Laurent Didier
.jpg) Didier at the 2008 Münsterland Giro | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Laurent Didier |
| Born |
19 July 1984 Dippach, Luxembourg |
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb; 10.7 st) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Trek–Segafredo |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | All-rounder |
| Amateur team(s) | |
| 2008 | Team CSC (stagiaire) |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2006–2008 | Kuota-Senges |
| 2009 | Designa Køkken |
| 2010–2011 | Team Saxo Bank |
| 2012– | RadioShack–Nissan[1] |
| Major wins | |
|
National Under-23 Road Race Championships (2005) National Road Race Championships (2012) | |
|
Infobox last updated on 5 January 2014 | |
Laurent Didier (born 19 July 1984) is a Luxembourgish professional road bicycle racer, currently riding for Trek–Segafredo.[2] Didier has also ridden for Danish Team Designa Køkken and Team Saxo Bank over his career.
Career
Didier is from Dippach, Luxembourg and his ancestors are no strangers to the world of cycling. His father and his grandfather both won stages in Tour de France and Giro d'Italia and his father, Lucien even wore the leader's jersey in the French stage race. Laurent is good in various terrains which makes him useful in different kinds of races.
From October 2008 to early February 2009, Didier rode for Danish Team CSC, and then moved home to Designa Køkken, also in Denmark.[3] In 2010, he finished second at the Luxembourg road championship behind Andy Schleck and was also runner-up in the time trial behind Kim Kirchen.[4]
To most cycling experts it was a huge surprise that Didier was selected for the 2013 Tour de France, at the expense of former Belgian champion Stijn Devolder.
Career achievements
Major results
- 2005
- 1st
National Under-23 Road Race Championships - 3rd Overall Flèche du Sud
- 1st Stage 3a
- 6th GP Möbel Alvisse
- 9th Overall Stuttgart–Straßburg
- 2006
- 8th Rund um Düren
- 2007
- 1st Saargau
- 1st Stage 2 Friedens- und Freundschaftstour
- 3rd National Time Trial Championships
- 8th Ronde van Overijssel
- 2009
- 2nd National Road Race Championships
- 2nd National Time Trial Championships
- 6th Overall Tour de Normandie
- 2010
- 9th Overall Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid
- 2011
- 3rd National Road Race Championships
- 3rd National Time Trial Championships
- 2012
- 1st National Road Race Championships
- 1st
Mountains classification Tour de Wallonie - 2013
- 1st
Mountains classification Tour du Haut Var - 2nd National Time Trial Championships
- 2014
- 1st Stage 5 USA Pro Challenge[5]
Grand Tour General Classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro |
33 | 130 | — | — | — | — | 64 |
 Tour |
— | — | — | 53 | — | WD | — |
| Vuelta |
— | — | 86 | — | — | — | 104 |
WD = withdrew
References
- ↑ "RadioShack-Nissan-Trek announces lineup for 2012". VeloNews. Competitor Group, Inc. 5 December 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
- ↑ "Trek Factory Racing (TFR) – USA". UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
- ↑ "Teams Laurent Didier". Radsportseiten.net. Retrieved 2010-07-14.
- ↑ "Ergebnisse Laurent Didier". Radsportseiten.net. Retrieved 2010-07-14.
- ↑ Laurent Didier’s tenacious climbing wins a wet stage 5 at USA Pro Challenge
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Laurent Didier. |
- Team Saxo Bank profile
- Laurent Didier profile at Cycling Archives