Anthony Turgis Explained
| Anthony Turgis |
| Fullname: | Anthony Turgis |
| Birth Date: | 16 May 1994 |
| Birth Place: | Bourg-la-Reine, France |
| Weight: | 690NaN0 |
| Discipline: | Road |
| Role: | Rider |
| Ridertype: | Classics specialist |
| Amateuryears1: | 2011–2012 |
| Amateurteam1: | US Metro Transports Junior |
| Amateuryears2: | 2013–2014 |
| Amateurteam2: | C.C. Nogent-sur-Oise |
| Amateuryears3: | 2014 |
| Amateurteam3: | (stagiaire) |
| Proyears1: | 2015–2018 |
| Proteam1: | [1] |
| Proyears2: | 2019– |
| Proteam2: | [2] [3] |
| Majorwins: | Grand Tours Tour de France
1 individual stage (2024)
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Anthony Turgis (born 16 May 1994) is a French professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam .[4] Professional since 2015, he won the ninth stage of the 2024 Tour de France from a small bunch sprint.[5] 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.[6] He also finished second in the 2019 Dwars door Vlaanderen and 2022 Milan–San Remo and has competed in eight Grand Tours.[7]
Personal life
His brothers Jimmy and Tanguy also competed professionally in cycling. Both had to retire due to heart conditions.[8] [9]
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 ChampionshipsGrand Tour general classification results timeline
Classics results timeline
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 QuelneucNotes and References
- News: Les premières photos du stage de l'équipe Cofidis en Espagne. fr. The first photos of the Cofidis team in Spain. 8 December 2017. 9 January 2018. Frédéric. Retsin. La Voix du Nord. Groupe Rossel.
- Web site: Direct Énergie. fr. 14 January 2019. Directvelo. Association Le Peloton.
- Web site: Total Direct Énergie. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 12 January 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200112014526/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/14019/1000640/266. 12 January 2020.
- Web site: Total Direct Energie. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 7 January 2021. https://archive.today/20210107141554/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15263/1000640/280. 7 January 2021.
- Web site: Tour de France: Anthony Turgis wins choatic and captivating stage 9. Kirsten. Fratttini. Cycling News. 7 July 2024. 7 July 2024.
- News: Turgis wins Grand Prix Cycliste la Marseillaise. Cycling News. 3 February 2019. 2 March 2019.
- Web site: Matej Mohoric wins in late attack at Milan-San Remo. Daniel. Ostanek. CyclingNews. Future plc. 19 March 2022. 19 March 2022.
- News: Heart problems force neo-pro Tanguy Turgis into early retirement. Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 7 October 2018. 21 May 2022.
- News: Jimmy Turgis forced to retire due to heart problem. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 10 February 2020. 21 May 2022.
