Sam Bennett wins the 4 Jours de Dunkerque
Sam Bennett "I'd like to thank the team again" "It's quite nice after a few difficult years. I'd like to thank the team again for their fantastic work. Let's focus...
Victor Lafay
Questions and answers
- Your nickname: the Vic
- A phrase that characterizes you: "Forget that you don't have a chance, just go for it!"
- Your favorite race: Flèche Wallonne
- Your best cycling memory: winning the Tour de France 2023
- Your worst memory on the bike: the 3rd week of the Tour de France 2023, struggling to finish with a painful kneecap after my crash in the Combloux time trial.
- The club where you started out: Union Cycliste Thononaise, then Evian Vélo
- Your interests outside cycling: skiing, hiking, enjoying the view, travelling, discovering new cultures
- Your favourite style of music and singer/group: rock and Green Day
- If you were a film: Sacré Graal
- If you were a dish: a croque-monsieur fondue
- If you were a celebrity: Obelix
- If you had to do another job, what would it be? drummer in a rock band
- What's dearest to you: my family, my friends, my cats and my memories
- Your qualities: surly, unpredictable, instinctive and passionate
- Your faults: too cautious and too nice in the pack
Major results
2023 (Cofidis)
- Tour de France stage winner
- Winner of the Classic Grand Besançon Doubs
- 3rd in the Coppa Agostoni
- 4th in the Faun Ardèche Classic
- 4th stage of the Route d'Occitanie / 7th overall
- 5th in a stage of the 4 Jours de Dunkerque
- 6th in the Flèche Wallonne
- 7th in a stage of Tirreno-Adriatico
2022 (Cofidis)
- Winner of a leg of the Arctic Race of Norway / 5th overall
- 2nd in the Classic Grand Besançon Doubs
- 3rd stage of the Critérium du Dauphiné
- 3rd stage of Tirreno-Adriatico
- 6th in Trofeo Laigueglia
2021 (Cofidis, Credit Solutions)
- Winner of a stage at the Giro d'Italia
- 2nd stage of the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana / 4th overall / winner of the best young rider classification
- 3rd overall in the Artic Race of Norway / 3rd in a stage / winner of the best young rider classification
- 6th in the French road race championship
- 11th in the Tour du Doubs
2020 (Cofidis, Credit Solutions)
- 2nd in the best climber classification of the Tour de La Provence
- 20th overall in the Tropicale Amissa Bongo
2019 (Cofidis, Credit Solutions)
- 14th in the best climber classification at the Tour de l'Ain / 15th in a stage
2018 (Bourg-en-Bresse Ain Cyclisme)
- Winner of a stage in the Tour de Savoie Mont-Blanc
- Winner of the Etape du Tour cyclo (Annecy-Le Grand Bornand)
- 2nd European U23 road race championship
- 8th in a stage of the Rhône-Alpes Isère Tour
