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William Bonnet

1982 - Today

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William Bonnet (born 25 June 1982) is a French former professional road bicycle racer, who last rode for UCI WorldTeam Groupama–FDJ. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. William Bonnet is the 1,069th most popular cyclist (up from 1,199th in 2024), the 6,246th most popular biography from France (up from 6,387th in 2019) and the 107th most popular French Cyclist.

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Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, William Bonnet ranks 1,069 out of 1,613. Before him are Leopold König, Francesco Gavazzi, Rubens Bertogliati, Aleksejs Saramotins, Shane Kelly, and Danny Stam. After him are Sean Eadie, Jhonatan Narváez, Gianni Moscon, Scott McGrory, Jos van Emden, and Manuel Belletti.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1982, William Bonnet ranks 912. Before him are Natallia Mikhnevich, Nadja Benaissa, Laura Chiatti, Anna Sivkova, Inga Abitova, and Tadesse Abraham. After him are Nicola Spirig, Yssouf Koné, Khasan Baroyev, Brooke Nevin, Dramane Traoré, and Snježana Pejčić.

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In France

Among people born in France, William Bonnet ranks 6,246 out of 6,770. Before him are Virginie Dedieu (1979), Fabrice N'Sakala (1990), Antoine Dupont (1996), Lamine Gassama (1989), Marvin Martin (1988), and Antony Dupuis (1973). After him are Florence Masnada (1968), Amandine Buchard (1995), Pierre-Alain Frau (1980), Jonathan Schmid (1990), Maxime Lopez (1997), and Thierry Gadou (1969).

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Among CYCLISTS In France

Among cyclists born in France, William Bonnet ranks 107. Before him are David Moncoutié (1975), Philippe Ermenault (1969), Stéphane Goubert (1970), Jimmy Casper (1978), Kévin Vauquelin (2001), and Nicolas Roche (1984). After him are Warren Barguil (1991), John Gadret (1979), David Gaudu (1996), Pierre Rolland (1986), Christophe Le Mével (1980), and Guillaume Martin (1993).

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