Silvan Dillier (born 3 August 1990) is a Swiss cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Alpecin–Deceuninck.[2]

Silvan Dillier
Personal information
Full nameSilvan Dillier
Born (1990-08-03) 3 August 1990 (age 34)
Baden, Switzerland
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb; 11 st 11 lb)
Team information
Current teamAlpecin–Deceuninck
Disciplines
  • Road
  • Track
RoleRider
Rider typeClassics specialist
Amateur teams
2010Chambéry Cyclisme
2012EKZ Racing
2013BMC Development Team
2013BMC Racing Team (stagiaire)
Professional teams
2011Team Vorarlberg
2014–2017BMC Racing Team
2018–2020AG2R La Mondiale[1]
2021–Alpecin–Fenix
Major wins
Grand Tours
Giro d'Italia
1 individual stage (2017)

One-day races and Classics

National Road Race Championships (2017, 2021)
National Time Trial Championships (2015)
Medal record
Men's road bicycle racing
Representing BMC Racing Team
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Ponferranda Team time trial
Gold medal – first place 2015 Richmond Team time trial
Silver medal – second place 2017 Bergen Team time trial

Career

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Amateur career

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Dillier was born in Baden, Switzerland. In 2008, he was the Swiss national junior time trial champion, Under-23 road champion in 2009, and Under-23 time trial champion in 2010 and 2011.[3]

In 2012, he won a stage at the Tour de l'Avenir.[3]

In the 2013 Tour of Alberta, he won stage 2 while riding with BMC Racing Team as a stagiaire.[4] This prompted BMC to sign him to a contract for the 2014 cycling season.[5]

BMC Racing Team (2014–17)

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He was named in the startlist for the 2016 Vuelta a España.[6] Dillier rode in the 2017 Giro d'Italia.[7] and won Stage 6 in a two-man sprint against Jasper Stuyven (Trek–Segafredo) after the pair had been part of a five-man breakaway that rode clear of the peloton for almost all of the 217-kilometre (135-mile) stage.[8] In June 2017, Dillier won his first stage race, the Route du Sud.[9]

AG2R La Mondiale (2018–20)

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Dillier (centre) following Peter Sagan at the 2018 Paris–Roubaix; he ultimately finished second to Sagan in a sprint finish.

Dillier joined AG2R La Mondiale for the 2018 season to bolster the team's classics squad, but he suffered a broken thumb at Strade Bianche. He returned to racing in April 2018 and won his comeback race, Route Adélie.[10] At Paris–Roubaix, Dillier was part of a nine-man early breakaway that escaped from the peloton after an hour of racing, and was leading with Jelle Wallays (Lotto–Soudal), until the pair were caught by world champion Peter Sagan (Bora–Hansgrohe), who had attacked from the group of favourites with around 53 kilometres (33 miles) remaining. Dillier was able to stay and work with Sagan all the way to the finish at Roubaix Velodrome, where Sagan won the two-up sprint finish.[11] In July 2018, he was named in the start list for the Tour de France.[12]

Alpecin–Fenix (2021–)

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In November 2020, Dillier signed a one-year contract with the Alpecin–Fenix team, for the 2021 season.[13] He extended his contract by a further two seasons in July 2021.[14]

Personal life

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Dillier resides in Schneisingen.

Major results

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Road

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2006
1st   Road race, National Novice Road Championships
2007
1st Stage 3 Kroz Istru
2nd Time trial, National Junior Road Championships
2nd Overall Tour du Pays de Vaud
1st Stage 3a
9th Overall Course de la Paix Juniors
1st Stage 4
2008
1st   Time trial, National Junior Road Championships
8th Overall Tour du Pays de Vaud
2009
1st   Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
2010
1st   Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
8th Overall Tour du Loir-et-Cher
2011
National Under-23 Road Championships
1st   Time trial
2nd Road race
2012
National Under-23 Road Championships
1st   Time trial
2nd Road race
1st Stage 1 Tour de l'Avenir
8th Overall Tour de Gironde
2013 (1 pro win)
1st   Overall Tour de Normandie
1st   Young rider classification
1st Flèche Ardennaise
1st Stage 2 Tour of Alberta
2nd Grand Prix des Marbriers
9th Internationale Wielertrofee Jong Maar Moedig
2014
1st   Team time trial, UCI Road World Championships
2nd Grand Prix of Aargau Canton
3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
3rd Overall Tour de Wallonie
1st   Young rider classification
6th Overall Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen
9th Vattenfall Cyclassics
2015 (2)
1st   Team time trial, UCI Road World Championships
1st   Time trial, National Road Championships
2nd Overall Arctic Race of Norway
1st   Young rider classification
1st Stage 4
2016
4th Overall Dubai Tour
8th Grand Prix of Aargau Canton
2017 (3)
National Road Championships
1st   Road race
2nd Time trial
1st   Overall Route du Sud
1st   Points classification
1st   Mountains classification
1st Stage 6 Giro d'Italia
2nd   Team time trial, UCI Road World Championships
2nd Dwars door West-Vlaanderen
8th Overall Tour of Guangxi
8th Brabantse Pijl
2018 (1)
1st Route Adélie
1st   Mountains classification, Tour of Guangxi
2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
2nd Paris–Roubaix
6th Tour du Doubs
9th Grand Prix of Aargau Canton
10th La Roue Tourangelle
2020
2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
10th Overall Tour Poitou-Charentes en Nouvelle-Aquitaine
2021 (1)
1st   Road race, National Road Championships

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

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Grand Tour 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
  Giro d'Italia 52 DNF 67
  Tour de France 83 59 60 129
  Vuelta a España 79 72

Monuments results timeline

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Monument 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Milan–San Remo 38 125 102 100
Tour of Flanders 46 61 49 54 DNF DNF 98 80
Paris–Roubaix DNF 2 57 NH 49 63 42
Liège–Bastogne–Liège 123
Giro di Lombardia Has not yet contested during his career

Major championships timeline

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Event 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
  Olympic Games Road race Not held Not held NH
  World Championships Time trial 18 30 47
Road race 28 DNF 50 DNF DNF 45
Team time trial 1 1 2 15 Not held
  National Championships Time trial 3 1 DNS 2 2 2
Road race 9 13 4 13 1 8 13 1 6
Legend
Did not compete
DNF Did not finish
NH Not held

Track

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2008
1st   Omnium, National Junior Championships
3rd   Madison, UCI Junior World Championships
3rd Madison, National Championships
2009
National Championships
2nd Kilo
3rd Madison
2010
2nd Points race, National Championships
2011
UEC European Under-23 Championships
1st   Madison (with Cyrille Thièry)
3rd   Team pursuit
National Championships
1st   Omnium
1st   Madison (with Claudio Imhof)
2nd   Points race, UEC European Championships
2nd Six Days of Zürich (with Glenn O'Shea)
2012
UEC European Under-23 Championships
1st   Madison (with Jan Keller)
1st   Individual pursuit
2nd   Team pursuit
2nd Six Days of Berlin (with Franco Marvulli)
National Championships
3rd Individual pursuit
3rd Madison
3rd Six Days of Ghent (with Robert Bartko)
2013
1st Six Days of Zürich (with Iljo Keisse)
2014
2nd Six Days of Zürich (with Leif Lampater)
3rd Six Days of Ghent (with Leif Lampater)
2015
2nd   Team pursuit, UEC European Championships
2nd Madison, National Championships

References

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  1. ^ "Official presentation of the AG2R LA MONDIALE professional cycling team 2020". AG2R La Mondiale. Groupe AG2R La Mondiale. 10 December 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Alpecin-Fenix". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 3 January 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  3. ^ a b "BMC Racing Team: Silvan Dillier". bmcracingteam.com. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  4. ^ "Swissman Silvan Dillier Wins Stage 2 | Tour of Alberta". tourofalberta.ca. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  5. ^ "Dillier Steps Up To BMC Racing Team For 2014 | Cyclingnews.com". cyclingnews.com. 9 September 2013. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  6. ^ "71st Vuelta a España". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  7. ^ "2017: 100th Giro d'Italia: Start List". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  8. ^ "Silvan Dillier pips Jasper Stuyven to Giro d'Italia stage six victory after colossal breakaway". 11 May 2017.
  9. ^ "Route du Sud - la Depeche du Midi 2017: Stage 4 Results". 18 June 2017.
  10. ^ "Dillier: Peter Sagan was an angel and a devil in the same person". 8 April 2018.
  11. ^ Robertshaw, Henry (8 April 2018). "Peter Sagan takes spectacular Paris-Roubaix victory after huge 54km attack". Cycling Weekly. Time Inc. UK. Archived from the original on 8 April 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  12. ^ "2018: 105th Tour de France: Start List". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  13. ^ "Dillier joins Van der Poel at Alpecin-Fenix". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 18 November 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  14. ^ Chevalier, Theo (29 July 2021). "Route - Silvan Dillier a prolongé avec Alpecin-Fenix jusqu'en 2023" [Road - Silvan Dillier extended with Alpecin-Fenix until 2023]. Cyclism'Actu (in French). Swar Agency. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
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