Jérôme Chiotti

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Jérôme Chiotti (born 18 January 1972) is a French former professional racing cyclist who competed in road, cyclo-cross and mountain bike disciplines. He is most renowned for his victory in the 1996 World Mountain Bike Championships, a title which he later renounced by admitting doping.^[1]

Jérôme Chiotti

Chiotti in 1996

Personal information

Full name

Jerome Chiotti

Born

18 January 1972 (age 52)
Millau, France

Team information

Current team

Retired

Discipline

Mountain biking
Road
Cyclo-cross

Role

Rider

Amateur teams

1998

CSM Persan

1999–2000

VS Chartres

2001

SCO Dijon

2002

AC Lanester

2003

UC Saint-Chély d'Apcher

Professional teams

Giant/GT (MTB)

1994

Catavana–AS Corbeil–Essonnes–Cedico

1995

Le Groupement

1996–1997

Festina–Lotus

Medal record

Representing France

Men's mountain bike racing
World Championships
	1998 Mont Sainte-Anne	Cross-country

Doping admission

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Chiotti admitted to doping in order to win the 1996 World Championships in an interview with French magazine Vélo Vert on 23 April 2000.^[2] He admitted to spending up to US$6000 per year for EPO. He consequently renounced his World title during a press conference in Paris on 25 May 2000.^[3] The official UCI results were amended to reflect Thomas Frischknecht as the winner of the 1996 World Champion title.