Arnaud Gérard (born 6 October 1984) is a French former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2005 and 2018 for the FDJ–BigMat and Fortuneo–Samsic teams. The cousin of former professional cyclist Cédric Hervé, Gérard won the junior road race at the 2002 UCI Road World Championships,[2] but competed largely as a domestique as a professional – taking two victories, at the 2008 Polynormande one-day race and a stage of the 2015 Tour du Poitou-Charentes.[3][4]
 Gérard at the 2008 Four Days of Dunkirk. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Arnaud Gérard |
| Born | 6 October 1984 Dinan, Côtes-d'Armor, France |
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Arkéa–B&B Hotels |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role |
|
| Rider type | Domestique |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2003–2004 | Cotes d'Armor |
| 2003 | FDJeux.com (stagiaire) |
| 2004 | FDJeux.com (stagiaire) |
| Professional teams | |
| 2005–2012 | Française des Jeux |
| 2013–2018 | Bretagne–Séché Environnement[1] |
| Managerial team | |
| 2019– | Arkéa–Samsic (directeur sportif) |
Following his retirement from racing, Gérard now works as a directeur sportif for the Arkéa–B&B Hotels team.[5]
Major results
editSource: [6]
- 2002
- 1st
Road race, UCI Junior Road World Championships
- 1st
Road race, National Junior Road Championships
- 2003
- 1st Stage 1 Bidasoa Itzulia
- 2004
- 3rd La Roue Tourangelle
- 2006
- 9th Polynormande
- 2007
- 8th Overall Paris–Corrèze
- 9th Grand Prix de la Somme
- 10th GP Ouest-France
- 2008
- 1st Polynormande
- 6th GP Ouest-France
- 10th Omloop Het Volk
Combativity award Stage 12 Tour de France
- 2009
- 5th Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan
- 2010
- 6th Overall Étoile de Bessèges
- 2011
- 3rd Polynormande
- 6th GP Ouest-France
- 10th Paris–Tours
- 2012
- 8th Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan
- 2013
- 4th Overall Tour du Poitou-Charentes
- 7th Route Adélie de Vitré
- 8th Overall Tour du Limousin
- 2014
- 2nd Duo Normand (with Anthony Delaplace)
- 4th Overall Boucles de la Mayenne
- 6th Overall Circuit de la Sarthe
- 7th Classic Loire Atlantique
- 8th Overall Tour du Poitou-Charentes
- 10th Coppa Bernocchi
- 2015
- 1st Stage 1 Tour du Poitou-Charentes
- 10th Classic Sud-Ardèche
- 2016
- 8th Duo Normand (with Anthony Delaplace)
- 2017
- 2nd Overall Ronde de l'Oise
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
edit| Grand Tour | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 143 | 124 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | 129 | — | — | — | — | — | 132 | 133 | |
| — | — | — | 105 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
References
edit- ^ "Bretagne-Séché Environnement (BSE) – FRA". UCI Continental Circuits. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
- ^ Henry, Chris (12 October 2002). "Vive la France: Arnaud Gerard wins as crashes mark race". Cyclingnews.com. Knapp Communications. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
- ^ "Cyclisme - Le Français Arnaud Gerard remporte la Poly Normande" [Cycling - Frenchman Arnaud Gerard wins the Poly Normande]. RTBF (in French). Belga. 3 August 2008. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
- ^ Quénet, Jean-François (25 August 2015). "Tour Poitou-Charentes stage 1: Arnaud Gérard soloes to victory". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
- ^ "Retiring Gerard becomes DS at Fortuneo-Samsic". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 13 November 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
- ^ "Arnaud Gérard". FirstCycling.com. FirstCycling AS. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
External links
edit- Arnaud Gérard at ProCyclingStats
- Arnaud Gérard at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Arnaud Gérard at trap-friis.dk