Taruia Krainer
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Arue, French Polynesia, French Polynesia
 Taruia Krainer in 2014 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Taruia Franz Krainer |
| Born | 1 June 1991 Arue, French Polynesia, French Polynesia |
| Team information | |
| Current team | UC Cholet 49 |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role |
|
| Amateur teams | |
| 2009–2011 | UC Briochine |
| 2012–2017 | Vendée U |
| 2018 | VC Rouen 76 |
| 2019–2020 | UC Cholet 49 |
| Professional teams | |
| 2014 | Team Europcar (stagiaire) |
| 2015 | Team Europcar (stagiaire) |
| Managerial team | |
| 2020– | UC Cholet 49 |
Taruia Franz Krainer (born 1 June 1991)[1] is a French Polynesian road cyclist. He is currently the sports director of team UC Cholet 49.[2]
Krainer was born in Arue, French Polynesia,[3] and was educated at la Mennais high school.[4] He moved to France at the age of 16 to pursue a career in cycling and to study.[4]
He raced with UC Briochine from 2009 to 2011, then joined the Vendée U team in 2012.[4][5] In 2014 and 2015 he was a stagiaire (intern) with Team Europcar.[6] In 2017 he won the Prix Marcel Bergereau.[7] In 2018 he placed third in the Entre Brenne et Montmorillonnais. He also won the 2018 Tour Tahiti Nui.[8][9] In June 2020 he was appointed sports director of UC Cholet.[10][11] In 2022, he competed in the mixed team relay with the French Polynesian team at the 2022 UCI Road World Championships.[12]
