Anthony Turgis
FullnameAnthony Turgis
Birth date16 May 1994 (age 32)
Birth placeBourg-la-Reine, France
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb; 10 st 12 lb)
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
RidertypeClassics specialist
Amateuryears 12011–2012
Amateurteam 1US Metro Transports Junior
Amateuryears 22013–2014
Amateurteam 2C.C. Nogent-sur-Oise[1]
Amateuryears 32014
Amateurteam 3(stagiaire)[1]
Proyears 12015–2018
Proteam 1[1][2]
Proyears 22019–
Proteam 2[3][4]
Majorwins

Grand Tours

Tour de France
1 individual stage (2024)

Anthony Turgis (born 16 May 1994) is a French professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam .[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]

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 Road race
10th Time trial
2nd Paris–Roubaix Juniors
7th Bernaudeau Junior
2014
1st Liège–Bastogne–Liège Espoirs
3rd Road race, UEC European Under-23 Championships
3rd Road race, National Amateur Championships
2015 (2 pro wins)
1st Overall Boucles de la Mayenne
1st Young rider classification
1st Stage 2
3rd 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 Young rider classification
4th Overall Tour de Luxembourg
1st 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
Combativity award Stage 8 Tour de France
2024 (1)
1st Stage 9 Tour de France
4th Road race, National Championships
10th Paris–Tours
2025
2nd Trofeo Ses Salines
4th Tro-Bro Léon
6th Münsterland Giro
6th Trofeo Palma
2026
3rd Grand Prix de Denain
6th Trofeo Calvià
8th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour20172018201920202021202220232024
Giro d'ItaliaHas not contested during his career
Tour de France—1161311087312894106
Vuelta a España117———————

Classics results timeline

Monument201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Milan–San Remo———DNF41291029——
Tour of Flanders————9748DNF17——
Paris–Roubaix————18NH13DNF745439
Liège–Bastogne–LiègeDNF127——————————
Giro di Lombardia—DNF——————————
Classic201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Omloop Het NieuwsbladDNF—DNF34652515DNF96——8
Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne———DNFDNF132329532——
E3 Saxo Bank Classic[a]————DNFNH1213DNF—29—
Gent–Wevelgem————1429926323712
Dwars door Vlaanderen————2NH872138DNF—
Brabantse Pijl—————8DNF——1618
Paris–ToursDNF1561207429—16DNF131079
Legend
—Did not compete
DNFDid 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.

References

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  2. ^ Retsin, Frédéric (8 December 2017). "Les premières photos du stage de l'équipe Cofidis en Espagne" [The first photos of the Cofidis team in Spain] (in French). La Voix du Nord. Groupe Rossel. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Direct Énergie" (in French). Directvelo. Association Le Peloton. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Total Direct Énergie". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived 12 January 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Total Direct Energie". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived 7 January 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  6. ^ Fratttini, Kirsten (7 July 2024). "Tour de France: Anthony Turgis wins choatic and captivating stage 9". Cycling News. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Turgis wins Grand Prix Cycliste la Marseillaise". Cycling News. 3 February 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  8. ^ Ostanek, Daniel (19 March 2022). "Matej Mohoric wins in late attack at Milan-San Remo". CyclingNews. Future plc. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  9. ^ "Heart problems force neo-pro Tanguy Turgis into early retirement". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 7 October 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  10. ^ "Jimmy Turgis forced to retire due to heart problem". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 10 February 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2022.