David Moncoutié

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David Moncoutié

Personal information
Full name	David Moncoutié
Nickname	"The Dreamer"
Date of birth	April 30, 1975 (1975-04-30) (age 33)
Country	France
Team information
Current team	Cofidis
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Professional team(s)
1997–	Cofidis
Major wins
Tour de France, 2 stages (2004-2005) Mountains Classification, Paris-Nice (2005-2006) Vuelta al País vasco, 1 stage (2005) Dauphiné Libéré, 1 stage (1999)
Infobox last updated on:
September 29, 2007

David Moncoutié (born April 30, 1975 in Provins) is a French professional road racing cyclist. He is well-known as a very humble person, and many have compared his mentality to that of a recreational cyclist who just enjoys riding his bicycle. In the past he has been criticized for lacking aggressiveness and for his often haplessness. For a while he was not able to put on a rain cape without having to stop his bicycle and put his feet on the ground. However, he was known as a very clean cyclist who relies on homeopathic remedies, and a role model for aspiring cyclists trying to stay away from the drug abuse in cycling.

Moncoutié is currently a professional with the French team Cofidis, with whom he turned professional in 1997. He is known as a climber, and won his first professional victory in a mountain stage of Dauphiné Libéré.

His breakthrough year was in 2004 when he won a stage of the 2004 edition of Tour de France to Figeac. The following year in the 2005 edition of Tour de France he won his biggest victory in the stage from Briançon to Digne-les-Bains on Bastille Day, guaranteeing him a place in the hearts of French cycling fans.

[edit] Palmares

[edit] Results in Tour de France

• 2000 Tour de France : 48th
• 2001 Tour de France : 13th
• 2003 Tour de France : 43rd
• 2004 Tour de France : 34th & 1 stage win
• 2005 Tour de France : 67th & 1 stage win
• 2006 Tour de France : 58th

[edit] External links

• David Moncoutié fan site

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Persondata
NAME	Moncoutié, David
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Road bicycle racer
DATE OF BIRTH	1975-04-30
PLACE OF BIRTH	Provins, France
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH