Kévin Vauquelin Explained
| Kévin Vauquelin |
| Birth Date: | 26 April 2001 |
| Birth Place: | Bayeux, France |
| Height: | 1.76 m |
| Weight: | 69 kg |
| Role: | Rider |
| Amateuryears1: | 2020–2021 |
| Amateurteam1: | VC Rouen 76 |
| Amateuryears2: | 2020 |
| Amateurteam2: | (stagiaire) |
| Amateuryears3: | 2021 |
| Amateurteam3: | (stagiaire)[1] |
| Proyears1: | 2022– |
| Majorwins: | Grand Tours Tour de France
1 individual stage (2024)
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Kévin Vauquelin (born 26 April 2001) is a French cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam .[2] Professional since 2022, Vauquelin has most notably won a stage of the 2024 Tour de France.
Career
His first professional win was a stage of and the overall title of the 2023 Tour des Alpes-Maritimes et du Var.[3]
In February 2024, he won the stage five time trial and finished second overall in the Étoile de Bessèges. Two months later, he placed second to Stephen Williams at the La Flèche Wallonne.[4] In late June, Vauquelin took his biggest success to date, winning stage two of the Tour de France via a solo win from the breakaway.[5] This also marked 's first ever stage win in the race.
Major results
Road
- 2018
1st Time trial, National Junior Championships
4th Chrono des Nations Juniors
4th La Classique des Alpes Juniors
- 2019
National Junior Championships
1st Road race
3rd Time trial
6th Overall Grand Prix Rüebliland
6th La Classique des Alpes Juniors
- 2020
2nd Trio Normand
National Under-23 Championships
3rd Time trial
4th Road race
- 2021
1st Time trial, National Under-23 Championships
2nd Overall Etoile d'Or
3rd Annemasse–Bellegarde et retour
9th Overall Tour d'Eure-et-Loir
- 2022
1st Young rider classification, Tour of Belgium
2nd Overall Tour Poitou-Charentes en Nouvelle-Aquitaine
1st Young rider classification
2nd Overall Tour de Luxembourg
4th Route Adélie
6th Overall Tour of Oman
6th Overall Arctic Race of Norway
7th Overall Vuelta a Asturias
7th Time trial, UEC European Championships
7th Ronde van Drenthe
- 2023 (3 pro wins)
1st Overall Tour des Alpes-Maritimes et du Var
1st Young rider classification
1st Stage 1
1st Tour du Jura
2nd Route Adélie de Vitré 4th Overall Étoile de Bessèges
5th Overall Tour du Limousin
6th Overall Région Pays de la Loire Tour
9th Tour du Doubs
- 2024 (2)
1st Stage 2 Tour de France
2nd Overall Étoile de Bessèges
1st Young rider classification
1st Stage 5 (ITT)
2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
2nd La Flèche Wallonne
3rd Grand Prix La Marseillaise
8th Overall Tour of the Basque Country
10th Overall Tirreno–AdriaticoGrand Tour general classification results timeline
Track
- 2018
2nd Team pursuit, UCI World Junior Championships
- 2019
UCI World Cup
1st Team pursuit, Milton
3rd Madison (with Morgan Kneisky), Brisbane
UCI World Junior Championships
2nd Points race
2nd Team pursuit
3rd Madison (with Clément Petit)Notes and References
- Web site: Team Arkea - Samsic. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 7 January 2021. https://archive.today/20210107032912/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15261/1001277/280. 7 January 2021.
- Web site: Les coureurs. French. The riders. . 13 February 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220213165513/https://www.team-arkea-samsic.fr/les-coureurs/. 13 February 2022.
- Web site: Vauquelin holds on to win the Tour des Alpes Maritimes et du Var. Daniel. Ostanek. CyclingNews. Future plc. 19 February 2023. 19 February 2023.
- Web site: La Flèche Wallonne: Stevie Williams dominates decisive Huy ascent for signature win. Dani. Ostanek. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 17 April 2024. 17 April 2024.
- Web site: Tour de France: Tadej Pogačar moves into maillot jaune as Kévin Vauquelin solos to victory on stage 2. James. Moultrie. Cycling News. 30 June 2024. 30 June 2024.
