Laurent Brochard (born on March 26, 1968 in Le Mans, France) is a professional road racing cyclist from France. In 1997 he won a stage of the Tour de France and became World Road Racing Champion in San Sebastian, Spain.
Brochard was a competitive runner and only started cycling competitively at age 19. He started his career with team Castorama and eventually became part of the Festina team. His role within Festina was often called that of the super-domestique, supporting the better-known stars within the team such as Richard Virenque but able to ride competitively for himself when given the chance to. He was implicated in the Festina scandal in the 1998 Tour de France.
After serving his suspension, Brochard joined Ag2r Prévoyance as a team leader and has had successes in many races such as Critérium International and Etoile de Béssèges. More recently, he moved to team Bouygues Télécom.
Brochard is known for his longevity, and for his hairdo. In the past he rode Cyfac frames exclusively, since his brother works for the company. He is a big fan of French comic character Marsupilami, often seen wearing Marsupilami logo and clothing at the races.
The 16 March 2007, he declared at the free paper Sport he will vote for Jean-Marie Le Pen at the présidentials elections.