Élie Gesbert (born 1 July 1995) is a French racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Arkéa–B&B Hotels.[4] Gesbert competed in the Tour de France in 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2021.[5]

Élie Gesbert
Personal information
Born (1995-07-01) 1 July 1995 (age 29)
Saint-Brieuc, France
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 12 in)[1]
Weight63 kg (139 lb; 9 st 13 lb)[1]
Team information
Current teamArkéa–B&B Hotels
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Amateur teams
2014–2015Pays de Dinan
2016Vélo Club de Loudéac
Professional teams
2015FDJ (stagiaire)
2016–Fortuneo–Vital Concept[2][3]

Career

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Fortuneo–Vital Concept (2016–present)

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Born in Saint-Brieuc, Gesbert rode the Tour de France for the first time in 2017, and started as the first rider in the opening stage individual time trial. He took his first professional win at the Tour du Limousin, as he won stage 1, where he also finished 2nd overall.

Gesbert rode his first Monument classic in 2018, at Liège–Bastogne–Liège, and finished 91st. He also participated in the Tour de France during which he was the victim of a punch from fellow competitor Gianni Moscon, which Moscon was later disqualified from the race for.[6]

Major results

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2013
1st   Road race, National Junior Road Championships
4th Overall Trophée Centre Morbihan
2015
1st Stage 6 Tour de l'Avenir
2nd Kreiz Breizh Elites
2016
1st Stage 3 Ronde de l'Isard
2017
2nd Overall Tour du Limousin
1st   Young rider classification
1st Stage 1
4th Overall Tour de Bretagne
1st Stage 6
6th Overall Tour du Gévaudan Languedoc-Roussillon
  Combativity award Stage 10 Tour de France
2019
4th Overall Tour de l'Ain
5th Overall Tour of Oman
1st   Young rider classification
5th Mont Ventoux Dénivelé Challenge
6th Tour du Doubs
9th Overall Tour du Limousin
9th Paris–Camembert
  Combativity award Stage 14 Tour de France
2021
5th Overall Volta ao Algarve
1st Stage 5
5th Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
5th GP Miguel Induráin
6th Overall Route d'Occitanie
2022
4th Overall Tour of Oman
5th Classic Grand Besançon Doubs
6th Tour du Jura
7th Trofeo Pollença - Port d'Andratx
9th Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia
2023
7th Overall Tour de l'Ain
7th Overall Tour du Limousin
7th Paris–Camembert
8th GP Miguel Induráin
10th Classic Grand Besançon Doubs

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

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Grand Tour 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2023
  Giro d'Italia
  Tour de France 85 86 78 61
  Vuelta a España 42 72 DNF
Legend
Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References

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  1. ^ a b "ELIE GESBERT - Arkea-Samsic". Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Arkéa-Samsic". Directvelo (in French). Association Le Peloton. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Franck Bonnamour et Romain Le Roux avec Arkéa-Samsic en 2020" [Franck Bonnamour and Romain Le Roux with Arkéa-Samsic in 2020]. Arkéa–Samsic (in French). Pro Cycling Breizh. 14 October 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Team Arkea - Samsic". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 7 January 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  5. ^ "2017: 104th Tour de France: Start List". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  6. ^ "Moscon knows he let the team down with Tour de France disqualification, says Brailsford". 22 July 2018.
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