Anthony Turgis

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Anthony Turgis
Anthony Turgis Presentation Paris-Roubaix.jpg
Anthony Turgis, 2022 Paris–Roubaix.
Personal information
Full nameAnthony Turgis
Born (1994-05-16) 16 May 1994 (age 30)
Bourg-la-Reine, France
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10+12 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb; 10 st 12 lb)
Team information
Current team Team TotalEnergies
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeClassics specialist
Amateur teams
2011–2012US Metro Transports Junior
2013–2014C.C. Nogent-sur-Oise [1]
2014 Cofidis (stagiaire) [1]
Professional teams
2015–2018 Cofidis [1] [2]
2019– Direct Énergie [3] [4]
Major wins
Grand Tours
Tour de France
1 individual stage (2024)
Medal record
Representing Flag of France.svg  France
Men's road bicycle racing
European Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 Goes Junior road race
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Nyon Under-23 road race

Anthony Turgis (born 16 May 1994) is a French professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam Team TotalEnergies. [5] Professional since 2015, he won the ninth stage of the 2024 Tour de France from a small bunch sprint. [6] Other professional wins of his include the 2019 Grand Prix La Marseillaise, the 2015 Boucles de la Mayenne, the 2016 Classic Loire Atlantique and the 2019 Paris–Chauny. [7] He also finished second in the 2019 Dwars door Vlaanderen and 2022 Milan–San Remo and has competed in eight Grand Tours. [8]

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Personal life

His brothers Jimmy and Tanguy also competed professionally in cycling. Both had to retire due to heart conditions. [9] [10]

Major results

Road

2012
1st Stage 2a (TTT) Liège–La Gleize
UEC European Junior Championships
2nd Silver medal europe.svg Road race
10th Time trial
2nd Paris–Roubaix Juniors
7th Bernaudeau Junior
2014
1st Liège–Bastogne–Liège Espoirs
3rd Bronze medal europe.svg Road race, UEC European Under-23 Championships
3rd Road race, National Amateur Championships
2015 (2 pro wins)
1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Boucles de la Mayenne
1st Jersey white.svg Young rider classification
1st Stage 2
3rd Bronze medal uci.svg Road race, UCI World Under-23 Championships
8th Overall Arctic Race of Norway
9th Road race, European Games
2016 (2)
1st Classic Loire Atlantique
3rd Overall Tour de Yorkshire
4th Overall Tour de Luxembourg
1st Stage 3
5th Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan
2017
3rd Paris–Chauny
3rd Tour de l'Eurométropole
2018
2nd Road race, National Championships
5th Dwars door West–Vlaanderen
5th Paris–Chauny
2019 (2)
1st Grand Prix La Marseillaise
1st Paris–Chauny
2nd Dwars door Vlaanderen
4th Overall Four Days of Dunkirk
1st Jersey white.svg Young rider classification
4th Overall Tour de Luxembourg
1st Jersey white.svg Young rider classification
4th Duo Normand (with Niki Terpstra)
4th Famenne Ardenne Classic
5th Circuit de Wallonie
6th Paris–Bourges
2020
4th Tour of Flanders
5th Road race, National Championships
8th Grand Prix La Marseillaise
8th Brabantse Pijl
2021
2nd Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
5th Overall Tour Poitou-Charentes en Nouvelle-Aquitaine
8th Dwars door Vlaanderen
8th Tour of Flanders
9th Gent–Wevelgem
10th Milan–San Remo
2022
2nd Road race, National Championships
2nd Milan–San Remo
3rd Polynormande
6th Primus Classic
8th Grand Prix of Aargau Canton
10th Overall Boucles de la Mayenne
2023
2nd Super 8 Classic
9th Milan–San Remo
10th Circuit Franco-Belge
Jersey beige number.svg Combativity award Stage 8 Tour de France
2024 (1)
1st Stage 9 Tour de France
4th Road race, National Championships
10th Paris–Tours

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 20172018201920202021202220232024
Jersey pink.svg Giro d'Italia Has not contested during his career
Jersey yellow.svg Tour de France 116 131 108 73 128 94 106
Jersey red.svg Vuelta a España 117

Classics results timeline

Monument2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Milan–San Remo DNF 41 29 10 2 9
Tour of Flanders 97 4 8 DNF 17
Paris–Roubaix 18 NH 13 DNF 74 54
Liège–Bastogne–Liège DNF 127
Giro di Lombardia DNF
Classic2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad DNF DNF 34 65 25 15 DNF 96
Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne DNF DNF 13 2 32 95 32
E3 Saxo Bank Classic [lower-alpha 1] DNF NH 12 13 DNF
Gent–Wevelgem 14 29 9 26 32 37
Dwars door Vlaanderen 2 NH 8 72 138 DNF
Brabantse Pijl 8 DNF 16
Paris–Tours DNF 156 120 74 29 16 DNF 13 10
Legend
Did not compete
DNF Did not finish
NHNot held

Cyclo-cross

2011–2012
UCI Junior World Cup
2nd Hoogerheide
Junior Coupe de France
2nd Lignières-en-Berry
2nd Besançon
3rd Rodez
2013–2014
Under-23 Coupe de France
2nd Flamanville
3rd Quelneuc

Notes

  1. Race known as the E3 BinckBank Classic in 2019.

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