Sven Montgomery (born 10 May 1976) is a former Swiss professional

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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

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, he won the fifth stage of the

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and the mountains classification of the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré in 2001. He competed in four editions of the

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, 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

, where he suffered several serious injuries to the face and head, making him almost blind. This heavy fall notably prevented him from riding for almost the entire following year. During the

2004 Giro d'Italia The 2004 Giro d'Italia was the 87th edition of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tours. It began in Genoa with a prologue. The race came to a close with a mass-start road stage that stretched from Clusone to Milan. Nineteen teams en ...

, 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

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for the , a professional women's team.

Career achievements

Major results

;1997 : 2nd Silver medal europe

Road race, European Under-23 Road Championships ;1999 : 2nd Overall

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: 3rd Wartenberg Rundfahrt : 5th Josef Voegeli Memorial : 6th Overall

Tour de Suisse The Tour de Suisse ( en, Tour of Switzerland) is an annual road cycling stage race. Raced over eight days, the event covers two weekends in June, and along with the Critérium du Dauphiné, it is considered a proving ground for the Tour de France ...

: 8th Overall

Regio-Tour The Regio-Tour is a multi-stage road bicycle race held between France, Switzerland and Germany. It was first held in 1985 and since 2005 it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. Famous riders like Laurent Brochard, Jan Ullrich ...

;2000 : 3rd Overall

: 4th Overall

: 7th

GP Industria & 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 bicyc ...

: 7th Josef Voegeli Memorial : 9th

Giro dell'Emilia The Giro dell'Emilia is a late season road bicycle race held annually in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.HC event on the UCI Europe Tour, and since 2020 it's part of the UCI ProSeries calendar. The ...

: 10th Overall

Tour de Picardie The Tour de Picardie was a professional multi-stage cycle road race that was held between 1936 and 2016 in Picardy, France. In its last twelve editions, it was organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a se ...

;2001 : 1st Stage 5

GP du Midi-Libre The Grand Prix du Midi Libre (referred to as just Midi Libre) was a multiple-stage road cycling course in the south of France. The race, named after the newspaper that organized it, was first organized in 1949 and was an important preparation cou ...

: 3rd Rominger Classic : 4th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré ::1st Mountains classification : 6th Overall

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 ...

;2003 : 6th Luk-Cup Bühl : 8th Overall

;2004 : 1st Mountains classification

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Montgomery, Sven Living people 1976 births Swiss male cyclists People from Detmold Sportspeople from Detmold (region)