Sven Montgomery

Sven Montgomery (born 10 May 1976) is a Swiss former professional cyclist.^[1]

Sven Montgomery

Personal information
Born	(1976-05-10) 10 May 1976 (age 49) Detmold, West Germany
Team information
Current team	Retired
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	Climber
Professional teams
1998–1999	Post Swiss Team
2000–2001	Française des Jeux
2002–2003	Fassa Bortolo
2004–2006	Gerolsteiner

Career

Early on, Montgomery was considered to be a very promising rider. He turned professional in 1998 with the Post Swiss Team, with his career lasting until 2006. Throughout his career, he rode for several prestigious professional teams including Française des Jeux, Fassa Bortolo and Gerolsteiner. He was considered a climber.^[2] After finishing third in the 2000 Tour de l'Avenir, he won the fifth stage of the Grand Prix du Midi libre and the mountains classification of the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré in 2001. He competed in four editions of the Tour de France, 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 Tour de France, where he suffered several serious injuries to the face and head, making him almost blind.^[3] This heavy fall prevented him from riding for almost the entire following year. During the 2004 Giro d'Italia, he suffered multiple injuries, including a tear of his scapula and a broken collarbone. In addition, he fell badly ill in 2002.^[4]

Because of his numerous setbacks, Montgomery retired at the age of 30 in 2006. He then became a directeur sportif for the Bigla Cycling Team, a professional women's team.

Career achievements

Major results

1997

2nd Road race, European Under-23 Road Championships

1999

2nd Overall UNIQA Classic

3rd Wartenberg Rundfahrt

5th Josef Voegeli Memorial

6th Overall Tour de Suisse

8th Overall Regio-Tour

2000

3rd Overall Tour de l'Avenir

4th Overall Tour de Suisse

7th GP Industria & Commercio di Prato

7th Josef Voegeli Memorial

9th Giro dell'Emilia

10th Overall Tour de Picardie

2001

1st Stage 5 GP du Midi-Libre

3rd Rominger Classic

4th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré

1st Mountains classification

6th Overall Tour de Romandie

2003

6th Luk-Cup Bühl

8th Overall Tour de Suisse

2004

1st Mountains classification, Tour de Romandie

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Giro d'Italia	—	—	—	—	DNF	59	—
Tour de France	DNF	DNF	—	DNF	DNF	—	—
Vuelta a España	—	—	—	DNF	—	88	DNF

Legend

DSQ	Disqualified
DNF	Did not finish

External links

• Sven Montgomery at Cycling Archives (archive)
• Sven Montgomery at CQ Ranking