amiens - Beaurains, Amateurs, Beaurains
    2nd Prix Frequence Nord, Amateurs

### 1990

    2nd UCI Track Cycling World Championships - Men's Individual Pursuit
    2nd Chrono des Herbiers
    2nd Duo Normand
    3rd Stage 3 Tour Méditerranéen, Marignane
    1st Stage 1, Paris–Nice, Paris

### 1991

    1st UCI Track Cycling World Championships - Men's Individual Pursuit
    2nd UCI Track Cycling World Championships - Men's Points Race
    1st Barentin
    3rd Le Havre
    3rd Amiens

### 1992

    2nd Arpajon-sur-Cère (FRA)
    1st Stage 3, Critérium International, Avignon
    2nd Stage 3b, Tour of Luxembourg, Bettembourg
    3rd Stage 4, Tour of Luxembourg, Diekirch

### 1993

    3rd Pursuit, French National Track Championships
    2nd Postgirot Open
       1st Stage 5, Postgirot Open, Burseryd
    3rd General Classification Tour du Poitou-Charentes et de la Vienne
    3rd Stage 1 Paris–Nice, Fonteney Sous Bois
    2nd Amiens
    1st Paris - Brussel

### 1994

    2nd UCI Track Cycling World Championships - Men's Individual Pursuit
    2nd Pursuit, French National Track Championships
    1st Bordeaux - Cauderan
    3rd Stage 4a, Circuit Cycliste de la Sarthe
    3rd Stage 2, Étoile de Bessèges, Aigues Mortes
    1st Amiens
    2nd Grand Prix des Nations

### 1995

    1st A Travers le Morbihan
    2nd Pursuit, French National Track Championships

### 1996

    1st Team pursuit, 1996 Summer Olympics
    2nd UCI Track Cycling World Championships - Men's Team Pursuit
    3rd UCI Track Cycling World Championships - Men's Individual Pursuit
    5th Points race, 1996 Summer Olympics
    9th 1996 Paris–Roubaix
    2nd Lèves
    2nd La Côte Picarde (FRA)
    2nd Stage 3b, Tour of Luxembourg, Bettembourg
    3rd Stage 6, Volta Ciclista a Catalunya, Port Aventura

### 1997

    2nd Stage 4b, Tour du Poitou-Charentes et de la Vienne, Poitiers

### 1998

    1st Pursuit, French National Track Championships
    2nd UCI Track Cycling World Championships - Men's Individual Pursuit
    2nd Calais
    3rd Duo Normand
    2nd Six-Days of Grenoble

### 1999

    2nd UCI Track Cycling World Championships - Men's Team Pursuit
    2nd Team pursuit, French National Track Championships
    1st Mexico City, Team Pursuit; (with Cyril Bos, Philippe Ermenault & Damien Pommereau)
    1st Mexico City, Pursuit
    2nd Frisco, Team Pursuit, Frisco

### 2000

    1st Team pursuit, French National Track Championships
    4th Team pursuit, 2000 Summer Olympics
    1st GP de Lillers