Franck Bonnamour (born 20 June 1995) is a French cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale.[5] His father, Yves Bonnamour, was also a professional cyclist. He rode and completed his first grand tour in the 2021 Tour de France, in which he placed 22nd overall was given the overall combativity award, despite not having been awarded any individual stage combativity award.[6][7]

Franck Bonnamour
Bonnamour in 2015
Personal information
Full nameFranck Bonnamour
Born (1995-06-20) 20 June 1995 (age 28)
Lannion, France
Height1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Team information
Current teamDecathlon–AG2R La Mondiale
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Amateur team
2014–2015BIC 2000
Professional teams
2014Bretagne–Séché Environnement (stagiaire)
2015Bretagne–Séché Environnement (stagiaire)
2016–2020Fortuneo–Vital Concept[1][2]
2021–2022B&B Hotels p/b KTM[3][4]
2023–AG2R Citroën Team
Major wins
Grand Tours
Tour de France
Combativity award (2021)

Major results edit

2012
2nd Overall Liège–La Gleize
1st   Young rider classification
1st Stage 1
2013
1st   Road race, UEC European Junior Road Championships
5th Overall Giro di Basilicata
2014
8th Overall Tour de Bretagne
2015
2nd Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
5th Ronde van Vlaanderen Beloften
8th Grand Prix de Wallonie
2017
1st   Mountains classification, Tour du Haut Var
9th Tour du Finistère
10th Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan
2018
8th Famenne Ardenne Classic
8th Tour de Vendée
2019
2nd Tour du Doubs
8th Overall Kreiz Breizh Elites
2020
10th Grand Prix de la Ville de Lillers
2021
2nd Overall Tour du Limousin
2nd Paris–Tours
6th Bretagne Classic
7th Overall Tour Poitou-Charentes en Nouvelle-Aquitaine
8th Tour du Jura
9th Paris–Camembert
10th Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana
  Combativity award Overall Tour de France
2022
1st Polynormande
7th Classic Loire Atlantique
2023
6th Grand Prix de Wallonie

Grand Tour general classification results timeline edit

Grand Tour 2021 2022
  Giro d'Italia
  Tour de France 22 65
  Vuelta a España
Legend
Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References edit

  1. ^ "Arkéa-Samsic". Directvelo (in French). Association Le Peloton. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Franck Bonnamour et Romain Le Roux avec Arkéa-Samsic en 2020" [Franck Bonnamour and Romain Le Roux with Arkéa-Samsic in 2020]. Arkéa–Samsic (in French). Pro Cycling Breizh. 14 October 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  3. ^ "B&B Hotels p/b KTM". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 4 January 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  4. ^ Bonnefoy, François (18 November 2020). "Transfert - Franck Bonnamour signe chez B&B Hotels-Vital Concept" [Transfer - Franck Bonnamour signs with B&B Hotels-Vital Concept]. Cyclism'Actu (in French). Swar Agency. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  5. ^ Barry Ryan (4 January 2023). "Franck Bonnamour signs for AG2R Citroën after B&B Hotels collapse". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  6. ^ Weislo, Laura (17 July 2021). "Bonnamour awarded Tour de France prize for most aggressive rider in 2021 race". CyclingNews. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  7. ^ Cotton, Jim (18 July 2021). "Tour de France combativity prize handed to young sensation Franck Bonnamour". VeloNews. Retrieved 27 August 2021.

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