William Bonnet

Road bicycle racer

Sprinter
Road captain

Professional teams2002–2005BigMat–Auber 932006–2008Crédit Agricole2009–2010Bbox Bouygues Telecom2011–2021FDJ^[1]^[2]

William Bonnet (born 25 June 1982) is a French former professional road bicycle racer, who last rode for UCI WorldTeam Groupama–FDJ.^[3] In the 2015 Tour de France, Bonnet crashed at full speed on stage 3 near Huy in Belgium after clipping wheels of a rider in front. He has suffered a multiple fracture of the second cervical vertebrae and was rushed to Paris for surgery and placed in an induced coma before any neurological damage was done. Bonnet retired from competition at the end of the 2021 season.^[4]

Major results

2000: 2nd Team pursuit, UCI Junior Track World Championships
2003: 4th Grand Prix de la ville de Nogent-sur-Oise
2004: 1st Paris–Mantes-en-Yvelines; 10th Boucle de l'Artois
2005: 1st Stage 1 Paris–Corrèze; 4th Châteauroux Classic; 6th Overall Tour de Normandie; 7th Overall Tour du Limousin; 8th Overall Tour de Picardie; 9th Grand Prix de Denain
2006: 3rd Grand Prix de Wallonie; 5th Grand Prix de Fourmies; 7th Grand Prix de Denain; 7th Tro-Bro Léon; 7th Tour de Rijke; 9th Paris–Brussels; 10th Grote Prijs Jef Scherens
2007: 7th Dwars door Vlaanderen; 7th Tour de Vendée
2008: 1st Grand Prix de la Somme; 1st Grand Prix d'Isbergues; 7th Vattenfall Cyclassics; 8th Overall Tour du Poitou-Charentes
2009: 9th Overall Paris–Corrèze
2010: 1st Stage 2 Paris–Nice; 10th Dwars door Vlaanderen; 10th Tour of Flanders
2011: 6th E3 Prijs Vlaanderen
2016: 8th Road race, UCI Road World Championships

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Giro d'Italia	111	—	—	—	DNF	—	DNF	—	—	—	—	DNF	DNF	—	—
Tour de France	—	109	102	128	—	DNF	—	DNF	158	DNF	127	—	—	143	DNF
/ Vuelta a España	—	—	—	109	111	—	152	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Legend
—	Did not compete
DNF	Did not finish

References

^ "Groupama-FDJ confirm 28 riders for 2019". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 15 November 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
^ "Groupama - FDJ". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 January 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
^ "Groupama - FDJ". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
^ Timms, Joe (18 October 2021). "Who is retiring from pro cycling in 2021?". Rouleur. Retrieved 25 October 2021.