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Benoît Vaugrenard

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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)

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).

In 2022, Vaugrenard became a directeur sportif with Groupama–FDJ.[4]

Major results

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Source:[5]

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
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia 135 91 103
A yellow jersey Tour de France 85 83 80 142 96 113
A red jersey 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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