Rudy Molard

Rudy Molard
Molard at the 2014 Tour of Belgium.
Personal information
Full name Rudy Molard
Born (1989-09-17) 17 September 1989
Gleizé, France
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 62 kg (137 lb; 9.8 st)
Team information
Current team Groupama–FDJ
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Rider type Climber
Amateur team(s)
2008–2010 CR4C Roanne
2011 CC Étupes
Professional team(s)
2011 Cofidis (stagiaire)
2012–2016 Cofidis[1]
2017– FDJ

Rudy Molard (born 17 September 1989) is a French road bicycle racer for UCI WorldTeam Groupama–FDJ.

He was a member of the Cofidis team that competed at the 2013 Tour de France,[2] finishing 73rd overall.

Career

Molard spend 5 years with Cofidis before, moving to FDJ in 2017. During his five year stint with Cofidis, Molard won a Stage at the 2015 Tour du Limousin. He also rode the Tour de France twice with Cofidis, and was also included in Tour de France number 100 in 2013.

FDJ (2017-present)

2017

Molard finished 16th overall at Paris-Nice, and 24th at Tour of the Basque Country in his first season with FDJ. He had a great form during the springs classics, finishing 8th at La Flèche Wallonne, and 17th at Liège-Bastogne-Liège. He was included in the FDJ Team at the 100th Edition of the Giro d'Italia, and the Tour de France.[3]

2018

Molard opened his 2018 season of with finishing 3rd overall at both Tour International Cycliste La Provence, and Tour du Haut Var. His next race was Paris-Nice, in which he managed to win Stage 6 from Sisteron to Vence. He attacked inside the final kilometer, and managed to get away from the front group. Molard went on to finish 15th overall. He rode the spring classics, and continued his form. He finished 15th at Amstel Gold Race, 13th at La Flèche Wallonne and 26th at Liège-Bastogne-Liège.

At the end of April he rode Tour de Romandie, and finished 4th on Stage 1. As a preparation for the Tour de France, he rode the Critérium du Dauphiné, and then the French National Road Race Championships, where he finished 6th. His best result during the Tour de France, was 14th on Stage 16. A week after the Tour de France he finished 11th at Clásica de San Sebastián. At the end of August, he started the Vuelta a España, and managed to get the Leaders Jersey on Stage 5, after being in the breakaway all day. He had the leaders jersey in 4 days before losing it on stage 9.

Career achievements

Major results

2011
3rd Time trial, National Under–23 Road Championships
UEC European Under–23 Road Championships
6th Road race
9th Time trial
10th Time trial, UCI Road World Under–23 Championships
2012
1st Mountains classification Tour de l'Ain
3rd Overall Tour du Gévaudan Languedoc-Roussillon
2013
9th Grand Prix de la Ville de Lillers
10th Overall Tour du Gévaudan Languedoc-Roussillon
2014
4th Overall Tour de Luxembourg
1st Young rider classification
9th Paris–Troyes
2015
3rd Overall Tour du Limousin
1st Stage 3
3rd Tour du Doubs
5th Overall Tour de Luxembourg
6th La Drôme Classic
9th Grand Prix de la Somme
9th Grand Prix de Wallonie
2017
8th La Flèche Wallonne
2018
1st Stage 6 Paris–Nice
3rd Overall Tour International Cycliste La Provence
3rd Overall Tour du Haut Var
Vuelta a España
Held after Stages 5–8

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia — — — — — 44 —
A yellow jersey Tour de France — 73 51 — — 36 38
A red jersey Vuelta a España 113 — — — 30 — 14
Legend
— Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References

  1. ↑ "Cofidis, Solutions Credits (COF) - FRA". UCI Continental Circuits. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  2. ↑ "Profile". Tour de France. Amaury Sport Organisation. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  3. ↑ "http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Giro_dItalia_2017_Startlist". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 2018-08-31. External link in |title= (help)
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