Benoît Vaugrenard

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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).

Benoît Vaugrenard
Vaugrenard at the 2007 Tour de France
Personal information
Full nameBenoît Vaugrenard
Born (1982-01-05) 5 January 1982 (age 42)
Vannes, France
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Team information
Current teamGroupama–FDJ
DisciplineRoad
Role
Rider typeRouleur
Amateur team
2002Française des Jeux (stagiaire)
Professional team
2003–2019FDJeux.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

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Grand Tour general classification results timeline

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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
Legend
Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References

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  1. ^ "Groupama-FDJ confirm 28 riders for 2019". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 15 November 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "99th Giro d'Italia Startlist". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  4. ^ "" 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.
  5. ^ "Benoît Vaugrenard". FirstCycling.com. FirstCycling AS. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
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