Damien Monier Explained
| Damien Monier |
| Fullname: | Damien Monier |
| Birth Date: | 27 August 1982 |
| Birth Place: | Clermont-Ferrand, France |
| Height: | 1.88 m |
| Weight: | 71 kg |
| Currentteam: | Retired |
| Discipline: | Road |
| Role: | Staff |
| Amateuryears1: | 2003 |
| Amateurteam1: | (stagiaire) |
| Proyears1: | 2004–2012 |
| Proyears2: | 2013–2017 |
| Proyears3: | 2018–2022 |
| Proteam3: | [1] [2] |
| Majorwins: | Grand Tours Giro d'Italia
1 individual stage (2010)
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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.
Career
Monier was born in Clermont-Ferrand, and became a professional rider in 2004. After seven years with the 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 .[5] He moved to 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 IjenGrand Tour general classification results timeline
Notes and References
- Web site: Aisan Racing Team. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 23 February 2020. https://archive.today/20200223190933/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/14055/1001116/257. 23 February 2020.
- News: 1/1 愛三工業レーシングチーム2021年チーム体制発表. Japanese. 1/1 Aisan Racing Team 2021 Team Structure Announcement. . Aisan. 1 January 2021. 29 January 2021.
- News: Frenchman Damien Monier claims first stage win in Giro d'Italia . Kogoy . Peter . 27 May 2010 . . . 21 January 2012.
- News: Cofidis rider Monier struck by car while training . 21 January 2012 . Cycling News . Future Publishing Limited . 21 January 2012.
- Web site: Damien Monier signe chez Bridgestone-Anchor . VeloRacingNews . 2 February 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130926073151/http://www.veloracingnews.com/article-damien-monier-chez-bridgestone-anchor-112927666.html . 26 September 2013 .
- Web site: Une autre Conti pour Damien Monier - Actualité - DirectVelo. DirectVelo. 7 February 2018. fr-FR.
- Web site: http://www.aisanracingteam.com/teamblog/2022/12/20232.html . Japanese . ja:愛三工業レーシングチーム2023年新体制発表 . 29 December 2022 . Aisan Racing Team . 1 January 2023.
- Web site: Lee . Aaron . Monier, Yonamine claim Taiwan KOM Challenge crowns . Velo News . 17 November 2015.
- Web site: Ewan wins overall at the Tour de Korea. 2 August 2015 . . 5 August 2015.
