Damien Girard
2001–2026French professional cyclist who rode for Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur and won a stage of the 2024 Tour du Maroc.
Particulars
Damien Girard was a French professional road cyclist, born on 14 December 2001. He began competing in the youth ranks with UC Vendôme and later rode for Peltrax-CS Dammarie-lès-Lys, winning 27 races as a cadet and nine more as a junior, including three at federal level. In 2020 he joined CC Nogent-sur-Oise in the national first division, and in 2022 he won the overall classification of the Tour Nivernais Morvan, his first victory at the highest amateur level.
Girard turned professional in 2023 with the UCI Continental team Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur, making his season debut at the Étoile de Bessèges. He featured in breakaways at races such as Tro Bro Leon, the Four Days of Dunkirk and the Tour of the Apennines. In 2024 he won the fourth stage of the Tour du Maroc, his first professional victory.
He died in September 2026 at the age of 24.
Compiled from source reports and Wikipedia. Automated record.