Julien Simon

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Julien Simon
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Simon at the 2015 Tour de France
Personal information
NicknameJuju [1]
Born (1985-10-04) 4 October 1985 (age 38)
Rennes, France
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb; 10 st 3 lb)
Team information
Current team Team TotalEnergies
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typePuncheur [1]
Amateur team
2007Super Sport 35
Professional teams
2008 Crédit Agricole
2009–2013 Besson Chaussures–Sojasun
2014–2019 Cofidis [2] [3]
2020– Total Direct Énergie [4] [5]
Major wins
One-day races and Classics
GP du Morbihan (2012, 2014, 2022)

Julien Simon (born 4 October 1985) is a French road bicycle racer, who rides for UCI ProTeam Team TotalEnergies. [6]

Contents

A professional since 2008, Simon has competed for Crédit Agricole (2008), Sojasun (2009–2013), Cofidis (2014–2019), [7] and Team TotalEnergies (since 2020). He has taken thirteen professional victories, including a record three victories at both the Grand Prix du Morbihan and the Tour du Finistère, [8] [9] and two stage victories at the 2012 Volta a Catalunya.

Major results

Source: [10]

2007
8th Overall Tour du Haut-Anjou
2008
9th Tour du Doubs
2009
2nd Overall Tour du Gévaudan Languedoc-Roussillon
5th Overall Circuit de la Sarthe
7th Overall Tour du Haut Var
7th Paris–Camembert
10th Tour du Finistère
2010
3rd Overall Circuit de la Sarthe
4th Overall Tour de Wallonie
4th Grand Prix de Wallonie
5th Overall Boucles de la Mayenne
5th Les Boucles du Sud Ardèche
5th Route Adélie de Vitré
2011
1st Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia
2nd Grand Prix de Wallonie
3rd Overall Circuit de Lorraine
5th Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan
5th Duo Normand (with Paul Poux)
5th Paris–Bourges
7th Polynormande
9th GP Ouest-France
2012
1st Tour du Finistère
1st Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan
1st Grand Prix de Wallonie
Volta a Catalunya
1st Stages 5 & 7
3rd Overall Tour du Haut Var
3rd Route Adélie de Vitré
5th Boucles de l'Aulne
6th Tour du Doubs
2013
3rd Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan
6th Route Adélie de Vitré
8th Les Boucles du Sud Ardèche
8th Tour de Vendée
9th Overall Tour du Haut Var
9th Grand Prix de Fourmies
9th Tour du Doubs
9th Grand Prix de Wallonie
10th Grand Prix d'Isbergues
2014
1st Overall French Road Cycling Cup
1st Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan
2nd Route Adélie de Vitré
2nd Tour du Finistère
3rd Overall Circuit de la Sarthe
6th Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise
6th Paris–Camembert
6th Grand Prix d'Isbergues
7th Overall Critérium International
7th Grand Prix de Wallonie
9th Tour de Vendée
10th Brussels Cycling Classic
10th Tour du Doubs
2015
2nd Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan
3rd Tour du Finistère
2016
2nd Classic Sud-Ardèche
4th Overall Tour du Haut Var
4th La Drôme Classic
4th Tour du Finistère
2017
2nd Overall Tour du Haut Var
1st Stage 2
2nd Tour du Finistère
3rd Route Adélie de Vitré
3rd Grand Prix de Wallonie
4th Overall Circuit de la Sarthe
4th Overall Tour du Limousin
5th Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan
7th Classic Sud-Ardèche
8th Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli
2018
1st Tour du Doubs
2nd Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan
5th Clásica de San Sebastián
7th Coppa Sabatini
8th Tre Valli Varesine
2019
1st Tour du Finistère
2nd Road race, National Road Championships
8th Overall Tour de l'Ain
8th Tour du Doubs
8th Tour de Vendée
10th Overall Boucles de la Mayenne
10th Route Adélie de Vitré
2020
7th La Drôme Classic
2021
4th La Drôme Classic
6th Tour du Finistère
7th Tour du Doubs
9th Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia
10th Grand Prix of Aargau Canton
2022
1st Overall French Road Cycling Cup
1st Grand Prix du Morbihan
1st Tour du Finistère
1st Stage 1 Tour du Limousin
4th Overall Boucles de la Mayenne
4th Tour du Jura
5th Grand Prix d'Isbergues
7th Circuit Franco-Belge
7th Grand Prix de Fourmies
8th Overall Four Days of Dunkirk
8th Boucles de l'Aulne
8th Polynormande
9th Tour de Vendée
2023
6th Trofeo Matteotti
8th Grand Prix de Wallonie

Grand Tour results timeline

Grand Tour general classification results timeline [11]
Grand Tour201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023
Jersey pink.svg Giro d'Italia Has not contested during his career
Jersey yellow.svg Tour de France 92 87 109 94 117 101 108 129
Jersey red.svg Vuelta a España 74 65

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References

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  5. "Total Direct Energie". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 7 January 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  6. "Julien Simon". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale . Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  7. "Julien Simon chez Cofidis" [Julien Simon at Cofidis]. L'Équipe (in French). Éditions Philippe Amaury. 2 October 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  8. "Julien Simon wins his third Grand Prix du Morbihan". Team TotalEnergies . SA Vendée Cyclisme. 15 May 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2024. Since the start of his career, the Rennes-born racer has won on his home ground five times, including the Grand Prix du Morbihan three times, making him the record-holder for victories in this competition (2012, 2014 and 2022).
  9. "Julien Simon is back!". Team TotalEnergies . SA Vendée Cyclisme. 22 May 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2024. Yesterday afternoon he won his third Tour du Finistère (after 2012 and 2019). He now holds the record of victories for this competition, which counts towards the French Road Cycling Cup.
  10. "Julien Simon". FirstCycling.com. FirstCycling AS. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  11. "Julien Simon". ProCyclingstats. Stephan van der Zwan. Retrieved 13 July 2019.