Damien Monier

Damien Monier (born 27 August 1982) is a French former professional road bicycle racer, who competed as a professional from 2004 to 2022.

Career Monier was born in Clermont-Ferrand, and became a professional rider in 2004. After seven years with the team, he won his first race, the 17th stage of the 2010 Giro d'Italia from Bruneck to Peio. In January 2012, he was hit by a car while training in France, knocking him unconscious and fracturing his skull. In November 2012, he signed to ride the 2013 season with the Japanese team . He moved to for the 2018 season.

After retiring as a professional cyclist, he is working as a staff of Aisan Racing.

Major results

2002

2003

3rd Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships 2004 3rd Individual pursuit, National Track Championships 2005

2007 8th Tour de Vendée 2008

7th Overall Volta ao Distrito de Santarém 2009 4th Overall Tour Méditerranéen 4th Overall Tour de l'Ain 8th Overall Étoile de Bessèges 9th Overall Circuit de la Sarthe 2010 1st Stage 17 Giro d'Italia 8th Overall Route du Sud 9th Classic Loire Atlantique 2013 1st JBCF Tsugaike Kogen Hillclimb 2nd Overall Tour de Hokkaido 3rd Overall Tour of Japan 4th Overall Tour of Azerbaijan (Iran) 6th Overall Tour de Guadeloupe 9th Overall Tour de Kumano 2014 2nd Overall Tour de Guadeloupe 4th Critérium International de Sétif 5th Overall Tour International de Sétif 7th Overall Tour de Constantine 1st Stage 3 2015 1st Taiwan KOM Challenge 3rd Overall Tour de Filipinas 3rd Overall Tour de Kumano 4th Tour de Okinawa 8th Overall Tour of Japan 10th Overall Tour de Korea 2016 1st Overall Tour de Guadeloupe 1st Stage 8b (ITT) 2017 Tour de Kumano 1st Points classification 1st Stage 3 5th Overall Tour de Korea 2018 3rd Taiwan KOM Challenge 2019 9th Overall Tour de Ijen

Grand Tour general classification results timeline