Hubert Dupont
Key Stats
Nationality: French
Born: November 13, 1980
Hometown: Lyon, France
Height: 5-foot-6
Weight: 128 pounds
Strengths: climbing
Turned Pro: 2005
Palmares
2007
4th, Tour du Doubs
2006
1st, mountains competition, Vuelta a País Vasco
6th, Route du Sud
Biography
Dupont has dabbled in mountain biking and cyclocross, but it’s climbing that’s his true passion. Inspired by France’s long tradition of climbers, Dupont aims to someday challenge such races as the Giro d’Italia and Tour de France. In 2006, he showed promise by taking the climber’s jersey at the hilly Tour of the Basque Country.