Full name Laurent Didier 2006–2008 Kuota-Senges Weight 69 kg Discipline Road 2009 Designa Kokken Parents Lucien Didier | Rider type All-rounder Name Laurent Didier Current team Trek Factory Racing 2008 Team CSC (stagiaire) Height 1.89 m | |
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Role Professional Road Racing Cyclist | ||
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Laurent Didier (born 19 July 1984) is a Luxembourgish professional road bicycle racer, currently riding for Trek–Segafredo. Didier has also ridden for Danish Team Designa Køkken and Saxo Bank–SunGard over his career.
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Career
Didier is from Dippach, Luxembourg and his ancestors are no strangers to the world of cycling. His father and his grandfather both won stages in Tour de France and Giro d'Italia and his father, Lucien Didier even wore the leader's jersey in the French stage race. Laurent is good in various terrains which makes him useful in different kinds of races.
From October 2008 to early February 2009, Didier rode for Danish Team CSC, and then moved home to Designa Køkken, also in Denmark. In 2009, he finished second at the Luxembourgish National Road Race Championships behind Andy Schleck and was also runner-up in the Luxembourgish National Time Trial Championships behind Kim Kirchen.
To most cycling experts it was a huge surprise that Didier was selected for the 2013 Tour de France, at the expense of former Belgian champion Stijn Devolder.