Benoît Salmon Explained
| Benoît Salmon |
| Birth Date: | 9 May 1974 |
| Birth Place: | Dinan, France |
| Height: | 1.69 m |
| Weight: | 60 kg |
| Currentteam: | Retired |
| Discipline: | Road |
| Role: | Rider |
| Amateuryears1: | 1986 |
| Amateurteam1: | CC Plancoët |
| Amateuryears2: | 1993–1994 |
| Amateurteam2: | CC Louison Bobet |
| Amateuryears3: | 1994 |
| Amateurteam3: | (stagiaire) |
| Proyears1: | 1995 |
| Proyears2: | 1996 |
| Proyears3: | 1997 |
| Proyears4: | 1998–2001 |
| Proyears5: | 2002–2003 |
| Proyears6: | 2004 |
| Proyears7: | 2005–2008 |
Benoît Salmon (born 9 May 1974 is a French former professional road racing cyclist. In 1999, Salmon won the young rider classification in the Tour de France and the overall title of the Grand Prix du Midi Libre.[1]
Major results
- 1992
1st Road race, National Junior Road Championships
- 1996
1st Flèche Ardennaise
8th Overall Tour de l'Avenir
- 1997
5th GP de Cholet-Pays de Loire
8th Route Adélie
9th La Flèche Wallonne
- 1998
1st Overall Tour du Vaucluse
1st Stage 4
3rd Classique des Alpes
6th Overall Grand Prix du Midi Libre
- 1999
1st Overall Grand Prix du Midi Libre
1st Stage 4
1st Young rider classification, Tour de France
2nd Classique des Alpes
6th Tour du Haut Var
- 2000
6th Paris–Camembert
6th Classique des Alpes
- 2001
2nd Overall Grand Prix du Midi Libre
1st Stage 6
2nd Tour de Vendée
3rd Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
5th Classique des Alpes
8th GP Ouest-France
8th Trophée des Grimpeurs
- 2003
2nd Classique des Alpes
4th Road race, National Road Championships
- 2004
3rd Road race, National Road Championships
10th Overall Route du Sud
- 2005
3rd Overall Route du Sud
6th Overall Tour de l'Ain
9th Tour du Doubs
- 2006
4th Grand Prix de Wallonie
7th Trofeo Melinda
9th Overall Rhône-Alpes Isère TourGrand Tour general classification results timeline
Legend| — | Did not compete |
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| DNF | Did not finish | |
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Notes and References
- Web site: Benoît Salmon . ProCyclingStats . 13 September 2020.
