- Samuel Dumoulin
Infobox Cyclist
ridername = Samuel Dumoulin
fullname = Samuel Dumoulin
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1980|8|20
country = FRA
height = height|m=1.59
weight = convert|56|kg|lb|abbr=on|lk=on
currentteam = Cofidis
discipline = Road
role = Rider
ridertype = Sprinter
amateurteams =
amateuryears =
proyears = 2002–2003
2004–2007
2008–
proteams = Jean Delatour
AG2r Prévoyance
Cofidis
majorwins = 2005 Dauphiné Libéré, 1 stage
2008 Tour de France, 1 stage
updated =July 8 ,2008 Samuel Dumoulin (born
Vénissieux , France,20 August ,1980 ) is a French professionalroad bicycle racer .Amateur career
Dumoulin rode as an
amateur for the Vélo Club de Vaulx-en-Velin. He won the national youth championship in 1996, then the "éspoir" (young professional)Paris-Tours and Paris-Auxerre in 2001. He turned professional in 2002 forJean Delatour In 2003 he moved toAG2R Prévoyance . He rides nowCofidis . He is known as a sprinter.He dropped out of the 2004
Tour de France when he crashed after hitting a dog. Recovery took him four months and he didn't race for the rest of the season. In 2008 he won the third stage after a breakaway of nearly 200km, beating William Frischkorn and Romain Feillu.Achievements
;2001:1st
Paris-Tours U23;2002:1st
Prix d'Armorique :1stTour de l'Avenir , stage 4:2nd National motor-paced championship;2003:1st
Tour de Normandie :1stTro-Bro Léon :1st Tour de l'Avenir, stage 4:1st Tour de l'Avenir, stage 10:1st National motor-paced championship;2004:1st Tro-Bro Léon
;2005:1st
Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré , stage 2:1stTour du Limousin , stage 2:1st National motor-paced championship;2006:1st
Route Adélie de Vitré ;2008:1st Tour de France, stage 3
External links
* [http://www.ag2r-cyclisme.com/fiche-samuel-dumoulin.asp Profile on AG2R Prévoyance official website]
Persondata
NAME= Dumoulin, Samuel
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Road bicycle racer
DATE OF BIRTH=1980-08-20
PLACE OF BIRTH=Vénissieux ,France
DATE OF DEATH=
PLACE OF DEATH=
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