Antoine Duchesne Explained

Antoine Duchesne
Fullname:Antoine Duchesne
Nickname:Tony the Tiger[1]
Birth Date:September 12, 1991
Birth Place:Saguenay, Quebec, Canada
Height:1.90 m
Weight:75 kg
Currentteam:Retired
Discipline:Road
Role:Rider
Ridertype:Classics specialist[2]
Amateuryears1:2012
Proyears1:2012
Proteam1: (stagiaire)
Proyears2:2013
Proyears3:2014–2017
Proyears4:2018–2022
Proteam4:[3] [4] [5]
Majorwins:One-day races and Classics

Antoine Duchesne (born September 12, 1991) is a Canadian former cyclist, who competed as a professional from 2013 to 2022.

In May 2015, Duchesne helped his teammate Bryan Coquard to victory on the first stage of the Four Days of Dunkirk, especially in the finale where he took long pulls in the leading group, setting his teammate up for the win.[6] He was named in the start list for the 2015 Vuelta a España and the 2016 Tour de France.[7] [8]

Major results

2009
  • 1st Road race, National Junior Road Championships
  • 5th Overall Tour de l'Abitibi
    2012
  • 3rd Overall Tour de Québec
  • 1st Stage 1
    2013
  • 1st Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
  • 3rd Road race, National Road Championships
  • 8th Overall Coupe des nations Ville Saguenay
    2014
  • 2nd Polynormande
    2015
  • 3rd Polynormande
  • 10th Overall Four Days of Dunkirk
    2016
  • 1st Mountains classification Paris–Nice
  • 8th Overall Tour of Alberta
    2018
  • 1st Road race, National Road Championships
    2021
  • 2nd Road race, National Road Championships

    Grand Tour general classification results timeline

    Grand Tour20152016201720182019202020212022
    Giro d'Italia——————115—
    Tour de France—107—————62
    Vuelta a España138——127————
    Legend
    —Did not compete
    DNFDid not finish

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Houle et Duchesne au Paris-Roubaix à RDS2 . April 11, 2015 . Réseau des sports. French . Houle and Duchesne at Paris-Roubaix on RDS2. March 12, 2016.
    2. Web site: Portrait: Antoine Duchesne . McGrath . Andy . December 15, 2015 . . March 12, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160313061429/https://rouleur.cc/journal/riders/antoine-duchesne-interview . March 13, 2016 . dead .
    3. Web site: Groupama-FDJ confirm 28 riders for 2019. Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. November 15, 2018. January 3, 2019.
    4. Web site: Groupama - FDJ. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. January 2, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200102031051/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/13988/1000562/260. January 2, 2020.
    5. Web site: Groupama - FDJ. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. January 1, 2021. https://archive.today/20210101153609/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15240/1000562/279. January 1, 2021.
    6. News: In-form Coquard conquers the cobbles in Dunkerque opener. Cycling Quotes. CyclingQuotes.com 2013. May 6, 2015. May 6, 2015. Emil Axelgaard.
    7. Web site: Vuelta a España 2015 . August 21, 2015 . Cycling Fever.
    8. Web site: 2016 > 103rd Tour de France > Startlist . June 30, 2016. ProCyclingStats.

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