Laurent Brochard

Brochard at the 1998 Paris–Tours
Personal information
Full name	Laurent Brochard
Nickname	la Brochette
Born	(1968-03-26) 26 March 1968 (age 55) Le Mans, France
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	68 kg (150 lb; 10 st 10 lb)
Team information
Current team	Retired
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Professional teams
1992–1994	Castorama
1995–1999	Festina–Lotus
2000–2002	Jean Delatour
2003–2004	AG2R Prévoyance
2005–2008	Bouygues Télécom
Major wins
Tour de France, 1 stage (1997) Vuelta a España, 1 stage Paris–Camembert (2001, 2003, 2005) Critérium International (2003) Tour de Pologne (2002) Regio-Tour (2002) Étoile de Bessèges (2004)
Medal record Representing  France Men's road bicycle racing World Championships 1997 San Sebastián Road race

Laurent Brochard (born 26 March 1968 in Le Mans, France) 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