Damien Monier
French road bicycle racer
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Damien Monier (born 27 August 1982) is a French former professional road bicycle racer, who competed as a professional from 2004 to 2022.
Clermont-Ferrand, France
Monier in April 2015 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Damien Monier |
| Born | August 27, 1982 Clermont-Ferrand, France |
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Staff |
| Amateur team | |
| 2003 | Cofidis (stagiaire) |
| Professional teams | |
| 2004–2012 | Cofidis |
| 2013–2017 | Bridgestone–Anchor |
| 2018–2022 | Aisan Racing Team[1][2] |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
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Career
Monier was born in Clermont-Ferrand, and became a professional rider in 2004. After seven years with the Cofidis team, he won his first race, the 17th stage of the 2010 Giro d'Italia from Bruneck to Peio.[3] In January 2012, he was hit by a car while training in France, knocking him unconscious and fracturing his skull.[4] In November 2012, he signed to ride the 2013 season with the Japanese team Bridgestone–Anchor.[5] He moved to Aisan Racing Team for the 2018 season.[6]
After retiring as a professional cyclist, he is working as a staff of Aisan Racing.[7]
Major results
- 2002
- 1st
Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships - 2003
- 1st Individual pursuit, National Under-23 Track Championships
- 3rd Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
- 2004
- 3rd Individual pursuit, National Track Championships
- 2005
- 1st Individual pursuit, National Track Championships
- 2007
- 8th Tour de Vendée
- 2008
- 1st Individual pursuit, National Track Championships
- 7th Overall Volta ao Distrito de Santarém
- 2009
- 4th Overall Tour Méditerranéen
- 4th Overall Tour de l'Ain
- 8th Overall Étoile de Bessèges
- 9th Overall Circuit de la Sarthe
- 2010
- 1st Stage 17 Giro d'Italia
- 8th Overall Route du Sud
- 9th Classic Loire Atlantique
- 2013
- 1st JBCF Tsugaike Kogen Hillclimb
- 2nd Overall Tour de Hokkaido
- 3rd Overall Tour of Japan
- 4th Overall Tour of Azerbaijan (Iran)
- 6th Overall Tour de Guadeloupe
- 9th Overall Tour de Kumano
- 2014
- 2nd Overall Tour de Guadeloupe
- 4th Critérium International de Sétif
- 5th Overall Tour International de Sétif
- 7th Overall Tour de Constantine
- 1st Stage 3
- 2015
- 1st Taiwan KOM Challenge[8]
- 3rd Overall Tour de Filipinas
- 3rd Overall Tour de Kumano
- 4th Tour de Okinawa
- 8th Overall Tour of Japan
- 10th Overall Tour de Korea[9]
- 2016
- 1st Overall Tour de Guadeloupe
- 1st Stage 8b (ITT)
- 2017
- Tour de Kumano
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Stage 3
- 5th Overall Tour de Korea
- 2018
- 3rd Taiwan KOM Challenge
- 2019
- 9th Overall Tour de Ijen
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia |
— | 111 | — | 89 |
 Tour de France |
— | — | — | 71 |
 Vuelta a España |
129 | — | 65 | — |
