Nicolas Vogondy (born 8 August 1977) is a French former professional

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, who competed as a professional between 1997 and 2013.

Career

Born in

Blois Blois ( ; ) is a commune and the capital city of Loir-et-Cher Departments of France, department, in Centre-Val de Loire, France, on the banks of the lower Loire river between Orléans and Tours. With 45,898 inhabitants by 2019, Blois is the mos ...

, Vogondy won the Tour de Lorraine in 1995 as a junior. He became a professional rider in 1997 when he signed for . His first professional win came in that same year when he won the third stage of the

Tour de Normandie Tour de Normandie is a road bicycle race held annually in the region of Normandy, France. The race started in 1939, but was not held in the periods of 1940–1955 and 1960–1980. It was originally a race for amateurs, but was opened for professi ...

. In 2002 he became national champion of France when he outsprinted Nicolas Jalabert and

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. He won the overall rankings of the

Boucles de la Mayenne The Boucles de la Mayenne is a road bicycle race held annually in the Mayenne department and Pays de la Loire region in France. It was first held in 1975 and from 2006 until 2019, it was organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. The race ...

in 2007, after winning the second stage earlier. He has multiple appearances in the three

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, the

Tour de France The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage cycle sport, bicycle race held primarily in France. It is the oldest and most prestigious of the three Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours, which include the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a ...

, the

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and the

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. Vogondy was in the breakaway on stage 5 of

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. He attacked his two companions just over a kilometer before the finish, as they were about to be caught by the peloton. Vogondy stayed ahead of the pack until about 70 meters before the finish, when he was passed by top sprinters like

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, who won the stage. Early in the 2010 season, Vogondy was refused a licence to race by the French cycling federation because a medical examination revealed cardiac arrhythmia problems.Vogondy denied licence because of cardiac problems
/ref> He was instructed to take several weeks rest pending further tests, but resumed training the following month, and started racing again in April of the same year. After seventeen years as a professional, Vogondy retired at the end of the 2013 season.

Major results

;1995 : 1st, Tour de Lorraine (junior) ;1997 : 1st, Stage 3,

;1999 : 1st, Stage 4,

Circuit des Mines The Circuit de Lorraine is a multi-stage road bicycle racing event held annually in Lorraine, France. Since 2005, it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing compet ...

;2002 : 1st, Stage 6,

: 1st, Criterium Polynormand : 1st, MaillotFra

National Road Race Championships : 1st, Bol d'Or des Monédières Chaumeil : 1st, Criterium Saran ;2003 : 1st,

A Travers le Morbihan Grand Prix du Morbihan is a single-day men's road bicycle race held annually in May around Plumelec, in the region of Brittany, France. Since 2020, the race is organised as a 1.Pro event on the UCI ProSeries, also being part of the French Road C ...

: 1st, Stage 3,

Tour du Limousin Tour du Limousin is a 4-day road bicycle race held annually in Limousin, France. It was first held in 1968 and since 2005 it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle raci ...

;2004 : 1st, Stage 5, Regio-Tour International ;2005 : 1st, Stage 1,

Route du Sud The Route d'Occitanie is a road bicycle race with 4 stages held annually in Southern France. It was first held in 1977 and since 2005 it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. It is usually held a week before the Tour de France ...

;2006 : 1st, Châteauroux-Classic de l'Indre : 1st, Stage 5, Tour du Poitou ;2007 : 1st, Stage 2,

Rhône-Alpes Isère Tour Rhône-Alpes () was an administrative region of France. Since 1 January 2016, it is part of the new region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. It is located on the eastern border of the country, towards the south. The region was named after the river Rhône an ...

: 1st, Stage 2,

: 1st, overall,

;2008 : 1st, Stage 1 & Overall,

Les 3 Jours de Vaucluse Les 3 Jours de Vaucluse is a road bicycle race held annually in the French department of Vaucluse. It is contested over three days. The first edition was held in 2007; it is classified as a 2.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continenta ...

: 1st,

National Road Race Championships : Jersey red number

Combative rider for Stages 5 and 21 of the

;2010 : 6th Overall,

Critérium du Dauphiné The Critérium du Dauphiné, before 2010 known as the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré, is an annual cycle sport, cycling road bicycle racing, road race in the Dauphiné region in the southeast of France. The race is run over eight days during ...

:: 1st, Stage 4 : 1st, MaillotFra

French National Time Trial Championships The French National Time Trial Championship is a road bicycle race that takes place inside the French National Cycling Championship, and decides the best cyclist in this type of race. The first edition took place in 1995. The first winner of the ...

;2011 : 6th,

Tour du Finistère Tour du Finistère is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in April around the city of Quimper, France. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour, also being part of the Coupe de France de cyclisme sur route ...

: 6th Overall,

Circuit de la Sarthe The Circuit des 24 Heures du Mans, also known as Circuit de la Sarthe (after the 1906 French Grand Prix triangle circuit) located in Le Mans, Sarthe, France, is a semi-permanent motorsport race course, chiefly known as the venue for the 24 H ...

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vogondy, Nicolas 1977 births Living people French male cyclists Sportspeople from Blois Cyclists from Centre-Val de Loire