Charly Mottet

Charly Mottet is a French former professional cyclist. He was one of the best French road cyclists of his era.

Career

Mottet won a total of 67 races, including the Tour de Romandie in 1990, and rode eight times in the Tour de France. His best results in the Tour de France were 4th-place finishes in 1987 and 1991. He won three stages, one in 1990 and two in 1991. He also finished 2nd in the 1990 Giro d'Italia.
During his professional cycling career, Mottet had a reputation within the peloton as being a totally clean rider who never used performance-enhancing drugs.
He is former FICP World No. 1.
After retiring from racing, Mottet became involved in race organising, working on the Critérium du Dauphiné for 14 years, before being appointed sports manager of the Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec and Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal in 2010. He also served as selector for the French national cycling team at the 1997 and 1998 Road World Championships, and as a technical delegate for the Union Cycliste Internationale at the 2004 Summer Olympics|2004] and 2008 Summer Olympics|2008] Olympics.

Charly Mottet's daughter, Eva Mottet, was also a road racing cyclist. She competed in women's junior events at the 2012 World Championships, finishing sixth in 2012 [UCI Road World Championships – Women's junior time trial|the time trial] before a serious crash in 2012 UCI Road [World Championships – Women's junior road race|the road race]. Charly Mottet was a UCI official at the race. Eva never fully recovered from her injuries and died in April 2020, aged 25.

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Grand Tour	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994
Vuelta a España general classification winners\|Vuelta a España]	—	—	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Giro d'Italia	21	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	—
Tour de France	—	36	16	4	DNF	6	49	4	DNF	40	46