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| Full name | Frédéric Moncassin | ||
| Nickname | Moncassecou | ||
| Born | September 26, 1968 Saubens, France |
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| Current team | Retired | ||
| Discipline | Road | ||
| Rider type | Sprinter | ||
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| 1990–1992 1993–1994 1995 1996–1999 |
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| Infobox last updated on September 6, 2007 |
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Frédéric Moncassin (Saubens, France, 26 September 1968)[1] is a French former road racing cyclist. He turned professional in 1990 and retired in 1999.
Moncassin was a strong roadman-sprinter known for his tussles with other riders in the last metres of a race. He clashed with Tom Steels and Mario Cipollini among others.[2] He won 30 races and led the Tour de France for a day in 1996. He also came close to winning the Ronde van Vlaanderen and Paris-Roubaix. Procycling said when he retired: "It was the 1998 Tour that, in hindsight, probably spelt the end for Fred. Under intense pressure to come up with a stage win, he struggled through the first week, only to see the race collapse around him as the Festina Scandal took hold. His unfashionable criticism of Richard Virenque - "he's an asshole and you can quote me," he told the French paper 'La Dépêche' at the time - allied to his own poor form, and his increasingly public concern that all cyclists were now tarred with the same brush, left him as a fringe character."[3]
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Moncassin was selector for the French national road team from 2004 to 2008, ahwn he was succeeded by Laurent Jalabert.
"I've got new shoes on today, so watch out!"