Arnaud Démare
.JPG) Démare at the 2015 Tour de France | |
| Personal information | |
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| Full name | Arnaud Démare |
| Born |
26 August 1991 Beauvais, France |
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb; 12.0 st) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | FDJ |
| Discipline | Road |
| Rider type | Sprinter |
| Amateur team(s) | |
| 2008–2009 | Team Wasquehal |
| 2010–2011 | CC Nogent-sur-Oise |
| 2011 | FDJ (stagiaire) |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2012– | FDJ–BigMat |
| Major wins | |
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Medal record
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Infobox last updated on 18 May 2014 | |
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Arnaud Démare (born 26 August 1991) is a professional road racing cyclist who currently rides for UCI ProTeam FDJ.[1] In 2011 he won the UCI Road World Championships under 23 race[2] and in 2016 won Milan–San Remo.
Career
2012 season
In August 2012, Demare won the first World Tour race of his career by prevailing in the Vattenfall Cyclassics, ahead of local favorite Andre Greipel and Giacomo Nizzolo.[3] Démare clearly dominated the mass sprint contested in scorching heat at the end of the 245.6 km (152.6 mi) race.[4]
2013 season
In 2013, Démare won 3 stages in a row at the Four Days of Dunkirk and the general classification.[5] On the third stage, his team-mate and lead-out rider Geoffrey Soupe produced a final power surge to launch Démare, and the duo finished one-two in the mass sprint, with Ramon Sinkeldam of Argos–Shimano taking third place.[6]
2014 season
Démare won the Four Days of Dunkirk stage race for the second year in succession, winning two stages during the event. He also won the points and young rider classifications.[7] He also put in some strong performances in the cobbled classics, finishing second in Gent–Wevelgem and twelfth in Paris–Roubaix.[8]
2015 season
Démare struggled for form for much of the 2015 season, only scoring one top ten finish in the spring classics with a tenth place in Omloop Het Nieuwsblad. He did however manage to score two stage wins in the Tour of Belgium.[8]
2016 season
In January 2016 Démare announced his race plans for the first half of the new season, starting his campaign on home soil at the Étoile de Bessèges and Tour Méditerranéen, followed by competing in the cobbled classics of Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne, Milan–San Remo, Gent–Wevelgem, Tour of Flanders and Paris–Roubaix, along with the stage races Paris–Nice and the Three Days of De Panne.[8] He also announced that he would skip the Tour de France and focus on the Giro d'Italia instead.[9] He enjoyed success at the Tour Méditerranéen, where his FDJ squad won the race's opening team time trial and he won the following stage.[10] Démare went on win the first full stage of Paris–Nice[11] and then took the biggest win of his career at Milan–San Remo. His victory was questioned by rival riders Matteo Tossato and Eros Capecchi, who alleged that Démare had been assisted by a tow from a team car on the climb up the Cipressa after he crashed with 30 km to go. However, in the absence of any photographic or video evidence, race officials decided not to take any action.[12]
Career achievements
Major results
- 2009
- 2nd Paris–Roubaix Espoirs
- 2nd Bernaudeau Junior
- 3rd Overall Tour d'Istrie
- 1st Stage 3
- 3rd UEC European Junior Time Trial Championships
- 6th Overall GP Général Patton
- 9th Overall Tour De Lorraine Juniors
- 2010
- 1st Grand Prix de la ville de Pérenchies
- 1st Stage 4 Coupe des nations Ville Saguenay
- 5th UCI World Under-23 Road Race Championships
- 8th La Côte Picarde
- 9th Paris–Tours Espoirs
- 10th ZLM Tour
- 10th Grand Prix de la Ville de Lillers
- 2011
- 1st
UCI World Under-23 Road Race Championships - Coupe des nations Ville Saguenay
- 1st Stages 1 & 4
- 1st La Côte Picarde
- 1st Ronde Pévéloise
- 1st Stage 3 Tour Alsace
- 4th Paris–Roubaix Espoirs
- 4th ZLM Tour
- 8th National Time Trial Championships
- 2012
- 1st Vattenfall Cyclassics
- 1st Le Samyn
- 1st Cholet-Pays de Loire
- 1st Stage 6 Tour of Qatar
- 1st Stage 2 Route du Sud
- 2nd Halle–Ingooigem
- 2nd National Road Race Championships
- 4th Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
- 4th Tro-Bro Léon
- 4th GP de Denain Porte du Hainaut
- 9th Overall Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen
- 1st
Points classification - 1st Stage 2
- 1st
- 2013
- 1st
Overall Four Days of Dunkirk
- 1st Points classification
- 1st
Young rider classification - 1st Stages 1, 2 & 3
- 1st
- 1st Grand Prix de Denain
- 1st RideLondon-Surrey Classic
- 1st Grand Prix d'Isbergues
- 1st Stage 4 Tour de Suisse
- 1st Stage 2 Eneco Tour
- 1st Grote Prijs Beeckman-De Caluwé
- 2nd Paris–Bourges
- 3rd Paris–Tours
- 9th Overall Tour de l'Eurometropole
- 9th Omloop van het Houtland
- 10th Vattenfall Cyclassics
- 2014
- 1st
National Road Race Championships - 1st Overall Four Days of Dunkirk
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Young rider classification
- 1st Stages 1 & 2
- 1st
- 1st
Overall Tour de l'Eurometropole
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Young rider classification
- 1st Stages 1, 2 & 4
- 1st
- 1st Overall Tour de Picardie
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Stages 2 & 3
- 1st
- 1st Stage 6 Tour of Qatar
- 1st Halle–Ingooigem
- 1st Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen
- 1st Grand Prix d'Isbergues
- 2nd Gent–Wevelgem
- 3rd Brussels Cycling Classic
- 10th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
- 2015
- Tour of Belgium
- 1st Stages 2 & 3
- 4th Paris–Bourges
- 4th Tour de Vendée
- 6th Vattenfall Cyclassics
- 10th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
- 2016
- La Méditerranéenne
- 1st Stages 1 (TTT) & 2
- 1st Milan–San Remo
- 1st Binche–Chimay–Binche
- 1st Stage 1 Paris–Nice
- 1st Stage 5 Route du Sud
- 2nd Paris–Tours
- 2nd Brussels Cycling Classic
- 5th Gent–Wevelgem
- 6th Grand Prix de Fourmies
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giro |
WD | — | — | — | WD |
| Tour |
— | — | 159 | 138 | — |
 Vuelta |
— | — | — | — | — |
WD = Withdrew; In Progress = IP
References
- ↑ "FDJ.fr (FDJ) — FRA". UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
- ↑ Arnaud Demare Wins U23 World Road Race Archived September 25, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Susan Westemeyer (19 August 2012). "Demare wins Vattenfalls Cyclassics". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
- ↑ "Greipel to miss World Championships in Limburg". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 20 August 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
- ↑ "Kreder wins fourth stage in Dunkerque". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 4 May 2013. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
- ↑ "Four Days of Demare in Liévin". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 3 May 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- ↑ Axelgaard, Emil (11 May 2014). "Engoulvent and Demare share the spoils in Dunkirk". CyclingQuotes. JJnet.dk A/S. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
- 1 2 3 "Demare details 2016 race programme - News Shorts". cyclingnews.com. 13 January 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
- ↑ Cossins, Peter (18 January 2016). "Demare opts for Giro d'Italia instead of Tour de France". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
- ↑ "Demare wins stage 2 at La Méditerranéenne". cyclingnews.com. 12 February 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
- ↑ "Paris-Nice: Team Sky's Ben Swift pipped by Arnaud Demare". bbc.co.uk. 7 March 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
- ↑ "Demare hits back at Milan-San Remo tow allegations". cyclingnews.com. 20 March 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
External links
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- Arnaud Démare profile at Cycling Archives
- Arnaud Démare profile at Cycling Quotient