Sébastien Turgot Explained

Sébastien Turgot
Fullname:Sébastien Turgot
Birth Date:11 April 1984
Birth Place:Limoges, France
Height:1.790NaN0
Weight:73kg (161lb)
Currentteam:Retired
Discipline:Road
Role:Rider
Amateuryears1:2006
Amateurteam1: (stagiaire)
Amateuryears2:2007
Amateurteam2:Vendée U
Amateuryears3:2017
Amateurteam3:US Saint-Herblain
Proyears1:2008–2013
Proyears2:2014–2016

Sébastien Turgot (born 11 April 1984) is a French former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2008 and 2016 for the and teams.[1]

His biggest result came when he came in third in the 2008 Paris–Tours after leading in the last 100 metres, but was beaten by Philippe Gilbert of and Jan Kuyckx of . His third place was not expected by anybody but was a confirmation of his abilities, as demonstrated by his multiple French national track championship titles. In 2012, Turgot was runner-up in one of the most prestigious races of the cycling calendar, Paris–Roubaix.

Major results

2006
  • 6th La Côte Picarde
    2007
  • 1st Overall Les 3 Jours de Vaucluse
  • 1st Young rider classification
  • 8th Overall Tour de Bretagne
  • 1st Stage 4
  • 9th Overall Le Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux
    2008
  • 2nd Overall Tour Ivoirien de la Paix
  • 1st Stage 2
  • 3rd Paris–Tours
  • 3rd Grand Prix de la Somme
  • 6th Overall Tour du Poitou-Charentes
    2010
  • 7th Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
  • 8th Overall Three Days of De Panne
  • 1st Stage 2
  • 8th Châteauroux Classic
    2011
  • 2nd Overall Boucles de la Mayenne
  • 1st Prologue
  • 10th Overall Danmark Rundt
    2012
  • 2nd Paris–Roubaix
  • 4th Polynormande
  • 5th Road race, National Road Championships
  • 5th Duo Normand (with Damien Gaudin)
  • 6th Overall Tour de Picardie
  • 8th Scheldeprijs
  • 10th Overall Three Days of De Panne
  • 10th E3 Harelbeke
    2013
  • 8th Tour of Flanders
  • 9th La Roue Tourangelle
  • 10th E3 Harelbeke
  • 10th Paris–Roubaix
    2014
  • 3rd Cholet-Pays de Loire
  • 7th Tro-Bro Léon
    2015
  • 5th Grand Prix Pino Cerami
  • 9th Overall Tour de Wallonie

    Grand Tour general classification results timeline

    Grand Tour20102011201220132014
    Giro d'Italiacolspan=5
    Tour de France113120
    Vuelta a España154
    Legend
    Did not compete
    DNFDid not finish

    Notes and References

    1. News: Turgot rejoint AG2R. French. Turgot joins AG2R. 27 August 2013. 27 August 2013. L'Équipe. Éditions Philippe Amaury.