Yoann Offredo Explained

Yoann Offredo
Fullname:Yoann Offredo
Birth Date:1986 11, df=yes
Birth Place:Savigny-sur-Orge, France
Weight:660NaN0
Currentteam:Retired
Discipline:Road
Role:Rider
Ridertype:Rouleur
Amateuryears1:2006
Amateurteam1:US La Gacilly–US Créteil
Amateuryears2:2007
Amateurteam2:CC Nogent-sur-Oise
Amateuryears3:2007
Amateurteam3: (stagiaire)
Proyears1:2008–2016
Proyears2:2017–2020
Proteam2:[1] [2]

Yoann Offredo (born 12 November 1986) is a French former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2008 and 2020, for the and teams.[3] His only professional victory came at the 2009 Tour de Picardie, where he won stage 4.

He is best known for his efforts in the spring classics where he has finished 14th in the 2017 Tour of Flanders and the 2017 Paris–Roubaix. His best result in a monument came at the 2011 Milan–San Remo where he finished 7th after trying a late attack. He has competed in the Tour de France on three occasions, in 2017, 2018, and 2019, where he was often seen in the breakaway. Offredo is a user of the popular fitness site Strava, where he posts regular rides from his training and races.[4]

Career

Française des Jeux (2008–2016)

Offredo turned professional with in 2008, after riding as a stagiaire with the team in 2007.

In 2010, Offredo finished 16th at Milan–San Remo, after attacking solo on the Poggio di San Remo. He also finished 3rd in the Pro Tour Classic GP Ouest France – Plouay. He started in the Vuelta a España which was his first Grand Tour start. He abandoned the race on stage 10. Offredo also finished 7th in Paris–Tours.[5]

In the first Belgian classics race of the 2011 season, Offredo finished 4th at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad.[6] One month later, he started at Milan–San Remo, and finished 7th; his best result in a monument classic.[7] A week later he started Gent–Wevelgem and just missed out on the top 10, with an 11th-place finish, despite a crash earlier in the race. After the race, it was found that he had suffered a heel injury, and as a result, he had to miss the Tour of Flanders.[8]

After missing three whereabouts tests, Offredo received a 1-year ban at the start of the 2012 season.[9] Upon his return to professional cycling in 2013, he finished 5th in the French National Road Race Championships.

Wanty–Groupe Gobert (2017–2020)

In the 2017 season, Offredo turned out for the Belgian Professional Continental team, .[10] He achieved some of his best results during the classics campaign, with a 14th place in both the Tour of Flanders and Paris–Roubaix. He also rode the Tour de France for the first time, and attacked on several stages. On Stage 2, Offredo got in the breakaway, and won the Combativity award, after a late attack from the breakaway with Taylor Phinney.[11] He was also in the breakaway on Stage 10 with fellow Frenchman, Élie Gesbert.

Offredo started his 2018 season at the Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise where he finished in 20th position. His best result in the 2018 season came in February where he placed 13th at the Vuelta a Murcia. At the end of March, Offredo suffered from a sprained ankle, which made him abandon the Tour of Flanders. Offredo started his second Tour de France, and was in the breakaway on the opening stage, securing the Combativity award just as he did in on the first mass start stage in 2017. Offredo was also in the breakaway on Stage 7 but as the stage was 231km (144miles) long, and as he was the only man in the breakaway, he quickly returned to the peloton.

Major results

2006
  • 2nd Chrono des Herbiers
    2007
  • 2nd Tour de la Somme
  • 2nd Chrono des Herbiers
    2009
  • 1st Stage 4 Tour de Picardie
  • 5th Overall Tour de Wallonie
  • 9th Grand Prix de Denain
    2010
  • 3rd GP Ouest–France
  • 7th Paris–Tours
  • 8th Grand Prix d'Isbergues
    2011
  • 4th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
  • 7th Milan–San Remo
  • 8th Overall Delta Tour Zeeland
  • 10th GP Ouest–France
    2013
  • 5th Road race, National Road Championships
    2016
  • 6th Classic Loire Atlantique
  • 8th Overall Four Days of Dunkirk
    2017
  • Combativity award Stage 2 Tour de France
    2018
  • Combativity award Stage 1 Tour de France
    2019
  • Combativity award Stage 7 Tour de France

    Grand Tour general classification results timeline

    Grand Tour200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019
    Giro d'Italia
    Tour de France11091154
    Vuelta a EspañaDNF

    Classics & Monuments results timeline

    Monument200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019
    Milan–San Remo51167191634
    Tour of Flanders87507516213014DNF
    Paris–Roubaix878561DNF593214
    Liège–Bastogne–Liège
    Giro di LombardiaDNFDNF
    Classic200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019
    Omloop Het Nieuwsblad38144382026842728
    Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne233723DNF26DNF324936
    Dwars door Vlaanderen272150108
    E3 HarelbekeDNF1222DNF133116DNFDNF
    Gent-WevelgemDNFDNF112726DNFDNF30DNF
    Bretagne Classic – Ouest France3101436192527
    Paris-Tours5174331254825
    Legend
    Did not compete
    DNFDid not finish

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. News: Wanty-Groupe Gobert, il rinnovo di Backaert completa il roster 2019. Giampaolo. Almeida. it. Wanty-Groupe Gobert, the renewal of Backaert completes the 2019 roster. SpazioCiclismo – Cyclingpro.net. Gravatar. 6 January 2019. 1 February 2019.
    2. Web site: Circus - Wanty Gobert. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 6 January 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200105234804/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/14012/1001393/266. 5 January 2020.
    3. News: Patrick. Fletcher. Offredo forced into retirement and struggling to come to terms with it. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 4 November 2020. 4 November 2020.
    4. Web site: Strava Pro Cyclist Profile Yoann O.. www.strava.com. en-US. 2 April 2018.
    5. News: Paris – Tours 2010: Results Cyclingnews.com. Cyclingnews.com. 2 April 2018. en-gb.
    6. News: Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Elite 2011: Results Cyclingnews.com. Cyclingnews.com. 2 April 2018. en-gb.
    7. News: Offredo has no regrets about Milan-San Remo performance Cyclingnews.com. Cyclingnews.com. 2 April 2018. en-gb.
    8. News: Offredo ruled out of Tour of Flanders Cyclingnews.com. Cyclingnews.com. 2 April 2018. en-gb.
    9. Web site: inrng : offredo suspended. inrng.com. en-US. 2 April 2018.
    10. News: Yoann Offredo signs with Wanty-Groupe Gobert Cyclingnews.com. Cyclingnews.com. 2 April 2018. en-gb.
    11. News: Aggressive Offredo secures first Tour de France podium for Wanty-Groupe Gobert Cyclingnews.com. Cyclingnews.com. 2 April 2018. en-gb.