Tanguy Turgis | |
Fullname: | Tanguy Turgis |
Birth Date: | 16 May 1998 |
Birth Place: | Bourg-la-Reine, France |
Currentteam: | Retired |
Discipline: | Road |
Role: | Rider |
Amateuryears1: | 2013–2016 |
Amateurteam1: | US Métro Transports |
Amateuryears2: | 2017 |
Proyears1: | 2017 |
Proteam1: | (stagiaire) |
Proyears2: | 2018 |
Tanguy Turgis (born 16 May 1998) is a French former professional cyclist, who rode professionally in 2018 before retiring for health reasons.[1] His brothers Jimmy Turgis and Anthony Turgis are also cyclists.
Born in Bourg-la-Reine, Turgis joined in 2017, the development team of the . From August 2017, he rode for UCI Professional Continental team as a stagiaire.
Turgis joined UCI Professional Continental team for the 2018 season. He rode in Paris–Roubaix, finishing in 42nd place. This made him the first teenager to finish the race since 1962.[2] [3] He also rode in Gent–Wevelgem and the E3 Harelbeke, all spring classics. He celebrated his first major top-10 finish in a 1.HC rated event, the Handzame Classic.
In late 2018 Turgis was diagnosed with a congenital heart malformation and had to end his bicycle racing career.[4]