William Bonnet Explained
| William Bonnet |
| Fullname: | William Bonnet |
| Birth Date: | 1982 6, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Saint-Doulchard, France |
| Height: | 1.850NaN0 |
| Weight: | 78kg (172lb) |
| Discipline: | Road |
| Role: | Rider |
| Proyears1: | 2002–2005 |
| Proyears2: | 2006–2008 |
| Proyears3: | 2009–2010 |
| Proyears4: | 2011–2021 |
| Proteam4: | [1] [2] |
William Bonnet (born 25 June 1982) is a French former professional road bicycle racer, who last rode for UCI WorldTeam .[3] In the 2015 Tour de France, Bonnet crashed at full speed on stage 3 near Huy in Belgium after clipping wheels of a rider in front. He has suffered a multiple fracture of the second cervical vertebrae and was rushed to Paris for surgery and placed in an induced coma before any neurological damage was done. Bonnet retired from competition at the end of the 2021 season.[4]
Major results
- 2000
2nd Team pursuit, UCI Junior Track World Championships
- 2003
4th Grand Prix de la ville de Nogent-sur-Oise
- 2004
1st Paris–Mantes-en-Yvelines
10th Boucle de l'Artois
- 2005
1st Stage 1 Paris–Corrèze
4th Châteauroux Classic
6th Overall Tour de Normandie
7th Overall Tour du Limousin
8th Overall Tour de Picardie
9th Grand Prix de Denain
- 2006
3rd Grand Prix de Wallonie
5th Grand Prix de Fourmies
7th Grand Prix de Denain
7th Tro-Bro Léon
7th Tour de Rijke
9th Paris–Brussels
10th Grote Prijs Jef Scherens
- 2007
7th Dwars door Vlaanderen
7th Tour de Vendée
- 2008
1st Grand Prix de la Somme
1st Grand Prix d'Isbergues
7th Vattenfall Cyclassics
8th Overall Tour du Poitou-Charentes
- 2009
9th Overall Paris–Corrèze
- 2010
1st Stage 2 Paris–Nice
10th Dwars door Vlaanderen
10th Tour of Flanders
- 2011
6th E3 Prijs Vlaanderen
- 2016
8th Road race, UCI Road World ChampionshipsGrand 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: Groupama-FDJ confirm 28 riders for 2019. Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 15 November 2018. 3 January 2019.
- Web site: Groupama - FDJ. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 2 January 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200102031051/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/13988/1000562/260. 2 January 2020.
- Web site: Groupama - FDJ. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 1 January 2021. https://archive.today/20210101153609/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15240/1000562/279. 1 January 2021.
- Web site: Who is retiring from pro cycling in 2021? . Timms . Joe . 18 October 2021 . Rouleur. 25 October 2021.
