Yohann Gène Explained
| Yohann Gène |
| Fullname: | Yohann Gène |
| Birth Date: | 25 June 1981 |
| Birth Place: | Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe |
| Height: | 1.750NaN0 |
| Weight: | 67kg (148lb) |
| Currentteam: | Retired |
| Discipline: | Road |
| Role: | Rider |
| Ridertype: | Sprinter |
| Amateuryears1: | 2000–2004 |
| Amateurteam1: | Vendée U–Pays de la Loire |
| Amateuryears2: | 2003 |
| Amateurteam2: | (stagiaire) |
| Amateuryears3: | 2004 |
| Amateurteam3: | (stagiaire) |
| Proyears1: | 2005–2019 |
| Proteam1: | [1] [2] |
Yohann Gène (born 25 June 1981 in Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe) is a French former professional road bicycle racer, who competed professionally between 2005 and 2019, entirely for and its later iterations.[3] He was the first black cyclist, as well as the first cyclist of Afro-Caribbean and Sub-Saharan African descent, to ever compete in the Tour de France.[4]
Major results
- 2003
2nd La Côte Picarde
9th Overall Tour de la Somme
- 2004
6th Grand Prix des Marbriers
- 2007
5th Grand Prix de la Somme
- 2009
1st Stage 7 Tour de Langkawi
- 2010
2nd Val d'Ille Classic
5th Overall La Tropicale Amissa Bongo
1st Stage 5
- 2011
1st Stage 3 Tour of South Africa
7th Boucles de l'Aulne
9th Overall La Tropicale Amissa Bongo
1st Stages 2 & 5
- 2012
3rd Châteauroux Classic
5th Overall La Tropicale Amissa Bongo
1st Points classification
1st Stages 1 & 5
10th Tallinn–Tartu GP
- 2013
1st Overall La Tropicale Amissa Bongo
1st Points classification
1st Stage 6
1st Stage 2 Route du Sud
- 2014
1st Stage 3 Boucles de la Mayenne
7th Grand Prix de Fourmies
- 2015
1st Points classification La Tropicale Amissa Bongo
- 2016
6th Tro-Bro Léon
- 2017
1st Overall La Tropicale Amissa Bongo
1st Stage 5Grand Tour general classification results timeline
Notes and References
- News: Direct Énergie: le point sur l'effectif 2018. fr. Direct Énergie: Roster Update 2018. 1 September 2017. 22 January 2018. Raphaël. Bonamy. Ouest-France. Groupe Ouest-France.
- Web site: Direct Énergie. fr. 14 January 2019. Directvelo. Association Le Peloton.
- News: Yohann Gène arrêtera sa carrière à la fin de la saison. fr. Yohann Gene to end his career at the end of the season. L'Équipe. Éditions Philippe Amaury. 8 June 2019. 12 January 2020.
- Meet Yohann Gène, the First Black Cyclist Ever in the Tour de France . https://web.archive.org/web/20110711164429/http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2082253,00.html . dead . July 11, 2011 . Time . 9 July 2011.
