Nicolas Vogondy

Nicolas Vogondy (born 8 August 1977) is a French former professional road racing cyclist, who competed as a professional between 1997 and 2013.

Career
Born in Blois, Vogondy won the Tour de Lorraine in 1995 as a junior. He became a professional rider in 1997 when he signed for. His first professional win came in that same year when he won the third stage of the Tour de Normandie. In 2002 he became national champion of France when he outsprinted Nicolas Jalabert and Patrice Halgand. He won the overall rankings of the Boucles de la Mayenne in 2007, after winning the second stage earlier. He has multiple appearances in the three Grand Tours, the Tour de France, the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a España.

Vogondy was in the breakaway on stage 5 of 2008 Tour de France. He attacked his two companions just over a kilometer before the finish, as they were about to be caught by the peloton. Vogondy stayed ahead of the pack until about 70 meters before the finish, when he was passed by top sprinters like Mark Cavendish, who won the stage.

Early in the 2010 season, Vogondy was refused a licence to race by the French cycling federation because a medical examination revealed cardiac arrhythmia problems. He was instructed to take several weeks rest pending further tests, but resumed training the following month, and started racing again in April of the same year.

After seventeen years as a professional, Vogondy retired at the end of the 2013 season.

Major results

 * 1995
 * 1st, Tour de Lorraine (junior)


 * 1997
 * 1st, Stage 3, Tour de Normandie


 * 1999
 * 1st, Stage 4, Circuit des Mines


 * 2002
 * 1st, Stage 6, Circuit des Mines
 * 1st, Criterium Polynormand
 * 1st, MaillotFra.PNG National Road Race Championships
 * 1st, Bol d'Or des Monédières Chaumeil
 * 1st, Criterium Saran


 * 2003
 * 1st, A Travers le Morbihan
 * 1st, Stage 3, Tour du Limousin


 * 2004
 * 1st, Stage 5, Regio-Tour International


 * 2005
 * 1st, Stage 1, Route du Sud


 * 2006
 * 1st, Châteauroux-Classic de l'Indre
 * 1st, Stage 5, Tour du Poitou


 * 2007
 * 1st, Stage 2, Rhône-Alpes Isère Tour
 * 1st, Stage 2, Boucles de la Mayenne
 * 1st, overall, Boucles de la Mayenne


 * 2008
 * 1st, Stage 1 & Overall, Les 3 Jours de Vaucluse
 * 1st, MaillotFra.PNG National Road Race Championships
 * Jersey red number.svg Combative rider for Stages 5 and 21 of the Tour de France


 * 2010
 * 6th Overall, Critérium du Dauphiné
 * 1st, Stage 4
 * 1st, MaillotFra.PNG French National Time Trial Championships


 * 2011
 * 6th, Tour du Finistère
 * 6th Overall, Circuit de la Sarthe