Benjamin Thomas (cyclist)

Benjamin Thomas
Personal information
Born (1995-09-12) 12 September 1995
Lavaur, Tarn, France
Team information
Current team Groupama–FDJ
Discipline Road, track
Role Rider
Amateur team(s)
2012–2013 EC Giroussens Lavaur Junior
2014 Bourges EC 18
Professional team(s)
2015–2017 Armée de Terre[1]
2018– FDJ

Benjamin Thomas (born 12 September 1995) is a French professional racing cyclist. He rode at the 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships.[2] On the road, he rides for the Groupama–FDJ cycling team.[3]

In August 2018, he was named in the startlist for the 2018 Vuelta a España.[4]

Major results

2016
UEC European Track Championships
1st Team pursuit
2nd Madison (with Morgan Kneisky)
3rd Omnium
2nd Madison (with Morgan Kneisky, UCI Track World Championships
2017
UCI Track World Championships
1st Madison (with Morgan Kneisky)
1st Omnium
UEC European Track Championships
1st Madison (with Florian Maitre)
1st Team pursuit
3rd Omnium
UCI Track World Cup
1st Omnium – Manchester
2nd Madison – Manchester
3rd Team pursuit – Manchester
1st Stage 3 Four Days of Dunkirk
2nd Six Days of Ghent (with Morgan Kneisky)
3rd Overall Tour de Wallonie
1st Young rider classification
1st Stage 1
4th Overall Tour du Poitou-Charentes
4th Grand Prix Pino Cerami
4th Ronde van Limburg
9th Boucles de l'Aulne
2018
3rd Time trial, National Road Championships

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 2018
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia —
A yellow jersey Tour de France —
A red jersey Vuelta a España 121
Legend
— Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References

  1. ↑ "Equipe Cycliste Armée de Terre 2015". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
  2. ↑ "En try List: Men" (PDF). UCI. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  3. ↑ "FDJ sign track rider Benjamin Thomas". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 25 August 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "2018: 73rd Vuelta a España: Start List". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
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