François Simon

Infobox Cyclist
ridername = François Simon


fullname = François Simon
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1968|10|28
country = FRA
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discipline = Road
role = Rider
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amateuryears =
proyears = 1991–1995 1996–1998 1999 2000-2002
proteams = Castorama Gan Crédit Agricole Bonjour
majorwins = 1999 French road race champion
updated = June 30, 2008

François Simon (born October 28, 1968 at Troyes, France) is a former French professional road bicycle racer. He was professional from 1991 to 2002. He is the brother of Régis, Pascal and Jérôme, all professional cyclists. In the 2001 Tour de France, Simon wore the maillot jaune for three days and finished as best French finisher in that Tour. Other career highlights include a stage win in the 1992 Giro d'Italia, two stage wins in the Tour de l'Avenir, stage wins in Circuit de la Sarthe, Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré and Paris-Nice as well as being road race champion of France in 1999.

Palmarès

;1992:Giro d'Italia:::Winner stage 15:Mi-Août Bretonne;1999:Châteauroux - Classic de l'Indre:Dijon:FRA national road race champion;2000:Ronde d'Aix-en-Provence;2001:Dijon:Dun le Palestel:Tour de France:::Wearing yellow jersey for three days::6th place overall classification

External links

*cyclingwebsite|6245
* [http://www.letour.fr/HISTO/TDF/riders/us/518.html Official Tour de France results for François Simon]

Persondata
NAME=Simon, François
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=Road bicycle racer
DATE OF BIRTH=1968-10-28
PLACE OF BIRTH=Troyes
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