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In brief

Puncher
Born on 25.05.2000 at Fougères (Ille-et-Vilaine / France)
Height : 1m76 / Weight : 64kg
Professional since 2022
With DECATHLON AG2R LA MONDIALE since 2022
Number of pro wins: 5

Questions and answers

  • Your favorite motto/phrase: "In life, as on a bicycle, you have to keep moving to keep your balance".
  • Your best cycling memory: my 2024 French championship title
  • Your favorite race : Liège-Bastogne-Liège
  • What's the best advice anyone's ever given you? Do what you love
  • Your favourite dessert: Tiramisu
  • Your dream destination: Reunion Island

Major results

2024 (DECATHLON AG2R LA MONDIALE TEAM)

  • French Road Race Champion
  • Itzulia Basque Country stage winner
  • Winner of the Classic Loire-Atlantique
  • Winner of the Cholet Agglo Tour
  • Winner of the Polynormande
  • Winner of the best young person ranking in the French Cup / 2nd in the overall ranking
  • 3rd in the Coppa Agostoni
  • 5th in the Amstel Gold Race
  • 5th stage of the Tour de Suisse
  • 7th Faun Drôme Classic
  • 9th Trofeo Laigueglia

2023 (AG2R CITROËN TEAM)

  • 4th of the Polynormande
  • 10th of the G.P. of Denain-Porte du Hainaut
  • Wearing the best climber jersey at the Giro d'Italia

2022 (AG2R CITROËN TEAM)

  • 2nd of a stage of the UAE Tour
  • 4th in the Loire-Atlantique Classic

2021 (Chambéry Cyclisme Formation)

  • Winner of the Tour Città di S. Vendemiano
  • Winner of the Piccolo Lombardia
  • 4th in the Prologue of the Peace Race - G.P. Jeseníky
  • 6th of the French Espoirs road race championship
  • 10th edition of L'Etoile d'Or
  • 10th of the French Espoirs championship of individual CLM

2020 (Chambéry Cyclisme Formation)

  • 9th of the French Espoirs championship of individual CLM

2019 (Chambéry Cyclisme Formation)

  • Winner of the CLM for teams of the Giro della Regione Friuli Venezia Giulia
  • 10th of the French Espoirs championship of individual CLM

2018 (V.C. St Hilaire - BTwin AG2R U19 Team)

  • Winner of the team CLM of Aubel - Thimister - Stavelot
  • Winner of the CLM by teams of the Tour des Portes du Pays d'Othe / 2nd of the general classification
  • Winner of the G.P. de Saint Laurent de Montpinchon
  • 7th of the French Junior Road Race Championship

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