 Simon at the1993 Tour de France | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | François Simon |
| Born | (1968-10-28)28 October 1968 (age 57) Troyes, France |
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb; 9 st 11 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 1991–1995 | Castorama–Raleigh |
| 1996–1999 | GAN |
| 2000–2002 | Bonjour |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
| |
François Simon (French pronunciation:[fʁɑ̃swasimɔ̃]; born 28 October 1968 inTroyes, France) is a French former professionalroad bicycle racer. He was professional from 1991 to 2002. He is the brother ofRégis,Pascal andJérôme, all professional cyclists. In the2001 Tour de France, Simon wore the yellow jersey as leader of thegeneral classification for three days and finished as best French finisher in that Tour. Other career highlights include a stage win in the1992 Giro d'Italia, two stage wins in theTour de l'Avenir, stage wins inCircuit de la Sarthe,Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré andParis–Nice as well as being road race champion of France in 1999.
Road race, National Road Championships
Mountains classification,Tour Méditerranéen
for three days| Grand Tour | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia | 61 | — | — | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tour de France | — | 57 | 43 | 59 | 86 | 32 | 57 | 30 | 58 | 6 | DNF |
 Vuelta a España | — | — | — | — | — | DNF | — | — | — | — | — |