Sven Montgomery (born 10 May 1976) is a Swiss former professional cyclist.
Career Early on, Montgomery was considered to be a very promising rider. He turned professional in 1998 with the , with his career lasting until 2006. Throughout his career, he rode for several prestigious professional teams including , and . He was considered a climber. 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. This heavy fall 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.
Because of his numerous setbacks, Montgomery retired at the age of 30 in 2006. He then became a directeur sportif for the , a professional women's team.
Career achievements Major results
1997 2nd 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 Mountains classification 6th Overall Tour de Romandie 2003 6th Luk-Cup Bühl 8th Overall Tour de Suisse 2004 1st Mountains classification, Tour de Romandie
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
Grand Tour 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Giro d'Italia————DNF59— Tour de FranceDNFDNF—DNFDNF—— Vuelta a España———DNF—88DNF
+ LegendDSQ DisqualifiedDNF Did not finish
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