Sven Montgomery

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Sven Montgomery
Personal information
Born (1976-05-10) 10 May 1976 (age 47)
Detmold, West Germany
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeClimber
Professional teams
1998–1999 Post Swiss Team
2000–2001 Française des Jeux
2002–2003 Fassa Bortolo
2004–2006 Gerolsteiner

Sven Montgomery (born 10 May 1976) is a former Swiss professional cyclist. [1]

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Career

Early on, Montgomery was considered to be a very promising rider. He turned professional in 1998 with the Post Swiss Team, with his career lasting until 2006. Throughout his career, he rode for several prestigious professional teams including Française des Jeux, Fassa Bortolo and Gerolsteiner. He was considered a climber. [2] After finishing third in the 2000 Tour de l'Avenir, he won the fifth stage of the Grand Prix du Midi libre and the mountains classification of the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré in 2001. He competed in four editions of the Tour de France, but failed to finish any.

Montgomery's career was overshadowed by bad luck. In 2001, during his best season, he was badly injured in a crash at the Tour de France, where he suffered several serious injuries to the face and head, making him almost blind. [3] This heavy fall notably prevented him from riding for almost the entire following year. During the 2004 Giro d'Italia, he suffered multiple injuries, including a tear of his scapula and a broken collarbone. In addition, he fell badly ill in 2002. [4]

Because of his numerous setbacks, Montgomery retired at the age of 30 in 2006. He then became a directeur sportif for the Bigla Cycling Team, a professional women's team.

Career achievements

Major results

1997
2nd Silver medal europe.svg Road race, European Under-23 Road Championships
1999
2nd Overall UNIQA Classic
3rd Wartenberg Rundfahrt
5th Josef Voegeli Memorial
6th Overall Tour de Suisse
8th Overall Regio-Tour
2000
3rd Overall Tour de l'Avenir
4th Overall Tour de Suisse
7th GP Industria & Commercio di Prato
7th Josef Voegeli Memorial
9th Giro dell'Emilia
10th Overall Tour de Picardie
2001
1st Stage 5 GP du Midi-Libre
3rd Rominger Classic
4th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
1st Jersey polkadot.svg Mountains classification
6th Overall Tour de Romandie
2003
6th Luk-Cup Bühl
8th Overall Tour de Suisse
2004
1st Jersey pink.svg Mountains classification Tour de Romandie

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour2000200120022003200420052006
Jersey pink.svg Giro d'Italia ———— DNF 59 —
Jersey yellow.svg Tour de France DNF DNF — DNF DNF ——
Jersey red.svg Vuelta a España ——— DNF — 88 DNF
Legend
DSQDisqualified
DNFDid not finish

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References

  1. ↑ "Sven Montgomery". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  2. ↑ Benjamin Steffen (7 March 2004). "Auf dem langen Weg an die Spitze". Neue Zürcher Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  3. ↑ "On ne sort pas indemne du Tour de France". tdg.ch (in French). 26 July 2001. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  4. ↑ "Sven Montgomery hört nach neun Profi-Jahren auf". 20 Minuten (in German). 6 September 2006. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
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