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.Libération DOPAGE. Jérôme Chiotti se dit dépassé par ses déclarations: «Je suis le seul âne à avouer». Pot belge, EPO"" Témoignage sur les pratiques du peloton. 28 April 2000
Doping admission Chiotti admitted to doping in order to win the 1996 World Championships in an interview with French magazine Vélo Vert on 23 April 2000. 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 and was subsequently banned for six months. The official UCI results were amended to reflect Thomas Frischknecht as the winner of the 1996 World Champion title.
Major results Mountain bike
1996 1st Cross-country, UCI World Championships 1998 2nd Cross-country, UCI World Championships 1999 1st Cross-country, National Championships 2001 1st Cross-country, National Championships 2002 1st 2003 1st
Cyclo-cross
1988–1989 3rd National Junior Championships 1989–1990 1st National Junior Championships 2nd UCI Junior World Championships 1991–1992 1st National Under-23 Championships 1993–1994 1st 1994–1995 1st National Championships 1st UCI World Cup 2nd Igorre 1995–1996 2nd National Championships UCI World Cup 3rd Pontchâteau 3rd Heerlen 1999–2000 Challenge de la France 1st Pléneuf-Val-André 2000–2001 Challenge de la France 2nd Liévin
Road 1998 2nd Overall Tour de Bretagne
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