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Mathieu Sprick

Key Stats

Nationality: French
Born: September 29, 1981
Hometown: Sarreguemines, France
Height: 5-foot-9
Weight: 148 pounds
Strengths: all-rounder
Turned Pro: 2004

Palmares

Career Highlights:

2008
2nd, overall, 1 stage win, Tour de Langkawi

2007
4th, French time trial championship
6th, GP France Ouest

2006
3rd, best young rider, Tour de France
3rd, stage 2, Tour du Luxembourg

2004
1st, Tour du Doubs

Biography

Sprick gave up on his quest for an engineering degree to chase the bike. It’s a good thing he did because he’s one of the most touted young French riders to come along. A consistent rider who climb as well as excel in the time trial, his promise was underscored by finishing third in the best young rider’s category in the 2006 Tour de France.