Damien Monier
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| Damien Monier (2015) | |
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| Date of birth | August 27, 1982 |
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 France
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| discipline | Road cycling |
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| Last updated: June 10, 2019 | |
Damien Monier (born August 27, 1982 in Clermont-Ferrand ) is a French track and road cyclist.
Athletic career
Damien Monier was third in the Chrono des Herbiers in the U23 class in 2002 . The following year he was French U23 champion in the single pursuit on the track and won the Chrono des Herbiers . In 2003 he drove at Cofidis as a trainee and got a professional contract there from the following season; he stayed with this team until 2012. In 2005 and 2008 Monier was French champion in the single pursuit of the elite.
Monier celebrated his greatest success to date with a stage win at the Giro d'Italia 2010 . In January 2012, Monier was hit by a car while training and suffered severe head injuries. After this accident, he found himself unable to continue at the level of a WorldTeam and he went to the Japanese UCI Continental Team Team Bridgestone Anchor . In 2014 he won a stage of the Tour International de Constantine and in 2016 the overall ranking of the Tour de Guadeloupe . In 2017 he decided a stage and the points classification of the Tour de Kumano for himself. The following year he switched to the Aisan Racing Team .
successes
Street
- 2003
- Chrono des Herbiers (U23)
- 2010
- a stage of the Giro d'Italia
- 2014
- one stage Tour International de Constantine
- 2016
- Overall ranking and a stage Tour de Guadeloupe
- 2017
- a stage and points classification Tour de Kumano
train
- 2003
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French Champion - Single Pursuit (U23)
- 2005
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French master - one's pursuit
- 2008
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French master - one's pursuit
Grand Tour placements
| Grand Tour | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
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 Giro d'Italia
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- | 111 | - | 89 |
 Tour de France
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- | - | - | 68 |
 Vuelta a España
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129 | - | 65 | - |
Teams
- 2004–2012 Cofidis
- 2013 Bridgestone Anchor
- 2014 Bridgestone Anchor Cycling Team
- 2015 Bridgestone Anchor Cycling Team
- 2016 Bridgestone Anchor Cycling Team
- 2017 Bridgestone Anchor Cycling Team
- 2018 Aisan Racing Team
- 2019 Aisan Racing Team
Web links
- Damien Monier in the Radsportseiten.net database
- Damien Monier in the ProCyclingStats.com database
Individual evidence
- ↑ Monier with a fractured skull base in hospital. In: radsport-news.com. January 23, 2012, accessed June 10, 2019 .
- ^ Pierre Carrey: Damien Monier: "Je me fais plaisir". In: Direct Velo. August 14, 2016, accessed June 10, 2019 .
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Monier, Damien |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French cyclist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 27, 1982 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Clermont-Ferrand , Puy-de-Dôme department , France |