William Bonnet

William Bonnet (born 25 June 1982) is a French former professional road bicycle racer, who last rode for UCI WorldTeam. In the 2015 Tour de France, Bonnet crashed at full speed on stage 3 near Huy in Belgium after clipping wheels of a rider in front. He has suffered a multiple fracture of the second cervical vertebrae and was rushed to Paris for surgery and placed in an induced coma before any neurological damage was done. Bonnet retired from competition at the end of the 2021 season.

Major results

 * 2000
 * 2nd Silver medal blank.svg Team pursuit, UCI Junior Track World Championships


 * 2003
 * 4th Grand Prix de la ville de Nogent-sur-Oise


 * 2004
 * 1st Paris–Mantes-en-Yvelines
 * 10th Boucle de l'Artois


 * 2005
 * 1st Stage 1 Paris–Corrèze
 * 4th Châteauroux Classic
 * 6th Overall Tour de Normandie
 * 7th Overall Tour du Limousin
 * 8th Overall Tour de Picardie
 * 9th Grand Prix de Denain


 * 2006
 * 3rd Grand Prix de Wallonie
 * 5th Grand Prix de Fourmies
 * 7th Grand Prix de Denain
 * 7th Tro-Bro Léon
 * 7th Tour de Rijke
 * 9th Paris–Brussels
 * 10th Grote Prijs Jef Scherens


 * 2007
 * 7th Dwars door Vlaanderen
 * 7th Tour de Vendée


 * 2008
 * 1st Grand Prix de la Somme
 * 1st Grand Prix d'Isbergues
 * 7th Vattenfall Cyclassics
 * 8th Overall Tour du Poitou-Charentes


 * 2009
 * 9th Overall Paris–Corrèze


 * 2010
 * 1st Stage 2 Paris–Nice
 * 10th Dwars door Vlaanderen
 * 10th Tour of Flanders


 * 2011
 * 6th E3 Prijs Vlaanderen


 * 2016
 * 8th Road race, UCI Road World Championships