 Salmon during the 2004 Tour de France | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 May 1974 Dinan, France |
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Amateur teams | |
| 1986 | CC Plancoët |
| 1993–1994 | CC Louison Bobet |
| 1994 | Castorama (stagiaire) |
| Professional teams | |
| 1995 | Castorama |
| 1996 | Collstrop–Lystex |
| 1997 | Lotto–Mobistar–Isoglass |
| 1998–2001 | Casino–Ag2r |
| 2002–2003 | Phonak |
| 2004 | Crédit Agricole |
| 2005–2008 | Agritubel–Loudun |
Benoît Salmon (born 9 May 1974 is a French former professional road racing cyclist. In 1999, Salmon won the young rider classification in the Tour de France and the overall title of the Grand Prix du Midi Libre.[1]
Major results
- 1992
- 1st
Road race, National Junior Road Championships - 1996
- 1st Flèche Ardennaise
- 8th Overall Tour de l'Avenir
- 1997
- 5th GP de Cholet-Pays de Loire
- 8th Route Adélie
- 9th La Flèche Wallonne
- 1998
- 1st Overall Tour du Vaucluse
- 1st Stage 4
- 3rd Classique des Alpes
- 6th Overall Grand Prix du Midi Libre
- 1999
- 1st Overall Grand Prix du Midi Libre
- 1st Stage 4
- 1st Young rider classification, Tour de France
- 2nd Classique des Alpes
- 6th Tour du Haut Var
- 2000
- 6th Paris–Camembert
- 6th Classique des Alpes
- 2001
- 2nd Overall Grand Prix du Midi Libre
- 1st Stage 6
- 2nd Tour de Vendée
- 3rd Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
- 5th Classique des Alpes
- 8th GP Ouest-France
- 8th Trophée des Grimpeurs
- 2003
- 2nd Classique des Alpes
- 4th Road race, National Road Championships
- 2004
- 3rd Road race, National Road Championships
- 10th Overall Route du Sud
- 2005
- 3rd Overall Route du Sud
- 6th Overall Tour de l'Ain
- 9th Tour du Doubs
- 2006
- 4th Grand Prix de Wallonie
- 7th Trofeo Melinda
- 9th Overall Rhône-Alpes Isère Tour
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 Tour de France
|
DNF | 28 | 16 | 107 | 35 | — | — | 83 | — | 38 | 125 |
 Vuelta a España
|
— | — | — | — | — | 83 | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
- ^ "Benoît Salmon". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
External links
- Benoît Salmon at Cycling Archives
This page was last edited on 26 January 2024, at 04:02