Élie Gesbert
Élie Gesbert (born 1 July 1995) is a French racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam Arkéa–Samsic.[3] Gesbert competed in the Tour de France in 2017, 2018 and 2019.[4]
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 July 1995 Saint-Brieuc, France |
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)[1] |
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb; 9 st 13 lb)[1] |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Arkéa–Samsic |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2014–2015 | Pays de Dinan |
| 2016 | Vélo Club de Loudéac |
| Professional teams | |
| 2015 | FDJ (stagiaire) |
| 2016– | Fortuneo–Vital Concept[2] |
Career
Fortuneo–Vital Concept (2016–present)
Born in Saint-Brieuc, Gesbert rode the Tour de France for the first time in 2017, and started as the first rider in the opening stage individual time trial. He took his first professional win at the Tour du Limousin, as he won stage 1, where he also finished 2nd overall.
Gesbert rode his first Monument classic in 2018, at Liège–Bastogne–Liège, and finished 91st. He also participated in the Tour de France during which he was the victim of a punch from fellow competitor Gianni Moscon, which Moscon was later disqualified from the race for.[5]
Career achievements
Major results
- 2013
- 1st
- 2015
- 1st Stage 6 Tour de l'Avenir
- 2nd Kreiz Breizh Elites
- 2016
- 1st Stage 3 Ronde de l'Isard
- 2017
- 2nd Overall Tour du Limousin
- 1st
- 1st Stage 1
- 1st
- 4th Overall Tour de Bretagne
- 1st Stage 6
- 6th Overall Tour du Gévaudan Languedoc-Roussillon
- 2019
- 4th Overall Tour de l'Ain
- 5th Overall Tour of Oman
- 1st
- 1st
- 5th Mont Ventoux Dénivelé Challenge
- 6th Tour du Doubs
- 9th Overall Tour du Limousin
- 9th Paris–Camembert
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
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— | — | — |
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85 | 86 | 78 |
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— | — | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
- "ELIE GESBERT - Arkea-Samsic". Retrieved 5 July 2019.
- "Arkéa-Samsic". Directvelo (in French). Association Le Peloton. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
- "Franck Bonnamour et Romain Le Roux avec Arkéa-Samsic en 2020" [Franck Bonnamour and Romain Le Roux with Arkéa-Samsic in 2020]. Arkéa–Samsic (in French). Pro Cycling Breizh. 14 October 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- "2017: 104th Tour de France: Start List". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/moscon-knows-he-let-the-team-down-with-tour-de-france-disqualification-says-brailsford/
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