Laurent Didier

Laurent Didier (born 19 July 1984) is a Luxembourgish former professional road bicycle racer,[2] who competed between 2006 and 2018 for the Kuota–Senges, Designa Køkken, Saxo Bank–SunGard and Trek–Segafredo teams.

Laurent Didier
Didier at the 2008 Münsterland Giro
Personal information
Full nameLaurent Didier
Born (1984-07-19) 19 July 1984
Dippach, Luxembourg
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb; 10.7 st)
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeAll-rounder
Amateur team
2008Team CSC (stagiaire)
Professional teams
2006–2008Regiostrom–Senges
2009Designa Køkken
2010–2011Team Saxo Bank
2012–2018RadioShack–Nissan[1]
Major wins
One-day races and Classics
National Road Race Championships (2012)
National Time Trial Championships (2014)

Career

Didier is from Dippach, Luxembourg and his ancestors are no strangers to the world of cycling. His father, Lucien Didier, was part of winning team time trial squads in the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia, and his grandfather Bim Diederich won three stages of the Tour and wore the yellow jersey for three days.[3] Laurent is good in various terrains which makes him useful in different kinds of races.

From October 2008 to early February 2009, Didier rode for Danish Team CSC, and then moved home to Designa Køkken, also in Denmark.[4] In 2009, he finished second at the Luxembourgish National Road Race Championships behind Andy Schleck and was also runner-up in the Luxembourgish National Time Trial Championships behind Kim Kirchen.[5]

To most cycling experts it was a huge surprise that Didier was selected for the 2013 Tour de France, at the expense of former Belgian champion Stijn Devolder.

Major results
2005
1st Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
3rd Overall Flèche du Sud
1st Stage 3a
6th GP Möbel Alvisse
9th Overall Stuttgart–Straßburg
2006
8th Rund um Düren
2007
1st Saargau
1st Stage 2 Oberösterreich Rundfahrt
3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
8th Ronde van Overijssel
2009
National Road Championships
2nd Road race
2nd Time trial
6th Overall Tour de Normandie
2010
9th Overall Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid
2011
National Road Championships
3rd Road race
3rd Time trial
2012
1st Road race, National Road Championships
1st Mountains classification Tour de Wallonie
2013
1st Mountains classification Tour du Haut Var
2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
2014
1st Time trial, National Road Championships
1st Stage 5 USA Pro Challenge
2015
1st Stage 1 (TTT) Tour of Alberta
3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
2016
10th Overall Tour of Utah

Grand Tour general classification results timeline
Grand Tour 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Giro d'Italia 33 130 — — — — 64 DNF 97
Tour de France — — — 53 — DNF — — —
Vuelta a España — — 86 — — — 104 — —
Legend
— Did not compete
DNF Did not finish
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References
  1. "RadioShack-Nissan-Trek announces lineup for 2012". VeloNews. Competitor Group, Inc. 5 December 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
  2. Schleimer, Chris (17 October 2018). "Zum Karriereende von Laurent Didier: Der Radprofi und der Mont-Saint-Michel" [At the end of the career of Laurent Didier: The professional cyclist and the Mont-Saint-Michel]. Tageblatt (in German). Editpress. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  3. ""Le Duc" Bim Diederich, est décédé" ["The Duke" Bim Diederich has passed away]. L'essentiel (in French). 6 December 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  4. "Teams Laurent Didier". Radsportseiten.net. Archived from the original on 2 March 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
  5. "Ergebnisse Laurent Didier". Radsportseiten.net. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
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