Christophe Laporte Explained

Christophe Laporte
Fullname:Christophe Laporte
Birth Date:1992 12, df=y
Birth Place:La Seyne-sur-Mer, France
Discipline:Road
Role:Rider
Ridertype:Sprinter
Classics specialist
Amateuryears1:2011
Amateurteam1:VS Hyérois
Amateuryears2:2012–2013
Amateurteam2:AVC Aix-en-Provence
Amateuryears3:2012
Amateurteam3: (stagiaire)
Proyears1:2014–2021
Proteam1:[1] [2] [3]
Proyears2:2022–
Proteam2:[4]
Majorwins:Grand Tours

Tour de France

1 individual stage (2022)Stage races

Danmark Rundt (2022)One-day races and Classics

Gent–Wevelgem (2023)

Dwars door Vlaanderen (2023)

GP de Wallonie (2021)

Christophe Laporte (pronounced as /fr/; born 11 December 1992) is a French professional cyclist who rides for UCI WorldTeam . A sprinter and classics rider, Laporte has taken more than 30 victories during his professional career, including wins in 2023 at Gent–Wevelgem, Dwars door Vlaanderen and the road race at the UEC European Road Championships. He has also won a stage at the 2022 Tour de France, a silver medal in the road race at the 2022 UCI Road World Championships and a bronze medal in the road race at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Career

Born in La Seyne-sur-Mer, Laporte rode for the VS Hyérois and AVC Aix-en-Provence teams as an amateur.[5] In 2012, he rode for UCI Continental team as a stagiaire,[6] and the following year, he won a silver medal in the road race at the Mediterranean Games.[7]

Cofidis (2014–2021)

2014–2017

Laporte turned professional with the team in 2014,[8] with his best result in his first season with the team being a sixth-place finish at La Roue Tourangelle.[9] The following year, and after third-place finishes at Le Samyn and the Grand Prix de Wallonie,[10] [11] Laporte took his first professional victory at October's Tour de Vendée, winning a bunch sprint in La Roche-sur-Yon.[12] Laporte also made his first start at the Tour de France,[13] with his best result being a seventh-place finish on stage fifteen.[14]

At the 2016 Tour de France,[15] Laporte was expected to support Nacer Bouhanni in the sprints,[16] however Bouhanni was ruled out of the race due to an injury suffered in a hotel altercation prior to the French National Road Race Championships.[17] Laporte went on to take six top-ten stage finishes at the race,[18] with his best being fifth on two occasions. He was involved in an altercation with Asbjørn Kragh Andersen at the Tour du Poitou-Charentes, with both riders being penalised one minute in the general classification and fined 200 Swiss francs.[19] The following year, he repeated his Tour de Vendée victory – this time with a solo attack, 6km (04miles) from the finish in La Roche-sur-Yon.[20]

2018

At the end of the 2017 season, Cédric Vasseur replaced as general manager,[21] and with this management change, Laporte had a breakout 2018 season.[22] In his first two starts of the season, Laporte won a stage and finished second overall at the Étoile de Bessèges,[23] [24] before winning two stages and the points classification at the Tour La Provence.[25] [26] He finished within the lead group, in fourth place, at Gent–Wevelgem,[27] before taking his fourth win of the season at Tro-Bro Léon, attacking 6km (04miles) from the finish in Lannilis.[28] At May's Tour of Belgium, Laporte won the third stage – a 10.6km (06.6miles) individual time trial[29] – and assumed the overall race lead, before ceding it the next day.[30]

Laporte then won a stage at the Tour de Luxembourg the following week,[31] and as a result, he was chosen as the main sprinter for for the Tour de France, ahead of Nacer Bouhanni.[32] His best result at the race was a runner-up finish to Arnaud Démare on stage 18 in Pau.[33] He was selected for the French team to ride at the UEC European Championships in Glasgow,[34] but failed to finish the race.[35] His best results over the remainder of the season were second place at the Grand Prix d'Isbergues in September,[36] and third place at Paris–Bourges in October.[37]

2019–2021

Laporte started the 2019 season with the overall victory at the Étoile de Bessèges, along with two stage victories and the points classification.[38] [39] After a lean spring which saw no further victories, Laporte's next victories came at June's Tour de Luxembourg, when he won the opening prologue and stage one.[40] [41] He held the race lead for a further day before withdrawing from the race on the penultimate day due to illness.[42] Having withdrawn from the Tour de France prior to the first rest day, on stage eight,[43] Laporte took his second general classification win of the year at the Tour Poitou-Charentes en Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where he also won three stages.[44] Towards the end of the season, Laporte recorded second-place finishes at the Duo Normand two-man team time trial event – with Anthony Perez[45] – and the Tour de Vendée,[46] as well as a third-place finish at the Grand Prix d'Isbergues.[47] With the 2020 season largely effected by the COVID-19 pandemic, Laporte went winless,[18] as his best finish of the year was a fourth-place stage finish on stage seven at the Tour de France.

Laporte started the 2021 season with a block of racing in France, which included a stage win and the points classification at the Étoile de Bessèges.[48] [49] He finished second at Dwars door Vlaanderen, leading home the peloton behind solo winner Dylan van Baarle,[50] and it was not until May and the Circuit de Wallonie for Laporte to take his second win of the season.[51] He was designated as the main sprinter for at the Tour de France,[52] however his best stage result at the race came on stage 19 – second behind Matej Mohorič – when he featured as part of the breakaway.[53] Following the Tour de France, Laporte won the opening stage of August's Tour du Limousin and the Grand Prix de Wallonie one-day race in September,[54] [55] before taking his first top-ten finish at one of the cycling monuments with sixth at Paris–Roubaix in October.[56]

Team Jumbo–Visma (2022–present)

After eight years with, Laporte signed an initial two-year contract to join from the 2022 season.[57]

2022

Having taken an eighth-place finish in his first start at Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne,[58] Laporte took his first victory for the team – and his first win at UCI World Tour level[58] – on the opening stage of Paris–Nice; Laporte capitalised on the tempo set by teammate Nathan Van Hooydonck on the Côte de Breuil-Bois-Robert, bringing Wout van Aert and Primož Roglič with him and the trio worked together to hold off the peloton on the final 6km (04miles) into Mantes-la-Ville.[59] [60] At the E3 Saxo Bank Classic, Laporte and Van Aert again found themselves in an attacking move, having dropped their rivals on the Paterberg with around 40km (30miles) left; they remained clear into Harelbeke, with Van Aert ultimately winning in the driekleur trikot.[61] Two days later, Laporte forced the decisive move at Gent–Wevelgem, attacking with 24km (15miles) remaining with three other riders; the quartet stayed clear at the front, where Laporte was outsprinted to the finish line by Biniam Girmay.[62] With Van Aert testing positive for COVID-19 prior to the Tour of Flanders, Laporte was one of the team's joint-leaders along with Tiesj Benoot,[63] and ultimately finished in ninth place.[58]

At the Tour de France, Laporte was a key part of Van Aert's sprint lead-outs that would ultimately result in Van Aert taking the points classification at the race.[58] Having taken a third-place stage finish on stage four,[64] Laporte also spent stages ten and eleven in breakaways and was involved in some of the pace-making on the latter, that resulted in teammate Jonas Vingegaard definitively taking the yellow jersey.[65] Laporte would ultimately take a stage victory, on stage 19, jumping across to the breakaway in the closing kilometres and pushed on during the uphill sprint in Cahors, beating Jasper Philipsen to the line.[66] He then won the Danmark Rundt, winning the final stage of the race to overhaul Magnus Sheffield for the general classification, and he also won the points classification.[67] Having been selected for the French team for the road race at the UCI Road World Championships in Australia, Laporte led home the sprint behind the winner Remco Evenepoel, taking the silver medal as a result.[68] He concluded his season with victory at Binche–Chimay–Binche, having attacked with Rasmus Tiller with approximately 10km (10miles) remaining, before dropping Tiller in the closing stages.[69]

2023

Having finished third in his first start of the season at February's Omloop Het Nieuwsblad,[70] Laporte won two consecutive starts in four days the following month. At Gent–Wevelgem, Wout van Aert and Laporte attacked on the Kemmelberg with 52km (32miles) remaining,[71] staying clear of the field into Wevelgem – but unlike the previous year's E3 Saxo Bank Classic, it was Laporte that prevailed for France's first win at the race since Philippe Gaumont in 1997.[72] Laporte then won Dwars door Vlaanderen after a late solo attack from the lead group that he had bridged to a couple of kilometres earlier.[73] After a tenth-place finish at Paris–Roubaix – following two punctures, including one suffered on the Trouée d'Arenberg[74] – Laporte signed a three-year contract extension with, extending his contract until the end of the 2026 season.[75] In his final start in preparation for the Tour de France, Laporte took the opening stage of the Critérium du Dauphiné after catching Rune Herregodts, the sole remaining breakaway rider, just before the line in Chambon-sur-Lac.[76] Having held the leader's jersey through the next stage of the race, Laporte then won the third stage in a sprint finish in Le Coteau.[77] He would ultimately cede the jersey following the fourth stage, an individual time trial, but held onto the points classification lead for the remainder of the race.[78] [79]

At the Tour de France, Laporte played a part in a second consecutive overall victory for Jonas Vingegaard,[18] with his best individual stage finish being sixth on stage nineteen when he was part of the breakaway.[80] Following his silver medal in 2022, Laporte was seen to be a leading contender for the road race at the UCI Road World Championships in Scotland,[81] [82] [83] but he did not finish.[84] After a sixth-place finish at the Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec the following month,[85] Laporte then won the road race at the UEC European Road Championships, managing to fend off a small group of riders – including trade teammates Van Aert and Olav Kooij – following a 12km (07miles) solo move in Drenthe.[86] He then completed the season with three top-six finishes at the Famenne Ardenne Classic (fourth), the Münsterland Giro (fifth) and Paris–Tours (sixth).[87] [88] [89] For his performances in 2023, Laporte was the winner of the Vélo d'Or français as the best French road rider of the season and received the Trophée Bernard Hinault in October.[90]

2024

Laporte started the season with three top-ten finishes in his first three starts, with a best of fourth at Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne,[91] but was ruled out of attempting to defend his 2023 victory at Gent–Wevelgem.[92] Laporte was drafted into 's Giro d'Italia team – to make his first start at the race – working as a lead-out rider for Olav Kooij, following injuries suffered by Wout van Aert during the spring classics.[93] Laporte abandoned the race prior to the eighth stage, with Kooij following suit prior to stage ten.[94] [95] Following the Tour de France, Laporte formed part of the France team for the road race at the Paris Olympics.[96] With compatriot Valentin Madouas in front, Laporte remained within a small group that would ultimately contest the bronze medal behind Remco Evenepoel and Madouas.[97] Laporte won the sprint to claim the bronze medal, as Madouas and Laporte took France's first medals in the event since Arnaud Geyre's silver medal in 1956.[98] [99]

Career achievements

Major results

Source: [100]

2012
  • 1st Stage 2 Tour de Moselle
  • 5th Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
    2013
  • 1st Stage 3 Tour de la Manche
  • 2nd Road race, Mediterranean Games
  • 5th Road race, Jeux de la Francophonie
  • 6th La Côte Picarde
  • 7th Gran Premio Industrie del Marmo
    2014
  • 6th La Roue Tourangelle
    2015 (1 pro win)
  • 1st Tour de Vendée
  • 3rd Le Samyn
  • 3rd Grand Prix de Wallonie
  • 9th Overall Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen
    2016
  • 6th Paris–Bourges
    2017 (1)
  • 1st Tour de Vendée
  • 5th Paris–Bourges
  • 7th Overall Étoile de Bessèges
  • 8th Overall Danmark Rundt
    2018 (6)
  • 1st Tro-Bro Léon
  • Tour La Provence
  • 1st Points classification
  • 1st Stages 1 & 3
  • 1st Stage 1 Tour de Luxembourg
  • 1st Stage 3 (ITT) Tour of Belgium
  • 2nd Overall Étoile de Bessèges
  • 1st Stage 2
  • 2nd Grand Prix d'Isbergues
  • 3rd Paris–Bourges
  • 4th Gent–Wevelgem
  • 5th Grand Prix de Fourmies
    2019 (9)
  • 1st Overall Tour Poitou-Charentes en Nouvelle-Aquitaine
  • 1st Stages 1, 2 & 4 (ITT)
  • 1st Overall Étoile de Bessèges
  • 1st Points classification
  • 1st Stages 2 & 4 (ITT)
  • Tour de Luxembourg
  • 1st Prologue & Stage 1
  • 2nd Tour de Vendée
  • 2nd Duo Normand (with Anthony Perez)
  • 3rd Grand Prix d'Isbergues
  • 6th Grand Prix de Wallonie
  • 9th Dwars door Vlaanderen
    2021 (4)
  • 1st Grand Prix de Wallonie
  • 1st Circuit de Wallonie
  • Étoile de Bessèges
  • 1st Points classification
  • 1st Stage 1
  • 1st Stage 1 Tour du Limousin
  • 2nd Dwars door Vlaanderen
  • 5th Time trial, National Road Championships
  • 6th Paris–Roubaix
  • 7th Eschborn–Frankfurt
  • 9th Tro-Bro Léon
    2022 (5)
  • 1st Overall Danmark Rundt
  • 1st Points classification
  • 1st Stage 5
  • 1st Binche–Chimay–Binche
  • 1st Stage 19 Tour de France
  • 1st Stage 1 Paris–Nice
  • 2nd Road race, UCI Road World Championships
  • 2nd E3 Saxo Bank Classic
  • 2nd Gent–Wevelgem
  • 8th Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
  • 9th Tour of Flanders
    2023 (5)
  • 1st Road race, UEC European Road Championships
  • 1st Gent–Wevelgem
  • 1st Dwars door Vlaanderen
  • Critérium du Dauphiné
  • 1st Points classification
  • 1st Stages 1 & 3
  • 3rd Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
  • 4th Famenne Ardenne Classic
  • 5th Münsterland Giro
  • 6th Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec
  • 6th Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
  • 6th Paris–Tours
  • 10th Paris–Roubaix
    2024
  • 3rd Road race, Olympic Games
  • 4th Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
  • 5th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
  • 10th Strade Bianche

    Grand Tour general classification results timeline

    Grand Tour2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
    Giro d'Italia—————————DNF
    Tour de France127157133124DNF10791748084
    Vuelta a EspañaHas not contested during his career
    Legend
    —Did not compete
    DNFDid not finish

    Classics results timeline

    Monument20142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
    Milan–San Remo—12985301361102222213DNF
    Tour of Flanders———DNFDNFDNF8211914—
    Paris–Roubaix103—20396833NH6DNF1025
    Liège–Bastogne–LiègeHas not contested during his career
    Giro di Lombardia
    Classic20142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
    Omloop Het Nieuwsblad—DNF91DNF—31—13—35
    Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne—DNF—85———76864
    Strade Bianche——————————10
    E3 Harelbeke—————DNFNH—223—
    Gent–Wevelgem—DNFDNF15439DNF7821—
    Dwars door Vlaanderen—DNF1649169NH2—1—
    Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec——————Not held396
    Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal——————7528
    Paris–ToursDNF44112DNF72——54396

    Major championships timeline

    Event201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
    Olympic GamesRoad raceNot held—Not held—Not held3
    World ChampionshipsRoad race———DNF——DNF—DNF2DNF
    European ChampionshipsRoad raceRace did not exist——DNF————1
    National ChampionshipsRoad race—88DNFDNF4817307DNF——18
    Time trial26———————5———
    Legend
    —Did not compete
    DNFDid not finish
    IPIn progress
    NHNot held

    Awards

    In October 2023, Laporte was announced as the winner of the Vélo d'Or français as the best French road rider of the season and received the Trophée Bernard Hinault.[90]

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    6. News: Nicolas. Gachet. Christophe Laporte stagiaire à La Pomme Marseille. French. Christophe Laporte stagiaire at La Pomme Marseille. Directvelo. Association Le Peloton. 28 July 2012. 22 August 2024.
    7. News: Pauline. Baumer. Christophe Laporte : « Les gars ont fait un gros travail ». French. Christophe Laporte: "The guys did a great job". Directvelo. Association Le Peloton. 28 June 2013. 22 August 2024.
    8. News: Nicolas. Gachet. Cofidis engage Christophe Laporte et Louis Verhelst. French. Cofidis hires Christophe Laporte and Louis Verhelst. Directvelo. Association Le Peloton. 8 July 2013. 22 August 2024.
    9. News: Nicolas. Mabyle. Christophe Laporte : « Jamais connu un temps aussi pourri ». French. Christophe Laporte: "Never known such rotten weather". Directvelo. Association Le Peloton. 27 April 2014. 22 August 2024.
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    22. News: Daniel. Benson. Cofidis: The house that Vasseur rebuilt. Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 11 November 2018. 22 August 2024.
    23. News: Etoile de Besseges: Laporte wins stage 2 sprint in Generac. Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 1 February 2018. 22 August 2024.
    24. News: Gallopin wins Etoile de Besseges. Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 4 February 2018. 22 August 2024.
    25. News: Brice. Chaine. Alexandre Geniez s'adjuge le Tour La Provence. French. Alexandre Geniez wins the Tour La Provence. Ligue nationale de cyclisme. 22 August 2024.
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    27. News: Peter Sagan wins Gent-Wevelgem. Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 25 March 2018. 22 August 2024.
    28. News: Jean-François. Quénet. Laporte wins Tro Bro Léon. Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 15 April 2018. 22 August 2024.
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    30. News: Baloise Belgium Tour: Vanendert wins stage 4. Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 26 May 2018. 22 August 2024.
    31. News: Tour de Luxembourg: Laporte wins stage 1. Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 31 May 2018. 22 August 2024.
    32. News: Cofidis to try and end a 10-year drought. Tour de France. Amaury Sport Organisation. 4 July 2018. 22 August 2024.
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    34. News: Bryan Coquard et Christophe Laporte leaders des Bleus à Glasgow. French. Bryan Coquard and Christophe Laporte lead the Blues in Glasgow. Eurosport. Discovery Communications, LLC. Agence France-Presse. 30 July 2018. 22 August 2024.
    35. News: Susan. Westemeyer. Trentin wins European Championships. Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 12 August 2018. 22 August 2024.
    36. News: Guidoline. Moyeux. Victoire arrosée pour Gilbert (Quick Step Floors) à Isbergues. French. Heavy victory for Gilbert (Quick Step Floors) in Isbergues. Ligue nationale de cyclisme. 22 August 2024.
    37. News: Nicolas. Mabyle. Cédric. Congourdeau. Christophe Laporte en manque de réussite. French. Christophe Laporte lacking success. Directvelo. Association Le Peloton. 4 October 2018. 22 August 2024.
    38. News: Etoile de Besseges: Laporte wins stage 2. Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 8 February 2019. 22 August 2024.
    39. News: Laporte wins Etoile de Besseges TT and overall title. Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 10 February 2019. 22 August 2024.
    40. News: Tour de Luxembourg: Laporte wins prologue. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 5 June 2019. 22 August 2024.
    41. News: Tour de Luxembourg: Laporte wins stage 1. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 6 June 2019. 22 August 2024.
    42. News: Tour de Luxembourg: Jesus Herrada wins stage 3. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 8 June 2019. 22 August 2024.
    43. News: Patrick. Fletcher. Tour de France: De Gendt wins in Saint Etienne. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 13 July 2019. 22 August 2024.
    44. News: Guidoline. Moyeux. Christophe Laporte de bout en bout sur le Tour Poitou-Charentes en Nouvelle-Aquitaine. French. Christophe Laporte from start to finish on the Tour Poitou-Charentes en Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Ligue nationale de cyclisme. 22 August 2024.
    45. News: Frédéric. Gachet. Duo Normand : Classements. French. Duo Normand: Rankings. Directvelo. Association Le Peloton. 15 September 2019. 22 August 2024.
    46. News: Cyclisme. Tour de Vendée : Marc Sarreau s'impose devant Laporte et Coquard. French. Cycling. Tour de Vendée: Marc Sarreau wins ahead of Laporte and Coquard. Ouest-France. Groupe SIPA Ouest-France. 6 October 2019. 22 August 2024.
    47. News: Mads Pedersen remporte le Grand Prix d'Isbergues, Christophe Laporte 3e. French. Mads Pedersen wins the Grand Prix d'Isbergues, Christophe Laporte 3rd. L'Équipe. Éditions Philippe Amaury. 22 September 2019. 22 August 2024.
    48. News: Tim. Bonville-Ginn. Christophe Laporte takes stage one of Étoile de Bessèges 2021 in rapid uphill finish. Cycling Weekly. Future plc. 3 February 2021. 22 August 2024.
    49. News: Dani. Ostanek. Tim Wellens wins Étoile de Bèsseges. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 7 February 2021. 22 August 2024.
    50. News: Tim. Bonville-Ginn. Dylan van Baarle puts in impressive solo ride to win Dwars door Vlaanderen 2021. Cycling Weekly. Future plc. 31 March 2021. 22 August 2024.
    51. News: Laporte wins Circuit de Wallonie 2021. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 14 May 2021. 22 August 2024.
    52. News: Stephen. Farrand. Issy. Ronald. Tour de France 2021: Team-by-team guide. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 24 June 2021. 22 August 2024.
    53. News: Richard. Windsor. Matej Mohorič powers clear of breakaway to take Tour de France stage 19 win. Cycling Weekly. Future plc. 16 July 2021. 22 August 2024.
    54. News: Tour du Limousin: Christophe Laporte wins stage 1. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 17 August 2021. 22 August 2024.
    55. News: Laporte wins Grand Prix de Wallonie. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 15 September 2021. 22 August 2024.
    56. News: Jonny. Long. Christophe Laporte forced to use his foot as a brake before fighting on to sixth place in 'crazy' Paris-Roubaix. Cycling Weekly. Future plc. 4 October 2021. 22 August 2024.
    57. News: Team Jumbo-Visma welcomes Laporte and Van der Sande. . Team Oranje B.V.. 23 August 2021. 22 August 2024.
    58. News: Looking back at Laporte's fantastic cycling season. . Team Oranje B.V.. 14 December 2022. 22 August 2024.
    59. News: Christophe Laporte wins first Paris-Nice stage for dominant Jumbo-Visma. The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. 6 March 2022. 22 August 2024.
    60. News: Nick. Christian. Christophe Laporte leads in Primoz Roglic and Wout van Aert as Jumbo-Visma dominate Stage 1 at Paris-Nice. Eurosport. Discovery, Inc.. 6 March 2022. 22 August 2024.
    61. News: Stephen. Farrand. Dani. Ostanek. Van Aert, Laporte go 1-2 for Jumbo-Visma at E3 Saxo Bank Classic. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 25 March 2022. 22 August 2024.
    62. News: Dani. Ostanek. Stephen. Puddicombe. Biniam Girmay sprints to a historic Gent-Wevelgem victory. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 27 March 2022. 22 August 2024.
    63. News: Patrick. Fletcher. Benoot and Laporte take reins for Tour of Flanders with absence of Van Aert. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 1 April 2022. 22 August 2024.
    64. News: Tour de France: Yellow jersey Wout van Aert wins stage 4 in Calais. Le Monde. Groupe Le Monde. Agence France-Presse. 5 July 2022. 22 August 2024.
    65. News: Tour de France 2022 : revivez les multiples attaques de Vingegaard et Roglic pour déstabiliser Pogacar dans le col du Galibier. French. Tour de France 2022: relive the multiple attacks by Vingegaard and Roglic to destabilize Pogacar in the Col du Galibier. France Info. France Télévisions. 13 July 2022. 22 August 2024.
    66. News: Tom. Thewlis. Tour de France 2022: Christophe Laporte wins thrilling finish on Stage 19 into Cahors. Cycling Weekly. Future plc. 22 July 2022. 22 August 2024.
    67. News: Laporte wins Tour of Denmark in style with stage win. . Team Oranje B.V.. 20 August 2022. 22 August 2024.
    68. News: Alasdair. Fotheringham. Alasdair Fotheringham. As defending champion Alaphilippe struggles, Laporte claims Worlds silver for France. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 25 September 2022. 22 August 2024.
    69. News: Laporte crowns successful season with victory in Binche-Chimay-Binche. . Team Oranje B.V.. 4 October 2022. 22 August 2024.
    70. News: Martin. Laruelle. Omloop Het Nieuwsblad - Christophe Laporte : «On gagne, moi 3e, parfait». French. Omloop Het Nieuwsblad - Christophe Laporte: "We win, me 3rd, perfect". Cyclism'Actu. Swar-Agency. 25 February 2023. 22 August 2024.
    71. News: Tom. Davidson. Christophe Laporte triumphs at Gent-Wevelgem in dominant Jumbo-Visma one-two. Cycling Weekly. Future plc. 26 March 2023. 22 August 2024.
    72. News: Pierre. Lejolivet. Cyclisme. Christophe Laporte remporte Gand-Wevelgem, main dans la main avec Wout van Aert. French. Cycling. Christophe Laporte wins Ghent-Wevelgem, hand in hand with Wout van Aert. Ouest-France. Groupe SIPA Ouest-France. 26 March 2023. 22 August 2024.
    73. News: Stephen. Farrand. Dwars door Vlaanderen: Christophe Laporte grabs solo glory on cobbles with late attack. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 29 March 2023. 22 August 2024.
    74. News: David. Delporte. Paris-Roubaix : Christophe Laporte n'a pas pu lutter contre la malchance, « on ne peut rien y faire ». French. Paris-Roubaix: Christophe Laporte was unable to fight against bad luck, "there's nothing we can do about it". La Voix du Nord. Groupe Rossel. 9 April 2023. 22 August 2024.
    75. News: Patrick. Fletcher. Stephen. Farrand. Christophe Laporte turns down lucrative offers, signs new deal with Jumbo-Visma. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 14 April 2023. 22 August 2024.
    76. News: Kit. Nicholson. Race report: Laporte wins a thrilling and unconventional 'sprint' opener at the Dauphiné. Escape Collective. 4 June 2023. 22 August 2024.
    77. News: Tom. Thewlis. Christophe Laporte doubles up at Critérium du Dauphiné with 'unexpected' stage three win. Cycling Weekly. Future plc. 6 June 2023. 22 August 2024.
    78. News: Christophe Laporte: "This victory is a good omen". Critérium du Dauphiné. Amaury Sport Organisation. 8 June 2023. 22 August 2024.
    79. News: Christophe Laporte: "the cherry on the cake". Critérium du Dauphiné. Amaury Sport Organisation. 11 June 2023. 22 August 2024.
    80. News: Laporte and Benoot on the attack in Tour's nineteenth stage. . Team Oranje B.V.. 21 July 2023. 22 August 2024.
    81. News: Richard. Windsor. Road World Championships 2023: Elite men's road race contenders and predictions. Rouleur. Gruppo Media Ltd. 31 July 2023. 22 August 2024.
    82. News: Tom. Thewlis. Glasgow World Championships 2023: Eight riders to watch in the elite men's road race. Cycling Weekly. Future plc. 4 August 2023. 22 August 2024.
    83. News: Will. Strickson. Who are the favourites for the elite men's World Championships Road Race?. Cyclist. Diamond Publishing. 4 August 2023. 22 August 2024.
    84. News: Christophe Laporte, après sa crevaison aux Championnats du monde : « Ça fait chier pour l'équipe ». French. Christophe Laporte, after his puncture at the World Championships: "It sucks for the team". L'Équipe. Éditions Philippe Amaury. 6 August 2023. 22 August 2024.
    85. News: Laporte sixth at GP de Québec. . Team Oranje B.V.. 8 September 2023. 22 August 2024.
    86. News: Kirsten. Frattini. European Championships: Christophe Laporte solos to title ahead of Wout van Aert. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 24 September 2023. 22 August 2024.
    87. News: Laporte fourth in Famenne Ardenne Classic. . Team Oranje B.V.. 1 October 2023. 22 August 2024.
    88. News: Alasdair. Fotheringham. Alasdair Fotheringham. Per Strand Hagenes wins Sparkassen Münsterland Giro. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 3 October 2023. 22 August 2024.
    89. News: Laporte sixth after surprising Paris-Tours final, Jos van Emden bids farewell to the pros. . Team Oranje B.V.. 8 October 2023. 22 August 2024.
    90. News: Vélo d'Or 2023 : Christophe Laporte remporte le Trophée Bernard Hinault, Pauline Ferrand-Prévot le Trophée Daniel Morelon. French. Vélo d'Or 2023: Christophe Laporte wins the Bernard Hinault Trophy, Pauline Ferrand-Prévot the Daniel Morelon Trophy. L'Équipe. Éditions Philippe Amaury. 24 October 2023. 22 August 2024.
    91. News: Barry. Ryan. 'Still a question mark' – Ill Christophe Laporte racing against time before Tour of Flanders. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 22 March 2024. 22 August 2024.
    92. News: Visma | Lease a Bike defintief zonder Laporte in Gent-Wevelgem, Affini zijn vervanger. Dutch. Visma | Lease a Bike definitively without Laporte in Gent-Wevelgem, Affini his replacement. WielerFlits.nl. WielerFlits BV. 23 March 2024. 22 August 2024.
    93. News: Dane. Cash. Van Aert out, Laporte in for Visma at the Giro. Escape Collective. 11 April 2024. 22 August 2024.
    94. News: James. Moultrie. Christophe Laporte pulls out of Giro d'Italia before stage 8 after replacing Van Aert. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 11 May 2024. 22 August 2024.
    95. News: Pete. Sharland. Giro d'Italia: Stage-winner Olav Kooij withdraws from 2024 edition after contracting fever during rest day. Eurosport. Warner Bros. Discovery. 14 May 2024. 22 August 2024.
    96. News: Laura. Weislo. Tour de France stage winner Vauquelin joins Alaphilippe in French road race team for Paris Olympics. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 8 July 2024. 22 August 2024.
    97. News: Alasdair. Fotheringham. Alasdair Fotheringham. Paris Olympics: Remco Evenepoel overcomes puncture and powers to second gold in Paris with convincing men's road race victory. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 3 August 2024. 22 August 2024.
    98. News: Elio. Bono. JO Paris 2024, cyclisme : Madouas et Laporte sur le podium derrière l'intouchable Evenepoel. French. Paris 2024 Olympics, cycling: Madouas and Laporte on the podium behind the untouchable Evenepoel. Le Parisien. LVMH. 3 August 2024. 22 August 2024.
    99. News: Noémie. Lair. JO Paris 2024 - Cyclisme : Valentin Madouas et Christophe Laporte médaillés d'argent et de bronze sur la course en ligne. French. Paris 2024 Olympics - Cycling: Valentin Madouas and Christophe Laporte win silver and bronze medals in the road race. France Bleu. Radio France. 3 August 2024. 22 August 2024.
    100. Web site: Christophe Laporte. FirstCycling.com. FirstCycling AS. 22 August 2024.

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