Benoît Vaugrenard (French pronunciation: [bənwa vogʁənaʁ]; born 5 January 1982) is a French former road racing cyclist, who competed professionally for FDJeux.com and its successors between 2003 and 2019.[2] During his professional career, Vaugrenard took eight victories and competed in eleven Grand Tours: six times in the Tour de France, three times in the Giro d'Italia (2004, 2016,[3] and 2017) and twice in the Vuelta a España (2005 and 2012).
_(cropped).jpg) Vaugrenard at the 2007 Tour de France | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Benoît Vaugrenard |
| Born | 5 January 1982 Vannes, France |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Groupama–FDJ |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role |
|
| Rider type | Rouleur |
| Amateur team | |
| 2002 | Française des Jeux (stagiaire) |
| Professional team | |
| 2003–2019 | FDJeux.com[1] |
| Managerial team | |
| 2022– | Groupama–FDJ (directeur sportif) |
| Major wins | |
| National Time Trial Championships (2007) | |
In 2022, Vaugrenard became a directeur sportif with Groupama–FDJ.[4]
Major results edit
Source: [5]
- 2003
- 6th Tour du Finistère
- 2005
- 2nd Paris–Bourges
- 5th Tour du Finistère
- 7th Tour de Vendée
- 2006
- 6th Overall Circuit de la Sarthe
- 1st
Young rider classification
- 1st
- 2007
- 1st
Time trial, National Road Championships - 1st Polynormande
- 3rd Paris–Camembert
- 5th Tour du Finistère
- 7th Overall Circuit de la Sarthe
- 2008
- 1st Overall Tour du Poitou-Charentes
- 1st Stage 3
- 1st Stage 4 Tour du Limousin
- 2nd Route Adélie de Vitré
- 3rd Paris–Camembert
- 4th Overall Circuit de la Sarthe
- 6th Grand Prix de Wallonie
- 8th Overall Critérium International
- 2009
- 1st Grand Prix d'Isbergues
- 3rd Overall Circuit de la Sarthe
- 6th Route Adélie de Vitré
- 8th Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- 10th Brabantse Pijl
- 10th Paris–Camembert
- 2010
- 1st Stage 1 Volta ao Algarve
- 1st Stage 5 Four Days of Dunkirk
- 3rd Route Adélie de Vitré
- 5th Tour de la Somme
- 6th Polynormande
- 2012
- 5th Tour de Vendée
- 2014
- 4th Boucles de l'Aulne
- 2018
- 2nd Route Adélie de Vitré
Grand Tour general classification results timeline edit
| Grand Tour | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
|
135 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 91 | 103 |
 Tour de France
|
— | — | 85 | 83 | 80 | 142 | 96 | — | — | — | — | 113 | — | — |
 Vuelta a España
|
— | 126 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 136 | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References edit
- ^ "Groupama-FDJ confirm 28 riders for 2019". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 15 November 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
- ^ Boulben, Paul (26 August 2019). "VIDEOS. La Place. Les abonnés rencontrent le futur retraité Benoît Vaugrenard" [VIDEOS. The place. Subscribers meet future retiree Benoît Vaugrenard]. Ouest-France (in French). Groupe Ouest-France. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- ^ "99th Giro d'Italia Startlist". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
- ^ "« Travailler avec les jeunes était clairement quelque chose qui m'intéressait »" ["Working with young people was clearly something that interested me"]. Groupama–FDJ (in French). Société de Gestion de L'Echappée. 21 November 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- ^ "Benoît Vaugrenard". FirstCycling.com. FirstCycling AS. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
External links edit
Media related to Benoît Vaugrenard at Wikimedia Commons
- Benoît Vaugrenard at ProCyclingStats
- Benoît Vaugrenard at Cycling Archives
- Palmares on Cycling Base (French)
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