David Moncoutié
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David Moncoutié (born April 30, 1975 in Provins, France) is a professional cyclist. He is well-known as a very humble person, and many have compared his mentality to that of a recreational cyclist who just enjoys riding his bicycle. In the past he has been criticized for lacking aggressiveness and for his often haplessness. For a while he was not able to put on a rain cape without having to stop his bicycle and put his feet on the ground. However, he was known as a very clean cyclist who relies on homeopathic remedies, and a role model for aspiring cyclists trying to stay away from the drug abuse in cycling.
Moncoutié is currently a professional with the French team Cofidis, with whom he turned professional in 1997. He is known as a climber, and won his first professional victory in a mountain stage of Dauphiné Libéré.
His breakthrough year was in 2004 when he won a stage of the 2004 edition of Tour de France to Figeac. The following year in the 2005 edition of Tour de France he won his biggest victory in the stage from Briançon to Digne-les-Bains on Bastille Day, guaranteeing him a place in the hearts of French cycling fans.
[edit] Palmarès
- 2 stages of Tour de France :
- Grand Prix de Lugano : 2003
- 2nd in Tour de l'Avenir : 2000
- 4th in Paris-Nice : 2001
- 1 stage victory in Vuelta al País Vasco
- 3rd in 2005 Volta a Catalunya
- 1st Clasica Internacional a Alcobendas 2002
- 1st Critérium International, stage 2 2002
- 1st Clasica Internacional a Alcobendas, stage 2 2002
- 1st Tour Méditerranéen, stage 4 2003
- 1st Route du Sud, stage 4 2003
- 1st Vuelta al País Vasco, stage 2 2005
[edit] Results in Tour de France
- 2000 Tour de France : 48th in general classification
- 2001 Tour de France : 13th in general classification
- 2003 Tour de France : 43rd in general classification
- 2004 Tour de France : 34th in general classification and one stage win
[edit] External link
| Riders on Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone |
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| Manager |
| Eric Boyer |
