Maxime Bouet (born 3 November 1986) is a French
road racing cyclist
Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professional form of bicycle racing, in terms of numbers of competitors, events and spectators. The two most common ...
, who currently rides for
UCI ProTeam UCI most commonly refers to:
* University of California, Irvine, a public university in Irvine, California, United States
* Union Cycliste Internationale, the world governing body for the sport of cycling
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.
Career
Early years
Born in
Belley
Belley () is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.
History
Belley is of Roman origin, and in the 5th century became an episcopal see. It was the capital of the province of Bugey, which was a dependency of Savoy till 1601, when i ...
,
Ain
Ain (, ; frp, En) is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Eastern France. Named after the Ain river, it is bordered by the Saône and Rhône rivers. Ain is located on the country's eastern edge, on the Swiss border, where it ...
, Bouet participated at the
French national track and road championships as a junior in 2003. At the track championships he won the silver medal in the
individual pursuit
The individual pursuit is a track cycling event where two cyclists begin the race from a stationary position on opposite sides of the track.
It is held at over for men and for women. The riders start at the same time and set off to complete the ...
, while at the road championships he took the bronze medal at the
individual time trial
An individual time trial (ITT) is a road bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock (in French: ''contre la montre'' – literally "against the watch", in Italian: ''tappa a cronometro'' "stopwatch stage"). There are also track-b ...
.
In the following year (2004) he improved both results, winning the gold medal in the individual pursuit and the silver medal in the individual time trial.
In January 2006 Bouet took part in the
La Tropicale Amissa Bongo
La Tropicale Amissa Bongo is a road cycling race held in Gabon and is part of the UCI Africa Tour
The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the Union Cycliste Internationale ( ...
, a stage race in
Gabon
Gabon (; ; snq, Ngabu), officially the Gabonese Republic (french: République gabonaise), is a country on the west coast of Central Africa. Located on the equator, it is bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north ...
where he finished in 15th position overall. That same year, on 1 May he finished 19th in the
under-23 version of Liège–Bastogne–Liège. He also reached the fourth position of the sixth stage in the
Giro della Valle d'Aosta
Giro della Valle d'Aosta is a stage race road bicycle race held annually in August in Aosta Valley, Italy. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 2.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour
The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing c ...
, an individual time trial over where he finished 51 seconds behind winner
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.
Agritubel (2007–09)
2007 season
During the 2007 cycling season Bouet signed a contract with as a
stagiaire
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* Stage (cooking) or stagiaire, a cook who works briefly, for free, in another chef's kitchen
* Stagiaire (cycling), an amateur cyclist temporarily riding for a professional team
* A particular type of trainee, see Europea ...
. His first notable result for them was when he reached the fourth place in the
general classification
The general classification (or the GC) in road bicycle racing is the category that tracks overall times for riders in multi-stage races. Each stage will have a stage winner, but the overall winner in the GC is the rider who has the fastest cumulati ...
of the
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 ...
. He then came third in the first three stages of the
Bidasoa Itzulia
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,
the second stage of the
Tour du Chablais
Tour or Tours may refer to:
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* Tourism, travel for pleasure
* Tour of duty, a period of time spent in military service
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* Guided tour, a journey through a location, directed b ...
,
the third and fourth stages of the
Ronde de l'Isard
The Ronde de l'Isard is a road bicycle race held annually in France. It is organized as a 2.2U event on the UCI Europe Tour
The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the Union C ...
as well as the general classification of that last race.
2008 season
offered him a professional contract for the 2008 season in which he started off with a 20th place at the
Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise
Grand Prix Cycliste La Marseillaise, formerly known as the Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise, is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in February around the city of Marseille, France. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event ...
. After gaining more experience in the
Tour Méditerranéen
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(19th), the
Tour du Haut Var
The Tour du Haut Var ( en, Tour of the Haut Var) is an early-season two-day road bicycle race in the Var department region in the south of France. Until 2008 it was run as a one-day race, part of the UCI Europe Tour. In 2009, the race transformed ...
(47th), the
Les 3 Jours de Vaucluse
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The UCI Continental ...
(17th) and the
Volta ao Distrito de Santarém
The Volta ao Distrito de Santarém (Tour of Santarém District) was a multi-day road cycling race held annually in the District of Santárem, Portugal. From 2006 to 2008, it was organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour
The UCI Continenta ...
(116th) he won his first professional race on 24 March during the first 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 ...
, a
prologue
A prologue or prolog (from Greek πρόλογος ''prólogos'', from πρό ''pró'', "before" and λόγος ''lógos'', "word") is an opening to a story that establishes the context and gives background details, often some earlier story that ...
in and around
Mondeville. The six seconds he was ahead of
Jos van Emden were enough to keep him in the leader's jersey for the next two days.
He finished sixth in the
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 ...
, 11th in the
Clásica Internacional de Alcobendas
Clásica Internacional de Alcobendas is a three-day professional cycle road race held in Spain in May each year. The event was first run in 1984 but was not held in 1988 and 1990. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI E ...
and fourth in the
Circuit de Lorraine
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 competi ...
.
In the last couple of months of the season he finished second in the individual pursuit at the
French National Track Championships The French National Track Championships are held annually and are composed of competitions of various track cycling disciplines across various age and gender categories.
Men Senior
Team sprint
Team pursuit
Madison
Junior
Team Pursuit
Ma ...
and third in the second stage of the
Tour de l'Ain
Tour de l'Ain, also known as the Prix de l'Amitié, is an annual professional cycling stage race held in eastern France.
G.P. de l'Amitié
The first edition of the race was in 1970, as the G.P. de l'Amitié (Friendship G.P.). It was held over fo ...
. He was called up to represent France at the under-23 race of the
2008 UCI Road World Championships in
Varese
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It is the c ...
where he came in 83rd place in a race that was won by
Fabio Duarte
Fabio Andrés Duarte Arevalo (born 11 June 1986 in Facatativá, Cundinamarca) is a Colombian track and road cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team . He is best known for winning the 2008 World Under-23 Road Race Championships, ...
.
2009 season
![Maxime Bouet](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/68/Maxime_Bouet.jpg)
In 2009, his last season for , Bouet also started off in the
Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise
Grand Prix Cycliste La Marseillaise, formerly known as the Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise, is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in February around the city of Marseille, France. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event ...
, this time claiming the 7th spot, one minute and seven seconds behind winner
Rémi Pauriol
Rémi Pauriol (born 4 April 1982 in Aix-en-Provence) is a French former professional road bicycle racer, who competed as a professional between 2006 and 2013.
In 2007, he won his first professional contest, the French race Route Adélie. In 20 ...
. That same month he finished 19th in the
Tour du Haut Var
The Tour du Haut Var ( en, Tour of the Haut Var) is an early-season two-day road bicycle race in the Var department region in the south of France. Until 2008 it was run as a one-day race, part of the UCI Europe Tour. In 2009, the race transformed ...
and also won his first race of the season, the first stage of the
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 Continental ...
, including the leading jersey. In the end, he finished in the second spot behind teammate
David Lelay
David Lelay (born 30 December 1979) is a French former road bicycle racer, who is currently working as a directeur sportif for amateur team VCP Loudéac. He is the son of former rider Gilbert Lelay.
After nine seasons as a professional, Lelay ...
.
Bouet competed in his first
Paris–Nice
Paris–Nice is a professional cycling stage race in France, held annually since 1933. Raced over eight days, the race usually starts with a prologue in the Paris region and ends with a final stage either in Nice or on the Col d'Èze overlookin ...
race afterwards, finishing in 64th position overall. At the
Volta ao Alentejo
The Volta ao Alentejo (Portuguese; en, Tour of Alentejo) is a road bicycle racing stage race held annually in the Alentejo, Portugal. Since 2005, it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour
The UCI Continental Circuits are a seri ...
Bouet won another stage race opener and wore the leader's jersey for two days until
Héctor Guerra won the individual time trial in stage 3. However, with a third place in the 5th and last stage of the race he reclaimed the lead and took the overall win, one second ahead of Guerra. After finishing third in the general classification of the
Rhône-Alpes Isère Tour
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Bouet focused on some of the classic races. He reached the finish of
La Flèche Wallonne
La Flèche Wallonne (, French for "The Walloon Arrow") is a men's professional cycle road race held in April each year in Wallonia, Belgium.
The first of two Belgian Ardennes classics, La Flèche Wallonne is today normally held mid-week betw ...
in 138th position, but did not finish
Liège–Bastogne–Liège
Liège–Bastogne–Liège, also known as ''La Doyenne'' ("The Old Lady"), is a one-day classic cycling race in Belgium.Cycling Weekly, UK, 13 March 1993 First run in 1892, it is the oldest of the five ''Monuments'' of the European professional r ...
.
Bouet was added to the
Tour de France
The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage bicycle race primarily held in France, while also occasionally passing through nearby countries. Like the other Grand Tours (the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a España), it consists ...
shortlist for and was preparing for his first
grand tour
The Grand Tour was the principally 17th- to early 19th-century custom of a traditional trip through Europe, with Italy as a key destination, undertaken by upper-class young European men of sufficient means and rank (typically accompanied by a tuto ...
. With a win in the
Boucles de l'Aulne
Boucles de l'Aulne is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in May or June around Châteaulin, in the region of Brittany, France. Since 2006, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.
It was previously known as Grand Pri ...
and a seventh place in the
Grand Prix of Aargau Canton
Grand Prix of Aargau Canton (german: Grosser Preis des Kantons Aargau) is a semi classic European bicycle race held in Aargau canton, one of the more northerly cantons of Switzerland.
The race consists of fifteen laps around the Swiss town o ...
he confirmed his form and made the final selection.
In the third stage from
Marseille
Marseille ( , , ; also spelled in English as Marseilles; oc, Marselha ) is the prefecture of the French department of Bouches-du-Rhône and capital of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Situated in the camargue region of southern Franc ...
to
La Grande-Motte
La Grande-Motte (; oc, La Mota Granda) is a commune in the Hérault département in Occitanie in southern France. It is a popular seaside resort and port, built in the 1960s and 1970s. La Grande-Motte is characterized by homogeneous architecture ...
, a race won by
Mark Cavendish
Mark Simon Cavendish (born 21 May 1985) is a Isle of Man, Manx professional Road bicycle racing, road racing cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . As a Track cycling, track cyclist he specialises in the Madison (cycling), madison, po ...
, Bouet sprinted in the bunch to a ninth position, earning him his first and only top ten result of the Tour de France that year. A great result in the 20th stage from
Montélimar
Montélimar (; Vivaro-Alpine: ''Montelaimar'' ; la, Acumum) is a town in the Drôme department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in north Provence, Southeastern France. It is the second-largest city in the department after Valence. In 2018, ...
to
Mont Ventoux
Mont Ventoux (; oc, Ventor, label= Provençal ) is a mountain in the Provence region of southern France, located some northeast of Carpentras, Vaucluse. On the north side, the mountain borders the department of Drôme. At , it is the highest m ...
in which he finished in 17th place, Bouet ultimately secured a 69th overall ranking when finishing on the
Champs-Élysées
The Avenue des Champs-Élysées (, ; ) is an avenue in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France, long and wide, running between the Place de la Concorde in the east and the Place Charles de Gaulle in the west, where the Arc de Triomphe is lo ...
in
Paris
Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...
the day after. The 2009 season for Bouet ended in August after he finished third in the second stage of the
Tour de l'Ain
Tour de l'Ain, also known as the Prix de l'Amitié, is an annual professional cycling stage race held in eastern France.
G.P. de l'Amitié
The first edition of the race was in 1970, as the G.P. de l'Amitié (Friendship G.P.). It was held over fo ...
where he claimed the 11th spot overall.
Ag2r–La Mondiale (2010–14)
2010 season
For the 2010 season Bouet signed a new contract, this time with . Bouet started off with a 60th place in the
GP d'Ouverture Marseillaise, 41st place in the
Tour du Haut Var
The Tour du Haut Var ( en, Tour of the Haut Var) is an early-season two-day road bicycle race in the Var department region in the south of France. Until 2008 it was run as a one-day race, part of the UCI Europe Tour. In 2009, the race transformed ...
and a 14th spot in the
Gran Premio dell'Insubria-Lugano
Gran Premio dell'Insubria-Lugano was a single day race in the historic region of Insubria, Switzerland. The race was established in 2009 as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. The race replaced the former Gran Premio di Chiasso
The Gran Premio d ...
.
In the
Gran Premio di Lugano
The Gran Premio di Lugano ( en, Grand Prix of Lugano) is a road bicycle race held annually in Lugano, Switzerland. Prior to 1981 it was held as an individual time trial but in recent years it has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe ...
he finished fourth in the same group as winner
Roberto Ferrari, while in
Paris–Nice
Paris–Nice is a professional cycling stage race in France, held annually since 1933. Raced over eight days, the race usually starts with a prologue in the Paris region and ends with a final stage either in Nice or on the Col d'Èze overlookin ...
he finished in 21st position overall. The next two months Bouet took part in a lot of one day classics like
Milan–San Remo
Milan–San Remo (in Italian ''Milano-Sanremo''), also called "''The Spring classic''" or "''La Classicissima''", is an annual road cycling race between Milan and Sanremo, in Northwest Italy. With a distance of 298 km (~185.2 miles) it is t ...
(152nd),
Amstel Gold Race
The Amstel Gold Race is an annual one-day classic road cycling race held in the province of Limburg, Netherlands. It traditionally marks the turning point of the spring classics, with the climbers and stage racers replacing the cobbled classics r ...
(88th), and
La Flèche Wallonne
La Flèche Wallonne (, French for "The Walloon Arrow") is a men's professional cycle road race held in April each year in Wallonia, Belgium.
The first of two Belgian Ardennes classics, La Flèche Wallonne is today normally held mid-week betw ...
(80th), but his best results were held in the
GP Miguel Induráin
The Grand Prix Miguel Induráin ( es, Gran Premio Miguel Induráin), formerly the "Grand Prix Navarre" is a Spanish one-day road bicycle race.
History
The race was inaugurated in 1951, but was limited to local competition. It was rebranded after ...
(7th), the
Circuit de Lorraine
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 competi ...
(9th) and the
Boucles de l'Aulne
Boucles de l'Aulne is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in May or June around Châteaulin, in the region of Brittany, France. Since 2006, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.
It was previously known as Grand Pri ...
(10th).
The 45th place he finished at in the
Critérium du Dauphiné
The Critérium du Dauphiné, before 2010 known as the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré, is an annual cycling road race in the Dauphiné region in the southeast of France. The race is run over eight days during the first half of June. It is part ...
was a preparation for the
Tour de France
The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage bicycle race primarily held in France, while also occasionally passing through nearby countries. Like the other Grand Tours (the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a España), it consists ...
where he finished in 105th place overall.
In the second stage, however, that was completely held in
Belgium
Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th ...
on a route from
Brussels
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to
Spa
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he finished as the first rider of the
peloton
In a road bicycle race, the peloton (from French, originally meaning 'platoon') is the main group or pack of riders. Riders in a group save energy by riding close ( drafting or slipstreaming) to (particularly behind) other riders. The reductio ...
in second position, three minutes and 56 seconds after lone winner
Sylvain Chavanel
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. In the sixth stage Bouet ended up in the breakaway group that got a huge gap ahead of the peloton. In the end
Sérgio Paulinho
Sérgio Miguel Moreira Paulinho, ComIH (born 26 March 1980) is a Portuguese road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI Continental team . He was a domestique in the 2007, 2009 and 2010 Tour de France and won the silver medal for Portugal ...
took the win in that stage, running from
Chambéry
Chambéry (, , ; Arpitan: ''Chambèri'') is the prefecture of the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of eastern France. The population of the commune of Chambéry was 58,917 as of 2019, while the population of the Chambér ...
to
Gap, with Bouet finishing in sixth place, three minutes and 20 seconds behind Paulinho, but still way ahead of the peloton that reached the finish line 14 minutes and 19 seconds later than Paulinho. In August that year he won the third stage of the
Tour de l'Ain
Tour de l'Ain, also known as the Prix de l'Amitié, is an annual professional cycling stage race held in eastern France.
G.P. de l'Amitié
The first edition of the race was in 1970, as the G.P. de l'Amitié (Friendship G.P.). It was held over fo ...
and came 11th overall.
2011 season
2011 started with a 45th-place finish in the
Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise
Grand Prix Cycliste La Marseillaise, formerly known as the Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise, is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in February around the city of Marseille, France. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event ...
, followed by eighth position in the
Étoile de Bessèges
The Étoile de Bessèges () is an early-season five-day road bicycle racing stage race held annually around Bessèges, in the Gard department of the Languedoc-Roussillon region of France. First organized in 1971 as a one-day race, it became a sta ...
and a 15th place in the
Tour du Haut Var
The Tour du Haut Var ( en, Tour of the Haut Var) is an early-season two-day road bicycle race in the Var department region in the south of France. Until 2008 it was run as a one-day race, part of the UCI Europe Tour. In 2009, the race transformed ...
.
These results were followed by another eighth position in the
Gran Premio dell'Insubria-Lugano
Gran Premio dell'Insubria-Lugano was a single day race in the historic region of Insubria, Switzerland. The race was established in 2009 as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. The race replaced the former Gran Premio di Chiasso
The Gran Premio d ...
, a 13th place in the
Gran Premio di Lugano
The Gran Premio di Lugano ( en, Grand Prix of Lugano) is a road bicycle race held annually in Lugano, Switzerland. Prior to 1981 it was held as an individual time trial but in recent years it has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe ...
and a 60th place overall in
Paris–Nice
Paris–Nice is a professional cycling stage race in France, held annually since 1933. Raced over eight days, the race usually starts with a prologue in the Paris region and ends with a final stage either in Nice or on the Col d'Èze overlookin ...
.
Other main races he competed in were the
Volta a Catalunya
The Volta a Catalunya (; en, Tour of Catalonia, es, Vuelta a Cataluña, link=no) is a road bicycle race held annually in Catalonia, Spain.
It is one of three World Tour stage races in Spain, together with the Vuelta a España and the Tour of th ...
(35th), the
Flèche d'Emeraude
Flèche d'Emeraude is a single-day road bicycle race to be held annually from 2011 in April in a circuit around Saint-Malo, Brittany, France. The race will be organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour
The UCI Continental Circuits are a se ...
(16th), the
Amstel Gold Race
The Amstel Gold Race is an annual one-day classic road cycling race held in the province of Limburg, Netherlands. It traditionally marks the turning point of the spring classics, with the climbers and stage racers replacing the cobbled classics r ...
(124th), the
Tour de Romandie
The Tour de Romandie is a stage race which is part of the UCI World Tour. It runs through the Romandie region, or French-speaking part of Switzerland. The competition began in 1947, to coincide with the 50-year anniversary of Swiss Cycling. I ...
(89th), the
Bayern–Rundfahrt
The International Bayern Rundfahrt ( en, Tour of Bavaria) was a stage race cycling race held each year in Bavaria, Germany, between 1980 and 2015. The race was held as an amateur race between 1980 and 1988, and from 2005 to 2015, the race was orga ...
(13th) and the
Critérium du Dauphiné
The Critérium du Dauphiné, before 2010 known as the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré, is an annual cycling road race in the Dauphiné region in the southeast of France. The race is run over eight days during the first half of June. It is part ...
(23rd).
Before the
Tour de France
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started Bouet finished 5th in the
French National Road Race Championships
The French National Road Race Championship is a cycling race where the French cyclists decide who will become the champion for the year to come. The event was established in 1899, a professional championship was established in 1907 and the women ...
. In the Tour de France he did not come up with remarkable results, but reached
Paris
Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...
in 54th position overall.
Soon after the Tour de France finished he reached the third place in the
Bordeaux
Bordeaux ( , ; Gascon oc, Bordèu ; eu, Bordele; it, Bordò; es, Burdeos) is a port city on the river Garonne in the Gironde department, Southwestern France. It is the capital of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, as well as the prefectur ...
Criterium
A criterium, or crit, is a bike race consisting of several laps around a closed circuit, the length of each lap or circuit ranging from about 400 m to 10,000 m.
Overview
Race length can be determined by a number of laps or total time ...
, 15th in the
Grand Prix de Fourmies
The Grand Prix de Fourmies is a bicycle race held in the Fourmies commune of France. Since 2005 it has been organised as a 1.HC event on the UCI Europe Tour
The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which we ...
, 14th in the
Grand Prix de Wallonie
The Grand Prix de Wallonie is an annual road bicycle race held annually in Wallonia
Wallonia (; french: Wallonie ), or ; nl, Wallonië ; wa, Waloneye or officially the Walloon Region (french: link=no, Région wallonne),; nl, link=no, ...
, fourth in the
Gran Premio Industria e Commercio di Prato
The Gran Premio Industria e Commercio di Prato is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in Prato, Italy. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour
The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicy ...
as well as third in the
Tour de Vendée
Tour of Vendée is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in October (Previously May) in the region of Vendée, France, finishing in a circuit inside La Roche-sur-Yon town. From 2005 until 2009, the race was organized as a 1.1 event on the ...
.
2012 season
![Maxime Bouet (6788279397)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a6/Maxime_Bouet_%286788279397%29.jpg)
Bouet started with 21st position in the
Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise
Grand Prix Cycliste La Marseillaise, formerly known as the Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise, is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in February around the city of Marseille, France. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event ...
and finished third in the individual time trial part of the 5th stage in the
Étoile de Bessèges
The Étoile de Bessèges () is an early-season five-day road bicycle racing stage race held annually around Bessèges, in the Gard department of the Languedoc-Roussillon region of France. First organized in 1971 as a one-day race, it became a sta ...
.
In the
Tour du Haut Var
The Tour du Haut Var ( en, Tour of the Haut Var) is an early-season two-day road bicycle race in the Var department region in the south of France. Until 2008 it was run as a one-day race, part of the UCI Europe Tour. In 2009, the race transformed ...
he finished in eighth position, while he finished 12th in the
Gran Premio di Lugano
The Gran Premio di Lugano ( en, Grand Prix of Lugano) is a road bicycle race held annually in Lugano, Switzerland. Prior to 1981 it was held as an individual time trial but in recent years it has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe ...
.
He went on to perform well in
Paris–Nice
Paris–Nice is a professional cycling stage race in France, held annually since 1933. Raced over eight days, the race usually starts with a prologue in the Paris region and ends with a final stage either in Nice or on the Col d'Èze overlookin ...
where he reached the 14th spot overall, followed by a 12th place in the
Critérium International
The Critérium International was a two-day bicycle stage race held in France every spring from 1932 until 2016, typically the last weekend of March. It was formerly known as the Critérium National de la Route, first run in 1932. For many years ...
.
Etixx–Quick-Step (2015–16)
In August 2014 announced that Bouet would join them on a two-year contract from 2015, latterly known as , with a role as a
domestique
In road bicycle racing, a domestique is a rider who works for the benefit of their team and leader, rather than trying to win the race. In French, ''domestique'' translates as "servant".However, in French, the term used is ''équipier''. In Ita ...
for
Rigoberto Urán
Rigoberto Urán Urán, ODB (born 26 January 1987) is a Colombian professional road racing cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam .
At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he won a silver medal in the road race. He became the first Colombian ever ...
and with a view to eventually compete for stage wins in races such as the
Critérium du Dauphiné
The Critérium du Dauphiné, before 2010 known as the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré, is an annual cycling road race in the Dauphiné region in the southeast of France. The race is run over eight days during the first half of June. It is part ...
and the
Tour of the Basque Country
The Tour of the Basque Country (Officially: ''Itzulia Basque Country'', es, Vuelta al País Vasco, links=no, eu, Euskal Herriko Itzulia) is an annual road bicycle racing, road cycling stage race held in the Basque Country (autonomous community) ...
.
Fortuneo–Vital Concept (2017–present)
In August 2016 Bouet announced that he was following team-mate
Gianni Meersman
Gianni Meersman (born 5 December 1985) is a Belgian former professional track and road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2007 and 2016 for the , , and teams. He currently works as a directeur sportif for the team.
After stage 3 ...
to , joining the team with an initial two-year deal from 2017. The move reunited him with team manager Emmanuel Hubert, who signed him to his first professional contract when he was in charge of Agritubel. In his announcement he expressed a desire to race as a team leader with the French squad. With his new team he participated in the
2017 Tour de France
The 2017 Tour de France was the 104th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours. The 21-race stage, stage race took place across , commencing with an individual time trial in Düsseldorf, Germany on 1 July ...
, placing 55th in the general classification.
Major results
;2003
: 2nd Individual pursuit,
National Junior Track Championships
: 3rd
Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...
, National Junior Road Championships
;2004
: 1st
![MaillotFra](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c4/MaillotFra.PNG)
Individual pursuit,
National Junior Track Championships
: 2nd
Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...
, National Junior Road Championships
: 2nd
Classique des Alpes
Classique des Alpes was a classic taking place as a mountainous single-day cycling race. It took place in Chartreuse Mountains, beginning in Chambéry and finishing in Aix-les-Bains.
It was held between 1991 and 2004, a day before the start of the ...
;2007
: 3rd Overall
Ronde de l'Isard
The Ronde de l'Isard is a road bicycle race held annually in France. It is organized as a 2.2U event on the UCI Europe Tour
The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the Union C ...
: 4th Overall
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 ...
: 10th
Paris–Mantes-en-Yvelines
Paris–Mantes-en-Yvelines is a road bicycle race held annually in France. It is organized as a 1.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour
The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing
Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline ...
;2008
: 1st Stage 1 (
ITT)
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 ...
: 2nd Individual pursuit,
National Track Championships
: 4th Overall
Circuit de Lorraine
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 competi ...
: 6th Overall
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 ...
;2009
: 1st
![Jersey yellow](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/29/Jersey_yellow.svg)
Overall
Volta ao Alentejo
The Volta ao Alentejo (Portuguese; en, Tour of Alentejo) is a road bicycle racing stage race held annually in the Alentejo, Portugal. Since 2005, it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour
The UCI Continental Circuits are a seri ...
::1st Stage 1
: 1st
Boucles de l'Aulne
Boucles de l'Aulne is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in May or June around Châteaulin, in the region of Brittany, France. Since 2006, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.
It was previously known as Grand Pri ...
: 2nd 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 Continental ...
::1st Stage 1
: 3rd Overall
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 ...
: 7th
Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise
Grand Prix Cycliste La Marseillaise, formerly known as the Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise, is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in February around the city of Marseille, France. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event ...
: 7th
Grand Prix of Aargau Canton
Grand Prix of Aargau Canton (german: Grosser Preis des Kantons Aargau) is a semi classic European bicycle race held in Aargau canton, one of the more northerly cantons of Switzerland.
The race consists of fifteen laps around the Swiss town o ...
;2010
: 1st Stage 3
Tour de l'Ain
Tour de l'Ain, also known as the Prix de l'Amitié, is an annual professional cycling stage race held in eastern France.
G.P. de l'Amitié
The first edition of the race was in 1970, as the G.P. de l'Amitié (Friendship G.P.). It was held over fo ...
: 4th
Gran Premio di Lugano
The Gran Premio di Lugano ( en, Grand Prix of Lugano) is a road bicycle race held annually in Lugano, Switzerland. Prior to 1981 it was held as an individual time trial but in recent years it has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe ...
: 7th
GP Miguel Induráin
The Grand Prix Miguel Induráin ( es, Gran Premio Miguel Induráin), formerly the "Grand Prix Navarre" is a Spanish one-day road bicycle race.
History
The race was inaugurated in 1951, but was limited to local competition. It was rebranded after ...
: 9th Overall
Circuit de Lorraine
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 competi ...
: 10th
Boucles de l'Aulne
Boucles de l'Aulne is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in May or June around Châteaulin, in the region of Brittany, France. Since 2006, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.
It was previously known as Grand Pri ...
;2011
: 3rd
Tour de Vendée
Tour of Vendée is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in October (Previously May) in the region of Vendée, France, finishing in a circuit inside La Roche-sur-Yon town. From 2005 until 2009, the race was organized as a 1.1 event on the ...
: 4th
Gran Premio Industria e Commercio di Prato
The Gran Premio Industria e Commercio di Prato is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in Prato, Italy. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour
The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicy ...
: 5th
Road race, National Road Championships
: 8th Overall
Étoile de Bessèges
The Étoile de Bessèges () is an early-season five-day road bicycle racing stage race held annually around Bessèges, in the Gard department of the Languedoc-Roussillon region of France. First organized in 1971 as a one-day race, it became a sta ...
: 8th
Gran Premio dell'Insubria-Lugano
Gran Premio dell'Insubria-Lugano was a single day race in the historic region of Insubria, Switzerland. The race was established in 2009 as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. The race replaced the former Gran Premio di Chiasso
The Gran Premio d ...
;2012
: 5th Overall
Étoile de Bessèges
The Étoile de Bessèges () is an early-season five-day road bicycle racing stage race held annually around Bessèges, in the Gard department of the Languedoc-Roussillon region of France. First organized in 1971 as a one-day race, it became a sta ...
: 8th Overall
Tour du Haut Var
The Tour du Haut Var ( en, Tour of the Haut Var) is an early-season two-day road bicycle race in the Var department region in the south of France. Until 2008 it was run as a one-day race, part of the UCI Europe Tour. In 2009, the race transformed ...
;2013
: 3rd Overall
Giro del Trentino
The Tour of the Alps is an annual professional cycling stage race in Italy and Austria. First held in 1962, it was named Giro del Trentino ( en, Tour of Trentino) until 2016, and run over four stages in the Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol region o ...
::1st Stage 1a
: 6th
Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise
Grand Prix Cycliste La Marseillaise, formerly known as the Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise, is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in February around the city of Marseille, France. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event ...
: 7th Overall
Critérium International
The Critérium International was a two-day bicycle stage race held in France every spring from 1932 until 2016, typically the last weekend of March. It was formerly known as the Critérium National de la Route, first run in 1932. For many years ...
: 10th Overall
Tour of Oman
The Tour of Oman is an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in Oman since 2010 as part of the UCI Asia Tour. It was scheduled to become part of the new UCI ProSeries in 2020, but both the 2020 and 2021 editions were cancelled d ...
;2014
: 3rd
Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...
, National Road Championships
: 6th
Gran Premio di Lugano
The Gran Premio di Lugano ( en, Grand Prix of Lugano) is a road bicycle race held annually in Lugano, Switzerland. Prior to 1981 it was held as an individual time trial but in recent years it has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe ...
;2015
:
![Jersey red number](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2f/Jersey_red_number.svg)
Combativity award Stage 12
Vuelta a España
The Vuelta a España (; en, Tour of Spain) is an annual multi-stage bicycle race primarily held in Spain, while also occasionally making passes through nearby countries. Inspired by the success of the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia, the r ...
;2016
: 7th
Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana
The Challenge Vuelta Ciclista a Mallorca ( en, Tour of Majorca, ca, Challenge Volta Ciclista a Mallorca) is a series of four (five until 2012) professional one day road bicycle races held on the Spanish island of Mallorca in late January or earl ...
: 9th Overall
Tour du Haut Var
The Tour du Haut Var ( en, Tour of the Haut Var) is an early-season two-day road bicycle race in the Var department region in the south of France. Until 2008 it was run as a one-day race, part of the UCI Europe Tour. In 2009, the race transformed ...
;2017
: 2nd
Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise
Grand Prix Cycliste La Marseillaise, formerly known as the Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise, is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in February around the city of Marseille, France. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event ...
: 6th Overall
Tour de Savoie Mont-Blanc
The Tour de Savoie Mont-Blanc was a multi-day cycling race held annually in the departments of Savoie and Haute-Savoie in France between 1999 and 2021. It was held as part of the UCI Europe Tour
The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road ...
: 7th Overall
Tour de l'Ain
Tour de l'Ain, also known as the Prix de l'Amitié, is an annual professional cycling stage race held in eastern France.
G.P. de l'Amitié
The first edition of the race was in 1970, as the G.P. de l'Amitié (Friendship G.P.). It was held over fo ...
: 9th Overall
Giro di Toscana
The Giro di Toscana is a road bicycle race held annually in Tuscany, Italy. From 2005 to 2014, the race has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. The race was not held in 2015. On 4 April 2016 it was announced that the race will r ...
: 10th Overall
Tour La Provence
The Tour de la Provence is an early-season bicycle stage race in the Provence region of France. It is organized by southern French newspaper La Provence, which serves as the race's title sponsor for its first three years. It is held in February, ...
;2018
: 6th Overall
Tour de Savoie Mont-Blanc
The Tour de Savoie Mont-Blanc was a multi-day cycling race held annually in the departments of Savoie and Haute-Savoie in France between 1999 and 2021. It was held as part of the UCI Europe Tour
The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road ...
::1st Stage 1
: 9th Overall
Tour Poitou-Charentes en Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Tour Poitou-Charentes en Nouvelle-Aquitaine is a road bicycle race held annually in the former region of Poitou-Charentes (now Nouvelle-Aquitaine) France. It was first held in 1987 and since 2005 it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Eu ...
;2021
: 7th Overall
Volta ao Algarve
The Volta ao Algarve (Portuguese; en, Tour of the Algarve) is a road bicycle racing stage race held annually in the Algarve, Portugal. Since 2017, it has been organised as a 2.HC event on the UCI Europe Tour. The race became part of the new UCI P ...
;2022
: 6th
GP Industria & Artigianato
: 9th Overall
Tour de la Provence
The Tour de la Provence is an early-season Road bicycle racing#Stage races, bicycle stage race in the Provence region of France. It is organized by southern French newspaper La Provence, which serves as the race's title sponsor for its first three ...
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
References
External links
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1986 births
Living people
People from Belley
French male cyclists
Sportspeople from Ain
European Games competitors for France
Cyclists at the 2015 European Games
Cyclists from Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes