Taruia Krainer
Taruia Krainer in 2014
Personal information
Full nameTaruia Franz Krainer
Born (1991-06-01) 1 June 1991
Arue, French Polynesia, French Polynesia
Team information
Current teamUC Cholet 49
DisciplineRoad
Role
Amateur teams
2009–2011UC Briochine
2012–2017Vendée U
2018VC Rouen 76
2019–2020UC Cholet 49
Professional teams
2014Team Europcar (stagiaire)
2015Team Europcar (stagiaire)
Managerial team
2020–UC Cholet 49

Taruia Franz Krainer (born 1 June 1991)[1] is a French Polynesian road cyclist. He is currently the sports director of team UC Cholet 49.[2]

Krainer was born in Arue, French Polynesia,[3] and was educated at la Mennais high school.[4] He moved to France at the age of 16 to pursue a career in cycling and to study.[4]

He raced with UC Briochine from 2009 to 2011, then joined the Vendée U team in 2012.[4][5] In 2014 and 2015 he was a stagiaire (intern) with Team Europcar.[6] In 2017 he won the Prix Marcel Bergereau.[7] In 2018 he placed third in the Entre Brenne et Montmorillonnais. He also won the 2018 Tour Tahiti Nui.[8][9] In June 2020 he was appointed sports director of UC Cholet.[10][11] In 2022, he competed in the mixed team relay with the French Polynesian team at the 2022 UCI Road World Championships.[12]

Major results

2012
1st Paris–Tours Espoirs
2013
4th Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
2014
6th Overall Paris–Arras Tour
2015
1st Tour de Nouvelle-Calédonie
1st Stages 4 & 8
8th Overall Le Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux
2016
1st Stages 3, 5a & 9 Tour de Nouvelle-Calédonie
2017
1st Prix Marcel Bergereau
1st Circuit des Deux Provinces
7th Overall Tour de Gironde
2018
1st Overall Trois Jours de Cherbourg
1st Overall Tour Tahiti Nui
1st Staes 2, 4 & 5b
3rd Entre Brenne et Montmorillonnais
4th Grand Prix de la Ville de Nogent-sur-Oise
2019
1st Stage 6 Tour Tahiti Nui

References

  1. ↑ "Challenger #16 : Taruia Krainer" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  2. ↑ "Cyclisme. Le directeur sportif de l'UC Cholet 49 Taruia Krainer dresse le bilan de la saison" (in French). Ouest-france. 12 October 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  3. ↑ "Taruia Franz Krainer" (in French). Le site du Cyclisme. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 "Vélo sur route – Taruia Krainer poursuit son chemin vers le cyclisme professionnel : interview" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 15 October 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  5. ↑ "Taruia Krainer, coureur du bout du monde" (in French). Velo101. 26 May 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  6. ↑ "Taruia Krainer, stagiaire chez Europcar" (in French). Ouest-France. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  7. ↑ "Cyclisme : Taruia Krainer vainqueur au Prix Marcel Bergereau" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 17 August 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  8. ↑ "Taruia Krainer wins 2018 Tour Tahiti Nui". Oceania Cycling Confederation. 5 October 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  9. ↑ "Cyclisme - Tour Tahiti Nui 2018 : Taruia Krainer grand vainqueur" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 23 September 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  10. ↑ "Cyclisme : Taruia Krainer devient directeur sportif de son club de l'UC Cholet" (in French). TNTV News. 8 June 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  11. ↑ "Taruia Krainer promu directeur sportif de l'UC Cholet" (in French). Air Tahiti Nui. 19 July 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  12. ↑ "2022: 3rdWorld Championships - Mixed Relay TTT (WC". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 21 September 2022.


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