Personal information | |
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Full name | Damien Monier |
Born | Clermont-Ferrand, France | August 27, 1982
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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Damien Monier (born 27 August 1982) is a French former professional road bicycle racer, who competed as a professional from 2004 to 2022.
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]
Grand Tour | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
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Giro d'Italia | — | 111 | — | 89 |
Tour de France | — | — | — | 71 |
Vuelta a España | 129 | — | 65 | — |