Axel Laurance Explained

Axel Laurance
Height:	1.79 m
Weight:	66 kg
Role:	Rider
Amateuryears1:	2017
Amateurteam1:	EC Quéven
Amateuryears2:	2018
Amateurteam2:	Véloce Vannetais
Amateuryears3:	2019
Amateurteam3:	AC Lanester 56
Amateuryears4:	2020–2021
Amateurteam4:	VC Pays de Loudéac
Amateuryears5:	2021
Amateurteam5:	(stagiaire)^[1]
Proyears1:	2022
Proyears2:	2023
Proteam2:	^[2]
Proyears3:	2024–
Majorwins:	Stage races Tour of Norway (2024)

Axel Laurance (born 13 April 2001) is a French cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam .^[3]

Career

Early career

Laurance started cycling at an early age, initially partaking in BMX, before moving to other disciplines including road, track and cyclo-cross.^[4] As a junior rider in 2019, he won stages of the and the Grand Prix Rüebliland.

In 2020, he joined the Vélo Club Pays de Loudéac, the development squad for .^[5] In June 2021, he finished third overall in the Under-23 Peace Race with the French national team, having won the last stage in a small group sprint.

B&B Hotels–KTM (2022)

In August 2021, he joined UCI ProTeam as a stagiaire, and signed to ride with the team full time in 2022.^[6]

In August 2022, he finished second at the 2022 Bretagne Classic Ouest–France in his first year as a professional.^[7] A month later, he took his first pro win, outsprinting Jonathan Milan and Matej Mohorič on stage four of the CRO Race.^[8]

Alpecin–Deceuninck Development Team (2023)

At the end of 2022, folded, forcing Laurance to find a new team. He was forced to step down to the UCI Continental level with, as their World Tour squad had already reached the maximum 30 riders. Laurance took several wins in 2023, most notably culminating with the World Under-23 Road Race Championships, winning after a 26 kilometer solo effort.^[9]

Alpecin–Deceuninck (2024–present)

In 2024, he officially joined UCI WorldTeam, taking an early season victory on stage two of the Étoile de Bessèges in February.^[10] In late March, he won his first UCI WorldTour level race on stage five of the Volta a Catalunya.^[11]

Personal life

Laurance comes from a family of cyclists: he is the son of, who was a professional cyclist in 1995 and 1996, and Manuella Le Cavil, a three-time Brittany regional champion. His sister is also a cyclist.^[12] ^[13]