William Bonnet

William Bonnet
Bonnet in 2015
Personal information
Full nameWilliam Bonnet
Born (1982-06-25) 25 June 1982 (age 42)
Saint-Doulchard, France
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Team information
Current teamGroupama–FDJ
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider type
  • Sprinter
  • Road captain
Professional teams
2002–2005BigMat–Auber 93
2006–2008Crédit Agricole
2009–2010Bbox Bouygues Telecom
2011–2021FDJ[1][2]

William Bonnet (born 25 June 1982) is a French former professional road bicycle racer, who last rode for UCI WorldTeam Groupama–FDJ.[3] In the 2015 Tour de France, Bonnet crashed at full speed on stage 3 near Huy in Belgium after clipping wheels of a rider in front. He has suffered a multiple fracture of the second cervical vertebrae and was rushed to Paris for surgery and placed in an induced coma before any neurological damage was done. Bonnet retired from competition at the end of the 2021 season.[4]

Major results

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Grand Tour general classification results timeline

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Grand Tour 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia 111 DNF DNF DNF DNF
A yellow jersey Tour de France 109 102 128 DNF DNF 158 DNF 127 143 DNF
A gold jersey/A red jersey Vuelta a España 109 111 152
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. ^ "Groupama - FDJ". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 January 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Groupama - FDJ". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  4. ^ Timms, Joe (18 October 2021). "Who is retiring from pro cycling in 2021?". Rouleur. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
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