François Simon (cyclist)
 Simon at the 1993 Tour de France | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | François Simon |
| Born | October 28, 1968 Troyes, France |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 1991–1995 | Castorama |
| 1996–1998 | Gan |
| 1999 | Crédit Agricole |
| 2000-2002 | Bonjour |
| Major wins | |
| 1999 French road race champion | |
François Simon (born October 28, 1968 at Troyes, France) is a former French professional road bicycle racer. He was professional from 1991 to 2002. He is the brother of Régis, Pascal and Jérôme, all professional cyclists. In the 2001 Tour de France, Simon wore the maillot jaune for three days and finished as best French finisher in that Tour. Other career highlights include a stage win in the 1992 Giro d'Italia, two stage wins in the Tour de l'Avenir, stage wins in Circuit de la Sarthe, Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré and Paris–Nice as well as being road race champion of France in 1999.
Palmarès
- 1992
- Giro d'Italia:
- Winner stage 15
- Mi-Août Bretonne
- 1999
- Châteauroux — Classic de l'Indre
- Dijon
France national road race champion- 2000
- Ronde d'Aix-en-Provence
- 2001
- Dijon
- Dun le Palestel
- Tour de France:
- Wearing yellow jersey for three days
- 6th place overall classification
External links
- François Simon at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Official Tour de France results for François Simon