Éric Boyer

Eric Boyer
Boyer at the 1993 Tour de France
Personal information
Full nameÉric Boyer
Born (1963-12-02) 2 December 1963
Choisy-le-Roi, France
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
Role
  • Rider
  • Manager
Professional teams
1985Renault–Elf
1986–1988Système U
1989–1994Z–Peugeot
1995Polti–Granarolo–Santini
Managerial team
2005–2012Cofidis
Major wins
Grand Tours
Tour de France
1 TTT stage (1986)
Giro d'Italia
3 individual stages (1990, 1991)

Éric Boyer (born 2 December 1963) is a French former professional road bicycle racer.

Boyer was born in Choisy-le-Roi. In the 1988 Tour de France, he finished in 5th place in the overall classification - the highest placed French finisher. Boyer won two stages of the 1990 Giro d'Italia and one stage the following year.

After his racing career, Boyer worked for television (including Eurosport and L'Equipe) and newspapers. He was manager of the Cofidis team from 2005 until June 2012. In addition he briefly served as president of the AIGCP from 2008 to 2009.