Taruia Franz Krainer (born 1 June 1991)[1] is a French Polynesian road cyclist. He is currently the sports director of team UC Cholet 49.[2]

Taruia Krainer
Taruia Krainer in 2014
Personal information
Full nameTaruia Franz Krainer
Born (1991-06-01) 1 June 1991 (age 33)
Arue, French Polynesia, French Polynesia
Team information
Current teamUC Cholet 49
DisciplineRoad
Role
Amateur teams
2009–2011UC Briochine
2012–2017Vendée U
2018VC Rouen 76
2019–2020UC Cholet 49
Professional teams
2014Team Europcar (stagiaire)
2015Team Europcar (stagiaire)
Managerial team
2020–UC Cholet 49

Krainer was born in Arue, French Polynesia,[3] and was educated at la Mennais high school.[4] He moved to France at the age of 16 to pursue a career in cycling and to study.[4]

He raced with UC Briochine from 2009 to 2011, then joined the Vendée U team in 2012.[4][5] In 2014 and 2015 he was a stagiaire (intern) with Team Europcar.[6] In 2017 he won the Prix Marcel Bergereau.[7] In 2018 he placed third in the Entre Brenne et Montmorillonnais. He also won the 2018 Tour Tahiti Nui.[8][9] In June 2020 he was appointed sports director of UC Cholet.[10][11] In 2022, he competed in the mixed team relay with the French Polynesian team at the 2022 UCI Road World Championships.[12]

Major results

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2012
1st Paris–Tours Espoirs
2013
4th Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
2014
6th Overall Paris–Arras Tour
2015
1st Tour de Nouvelle-Calédonie [fr]
1st Stages 4 & 8
8th Overall Le Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux
2016
1st Stages 3, 5a & 9 Tour de Nouvelle-Calédonie [fr]
2017
1st Prix Marcel Bergereau [fr]
1st Circuit des Deux Provinces [fr]
7th Overall Tour de Gironde
2018
1st Overall Trois Jours de Cherbourg [fr]
1st Overall Tour Tahiti Nui
1st Staes 2, 4 & 5b
3rd Entre Brenne et Montmorillonnais
4th Grand Prix de la Ville de Nogent-sur-Oise
2019
1st Stage 6 Tour Tahiti Nui

References

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  1. ^ "Challenger #16 : Taruia Krainer" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Cyclisme. Le directeur sportif de l'UC Cholet 49 Taruia Krainer dresse le bilan de la saison" (in French). Ouest-france. 12 October 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Taruia Franz Krainer" (in French). Le site du Cyclisme. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  4. ^ a b c "Vélo sur route – Taruia Krainer poursuit son chemin vers le cyclisme professionnel : interview" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 15 October 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Taruia Krainer, coureur du bout du monde" (in French). Velo101. 26 May 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  6. ^ "Taruia Krainer, stagiaire chez Europcar" (in French). Ouest-France. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  7. ^ "Cyclisme : Taruia Krainer vainqueur au Prix Marcel Bergereau" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 17 August 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  8. ^ "Taruia Krainer wins 2018 Tour Tahiti Nui". Oceania Cycling Confederation. 5 October 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  9. ^ "Cyclisme - Tour Tahiti Nui 2018 : Taruia Krainer grand vainqueur" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 23 September 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  10. ^ "Cyclisme : Taruia Krainer devient directeur sportif de son club de l'UC Cholet" (in French). TNTV News. 8 June 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  11. ^ "Taruia Krainer promu directeur sportif de l'UC Cholet" (in French). Air Tahiti Nui. 19 July 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  12. ^ "2022: 3rdWorld Championships - Mixed Relay TTT (WC". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
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