Tanguy Turgis

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Tanguy Turgis
Saint-Amand-les-Eaux - Paris-Roubaix juniors, 10 avril 2016, depart (B134).JPG
Turgis at the 2016 Paris–Roubaix Juniors.
Personal information
Full nameTanguy Turgis
Born (1998-05-16) 16 May 1998 (age 25)
Bourg-la-Reine, France
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Amateur teams
2013–2016US Métro Transports
2017 BMC Development Team
Professional teams
2017 Cofidis (stagiaire)
2018 Vital Concept

Tanguy Turgis (born 16 May 1998) is a French former professional cyclist, who rode professionally in 2018 before retiring due to health reasons. [1] His brothers Jimmy Turgis and Anthony Turgis are also cyclists.

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Career

Born in Bourg-la-Reine, Turgis joined BMC Development Team in 2017, the development team of the BMC Racing Team. From August 2017, he rode for UCI Professional Continental team Cofidis as a stagiaire.

Turgis joined UCI Professional Continental team Vital Concept for the 2018 season. He rode in Paris–Roubaix, finishing in 42nd place. This made him the first teenager to finish the race since 1962. [2] [3] He also rode in Gent–Wevelgem and the E3 Harelbeke, all spring classics. He celebrated his first major top-10 finish in a 1.HC rated event, the Handzame Classic.

In late 2018 Turgis was diagnosed with a congenital heart malformation and had to end his bicycle racing career. [4]

Major results

2015
5th Bernaudeau Junior
9th Paris–Roubaix Juniors
2016
1st Bernaudeau Junior
2nd Overall GP Général Patton
1st Stage 2
3rd Paris–Roubaix Juniors
3rd Time trial, National Junior Road Championships
5th Overall Tour du Pays de Vaud
1st Stage 3
2017
1st Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Beloften
9th Dorpenomloop Rucphen
2018
8th Handzame Classic

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References

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  2. "À 19 ans, Tanguy Turgis est le plus jeune coureur à finir le Paris-Roubaix depuis plus de cinquante ans". Le Equipe.fr. 8 April 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
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