Benoît Salmon

Benoît Salmon (born May 9, 1974 in Dinan) is a French professional road racing cyclist. He competes for the Agritubel Pro Cycling Team. In 1999, Salmon won the maillot blanc as the best young rider (under 25) at the Tour de France and the overall title of the Grand Prix du Midi Libre.

Major achievements

;1996 – Collstrop: 1st – La Flèche Ardennaise: 8th overall – Tour de l'Avenir;1997 – Lotto-Mobistar: 4th – GP de Cholet-Pays de Loire: 9th – La Flèche Wallonne;1998 – Casino: 28th overall – Tour de France: 1st overall and 1 stage win – Tour du Vaucluse;1999 – Casino: 1st overall and 1 stage win – GP Midi Libre: 16th overall – Tour de France:: ;2000 – AG2R Prévoyance: 6th – Paris-Camembert;2001 – AG2R Prévoyance: 2nd overall and 1 stage win – GP Midi Libre: 3rd overall – Dauphiné Libéré: 8th – Ouest-France à Plouay: 14th overall – Tour de Romandie: 35th overall – Tour de France;2002 – Phonak Hearing Systems-;2003 – Phonak Hearing Systems: 4th – French National Road Race Championship: 15th overall – Dauphiné Libéré;2004 – Crédit Agricole: 3rd – French} National Road Race Championship: 10th overall – Route du Sud: 12th overall – Tour du Languedoc-Roussillon;2005 – Agritubel: 3rd overall – Route du Sud: 6th overall – Tour de l'Ain;2006 – Agritubel: 13th – La Flèche Wallonne: 39th – Tour de France

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NAME= Salmon, Benoît
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=Racing cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH=1974-05-09
PLACE OF BIRTH=Dinan, France
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