Sylvain Chavanel

Date of birth: June 30, 1979
Place of birth: Châtellerault, France
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Sylvain Chavanel, known in the peloton as ‘La Machine’, is a cycling icon. With a record 18 Tour de France starts and countless victories, he embodied the attacking spirit. Though retired from the pro peloton, his love for the bike remains undiminished.

Sylvain still rides often and hard. While it used to be about marginal gains for the win, it’s now about pure riding pleasure and reliability. A rider with his experience and power doesn’t settle for mediocrity. He chooses chainrings from The Mechanic Parts because, even in retirement, ‘La Machine’ wants his equipment to run like a well-oiled machine.