Damien Nazon
Damien Nazon (born 26 June 1974) is a former French racing cyclist.[2] He finished in last place in the 1998 Tour de France.[3] Nazon took a total of 33 victories during his career, including stage wins in the Dauphiné Libéré, the Grand Prix du Midi Libre, the Critérium International and the Tour of Belgium. Nazon rode for the Castorama team as a stagiaire in the autumn of 1995,[2] before turning professional with Banesto in 1996. He then rode for Française des Jeux for three years, Bonjour for four and ended his professional career in 2005 after two years with Crédit Agricole.[1][4]
 Nazon in 1997 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Damien Nazon |
| Born | 26 June 1974 Épinal, France |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Sprinter[1] |
| Amateur teams | |
| 1995 | Castorama (stagiaire) |
| 2006 | Pédale de L'Est Haguenau[2] |
| Professional teams | |
| 1996 | Banesto |
| 1997–1999 | Française des Jeux |
| 2000–2003 | Bonjour |
| 2004–2005 | Crédit Agricole |
He is the brother of former racing cyclist Jean-Patrick Nazon.[5]
Major results
- 1994
- 1st Stage 1 Circuit Cycliste Sarthe
- 1995
- Peace Race
- 1st Stages 6 & 8b
- 1st Paris–Roubaix Espoirs
- 10th Overall Tour de l'Avenir
- 1997
- Circuit des Mines
- 1st Stages 4 & 6
- 1st Stage 6 Tour de l'Avenir
- 2nd Road race, National Road Championships
- 10th GP de Denain
- 1998
- 1st Stage 2 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
- 1st Stage 4 GP du Midi-Libre
- 3rd Overall Circuit des Mines
- 1st Stages 1 & 2
- 4th Tour de Vendée
- 1999
- Circuit Cycliste Sarthe
- 1st Stages 3 & 5
- Tour de Normandie
- 1st Stages 2 & 6b
- 1st Stage 5 Tour de l'Avenir
- 6th GP de Denain
- 10th Tour de Vendée
- 2000
- 1st Stage 3 Tour de Langkawi
- 1st Stage 1 GP du Midi-Libre
- 1st Stage 1 Tour du Poitou Charentes et de la Vienne
- 1st GP de Villers-Cotterêts
- 4th Cholet-Pays de Loire
- 7th Road race, National Road Championships
- 8th Tro-Bro Léon
- 9th GP de la Ville de Rennes
- 2001
- 2nd Overall Étoile de Bessèges
- 1st Stages 3 & 4
- 5th GP de Denain
- 6th Tour de Vendée
- 2002
- 1st Stage 1 Tour de l'Ain
- 1st Stage 1 Route du Sud
- 1st Stage 2a Tour of Belgium
- 1st Stage 3 Tour du Poitou Charentes et de la Vienne
- 2nd Overall Tour of Qatar
- 1st Stage 2
- 3rd GP de Denain
- 6th Grand Prix de la Ville de Lillers Souvenir Bruno Comini
- 9th Road race, National Road Championships
- 2003
- 1st Grand Prix de la Ville de Lillers Souvenir Bruno Comini
- 1st Stage 1 Critérium International
- 5th Overall Tour of Qatar
- 1st Stage 2
- 5th Classic Haribo
- 6th Cholet-Pays de Loire
- 7th Dwars door Vlaanderen
- 10th Le Samyn
- 2005
- 1st Stage 3 Circuit Cycliste Sarthe
- 1st Stage 3b Tour de Picardie
- 4th Cholet-Pays de Loire
References
- "Nazon the elder retires". cyclingnews.com. 20 April 2009. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
- "Damien Nazon". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
- "Damien Nazon". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
- "Damien Nazon". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
- Sandoz, Thierry (16 July 2009). "" Il faut semer le bordel "" ["It is necessary to sow chaos"]. L'Est Républicain (in French). Retrieved 2 March 2017.
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