# Jean-Christophe Péraud

Jean-Christophe Péraud (born 22 May 1977) is a retired French cyclist who rode for Omega Pharma–Lotto and AG2R La Mondiale during his professional career. He was a member of the French team at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics.

## Career

Péraud was European cross-country champion in 2005 and world team champion in 2008. Competing at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing he won the silver medal in the cross-country race. In June 2009 he became the surprise winner of the French National Time Trial Championships. This led to him being signed by UCI ProTour team Omega Pharma–Lotto for the 2010 season, to increase its time-trialing presence in stage races.
In 2011, Péraud achieved 6th place overall at the Critérium International and ninth place overall in the Tour de France. He crashed out in the final week of the 2013 Tour de France during the time trial, falling in a slippery late-apex corner, in the same spot his family had gathered to cheer him on, with less than two kilometers to go, riding with a non-displaced fractured collarbone sustained in a prior crash the very same morning. Péraud had again been placed ninth on the general classification before the incident. According to cyclingnews.com, Péraud responded in a composed manner concerning the incident:
"I didn't feel that I was taking too many risks, I was descending as I know how but I was surprised by the corner. It's part of sport. I'm okay and it's only a broken collarbone. It will be a relief to get home, and we'll think about my next objective when my body recovers."
In 2014, Péraud won the Critérium International in March. He also recorded top-five finishes in Tirreno–Adriatico, the Volta ao Algarve, and the Tour of the Basque Country. Péraud followed this up with a strong performance in the Tour de France, where he finished in second place in the final general classification, behind Vincenzo Nibali and ahead of Thibaut Pinot. He and Pinot became the first Frenchmen to finish in the top three overall in the Tour de France since Richard Virenque finished as runner-up overall in 1997. It was the first time in 30 years that two Frenchmen finished in the top three overall in the Tour de France – Laurent Fignon (winner) and Bernard Hinault (runner-up) finished in the top two overall in 1984.
In 2015, Péraud repeated his victory on the 2.HC Critérium International by winning the last stage finishing atop the Col de l'Ospedale. He won the general classification with a gap of ten seconds to fellow Frenchman Thibaut Pinot. Following his victory, Péraud stated "At the start, I thought that I would help Alexis Vuillermoz. But I attacked and I found myself alone. This victory is important after hard times and two surgeries this winter."

## Major results
### Mountain bike
#### 2003

    1st Roc d'Azur

#### 2005

    1st Cross-country, UEC European Championships
    2nd Cross-country, National Championships

#### 2007

    1st Roc d'Azur
    3rd Cross-country, National Championships

#### 2008

    1st Team relay, UCI World Championships
    1st Team relay, UEC European Championships
    2nd Cross-country, Olympic Games
    2nd Cross-country, National Championships
    UCI XC World Cup
       3rd Madrid

#### 2009

    UCI XC World Cup
       3rd Offenburg

### Road
#### 2006

    1st Les Boucles du Sud-Ardèche

#### 2008

    1st Road race, National Amateur Championships

#### 2009

    1st Time trial, National Championships
    2nd Chrono des Nations

#### 2010

    4th Overall Tour of the Basque Country
    9th Overall Paris–Nice

#### 2011

    2nd Overall Tour Méditerranéen
    4th Overall Tour du Poitou-Charentes
    6th Overall Paris–Nice
    6th Overall Critérium International
    7th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné
    7th Overall Tour of Beijing
    8th Overall Tour de l'Ain
    9th Overall Tour de France
    10th Tour du Doubs

#### 2012

    4th Overall Tour du Poitou-Charentes
    7th Overall Tour of the Basque Country

#### 2013

    2nd Overall Tour Méditerranéen
       1st Stage 4
    3rd Overall Paris–Nice
    5th Overall Critérium International
    6th Overall Tour de Romandie

#### 2014

    1st Overall Critérium International
    2nd Overall Tour de France
    2nd Overall Tour Méditerranéen
       1st Stage 5
    3rd Overall Tour of the Basque Country
    4th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico
    5th Overall Tour de l'Ain
    10th UCI World Tour

#### 2015

    1st Overall Critérium International
       1st Stage 3
    8th Boucles de l'Aulne

#### 2016

    9th Overall Giro del Trentino

#### General classification results timeline

Grand Tour general classification results :
| Grand Tour | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
| Giro d'Italia | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNF |
| Tour de France | — | 9 | 44 | DNF | 2 | 61 | — |
| Vuelta a España | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 |
| Major stage race general classification results ||||||||
| Race | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
| Paris–Nice | 8 | 6 | 90 | 3 | — | DNF | — |
| Tirreno–Adriatico | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 24 |
| Volta a Catalunya | Did not contest during career | Did not contest during career | Did not contest during career | Did not contest during career | Did not contest during career | Did not contest during career | Did not contest during career |
| Tour of the Basque Country | 4 | 60 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 16 | — |
| Tour de Romandie | DNF | 40 | 96 | 6 | 32 | 31 | — |
| Critérium du Dauphiné | DNF | 7 | 68 | — | 37 | 31 | — |
| Tour de Suisse | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | 56 |
Legend :
| — | Did not compete |
| DNF | Did not finish |