Benoît Salmon (born 9 May 1974 is a French former professional road racing cyclist. In 1999, Salmon won the young rider classification in the Tour de France and the overall title of the Grand Prix du Midi Libre.

Major results

1992

1st Road race, National Junior Road Championships

1996

1st Flèche Ardennaise

8th Overall Tour de l'Avenir

1997

5th GP de Cholet-Pays de Loire

8th Route Adélie

9th La Flèche Wallonne

1998

1st Overall Tour du Vaucluse

1st Stage 4

3rd Classique des Alpes

6th Overall Grand Prix du Midi Libre

1999

1st Overall Grand Prix du Midi Libre

1st Stage 4

1st Young rider classification, Tour de France

2nd Classique des Alpes

6th Tour du Haut Var

2000

6th Paris–Camembert

6th Classique des Alpes

2001

2nd Overall Grand Prix du Midi Libre

1st Stage 6

2nd Tour de Vendée

3rd Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré

5th Classique des Alpes

8th GP Ouest-France

8th Trophée des Grimpeurs

2003

2nd Classique des Alpes

4th Road race, National Road Championships

2004

3rd Road race, National Road Championships

10th Overall Route du Sud

2005

3rd Overall Route du Sud

6th Overall Tour de l'Ain

9th Tour du Doubs

2006

4th Grand Prix de Wallonie

7th Trofeo Melinda

9th Overall Rhône-Alpes Isère Tour

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

References

External links

French male cyclists

Living people

1974 births

People from Dinan

Sportspeople from Côtes-d'Armor

Cyclists from Brittany

Benoît Salmon