Anthony Turgis (born 16 May 1994) is a French professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam Team TotalEnergies.[5] Professional since 2015, he won the ninth stage of the 2024 Tour de France from a small bunch sprint.[6] Other professional wins of his include the 2019 Grand Prix La Marseillaise, the 2015 Boucles de la Mayenne, the 2016 Classic Loire Atlantique and the 2019 Paris–Chauny.[7] He also finished second in the 2019 Dwars door Vlaanderen and 2022 Milan–San Remo and has competed in eight Grand Tours.[8]
 Anthony Turgis, 2022 Paris–Roubaix. | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Anthony Turgis | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 May 1994 Bourg-la-Reine, France | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 69 kg (152 lb; 10 st 12 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Current team | Team TotalEnergies | |||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Road | |||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||||
| Rider type | Classics specialist | |||||||||||||||||
| Amateur teams | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | US Metro Transports Junior | |||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | C.C. Nogent-sur-Oise[1] | |||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Cofidis (stagiaire)[1] | |||||||||||||||||
| Professional teams | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2018 | Cofidis[1][2] | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019– | Direct Énergie[3][4] | |||||||||||||||||
| Major wins | ||||||||||||||||||
Grand Tours
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Medal record
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Personal life
editHis brothers Jimmy and Tanguy also competed professionally in cycling. Both had to retire due to heart conditions.[9][10]
Major results
editRoad
edit- 2012
- 1st Stage 2a (TTT) Liège–La Gleize
- UEC European Junior Championships
- 2nd
Road race - 10th Time trial
- 2nd
- 2nd Paris–Roubaix Juniors
- 7th Bernaudeau Junior
- 2014
- 1st Liège–Bastogne–Liège Espoirs
- 3rd
Road race, UEC European Under-23 Championships - 3rd Road race, National Amateur Championships
- 2015 (2 pro wins)
- 1st
Overall Boucles de la Mayenne
- 1st
Young rider classification - 1st Stage 2
- 1st
- 3rd
Road race, UCI World Under-23 Championships - 8th Overall Arctic Race of Norway
- 9th Road race, European Games
- 2016 (2)
- 1st Classic Loire Atlantique
- 3rd Overall Tour de Yorkshire
- 4th Overall Tour de Luxembourg
- 1st Stage 3
- 5th Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan
- 2017
- 3rd Paris–Chauny
- 3rd Tour de l'Eurométropole
- 2018
- 2nd Road race, National Championships
- 5th Dwars door West–Vlaanderen
- 5th Paris–Chauny
- 2019 (2)
- 1st Grand Prix La Marseillaise
- 1st Paris–Chauny
- 2nd Dwars door Vlaanderen
- 4th Overall Four Days of Dunkirk
- 1st Young rider classification
- 1st
- 4th Overall Tour de Luxembourg
- 1st Young rider classification
- 1st
- 4th Duo Normand (with Niki Terpstra)
- 4th Famenne Ardenne Classic
- 5th Circuit de Wallonie
- 6th Paris–Bourges
- 2020
- 4th Tour of Flanders
- 5th Road race, National Championships
- 8th Grand Prix La Marseillaise
- 8th Brabantse Pijl
- 2021
- 2nd Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
- 5th Overall Tour Poitou-Charentes en Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- 8th Dwars door Vlaanderen
- 8th Tour of Flanders
- 9th Gent–Wevelgem
- 10th Milan–San Remo
- 2022
- 2nd Road race, National Championships
- 2nd Milan–San Remo
- 3rd Polynormande
- 6th Primus Classic
- 8th Grand Prix of Aargau Canton
- 10th Overall Boucles de la Mayenne
- 2023
- 2nd Super 8 Classic
- 9th Milan–San Remo
- 10th Circuit Franco-Belge
Combativity award Stage 8 Tour de France- 2024 (1)
- 1st Stage 9 Tour de France
- 4th Road race, National Championships
- 10th Paris–Tours
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
edit| Grand Tour | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
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 Giro d'Italia
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Has not contested during his career | |||||||
 Tour de France
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— | 116 | 131 | 108 | 73 | 128 | 94 | 106 |
 Vuelta a España
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117 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Classics results timeline
edit| Monument | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
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| Milan–San Remo | — | — | — | DNF | 41 | 29 | 10 | 2 | 9 | — |
| Tour of Flanders | — | — | — | — | 97 | 4 | 8 | DNF | 17 | — |
| Paris–Roubaix | — | — | — | — | 18 | NH | 13 | DNF | 74 | 54 |
| Liège–Bastogne–Liège | DNF | 127 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Giro di Lombardia | — | DNF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Classic | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Omloop Het Nieuwsblad | DNF | — | DNF | 34 | 65 | 25 | 15 | DNF | 96 | — |
| Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne | — | — | — | DNF | DNF | 13 | 2 | 32 | 95 | 32 |
| E3 Saxo Bank Classic[a] | — | — | — | — | DNF | NH | 12 | 13 | DNF | — |
| Gent–Wevelgem | — | — | — | — | 14 | 29 | 9 | 26 | 32 | 37 |
| Dwars door Vlaanderen | — | — | — | — | 2 | NH | 8 | 72 | 138 | DNF |
| Brabantse Pijl | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | DNF | — | — | 16 |
| Paris–Tours | DNF | 156 | 120 | 74 | 29 | — | 16 | DNF | 13 | 10 |
| — | Did not compete |
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| DNF | Did not finish |
| NH | Not held |
Cyclo-cross
edit- 2011–2012
- UCI Junior World Cup
- 2nd Hoogerheide
- Junior Coupe de France
- 2nd Lignières-en-Berry
- 2nd Besançon
- 3rd Rodez
- 2013–2014
- Under-23 Coupe de France
- 2nd Flamanville
- 3rd Quelneuc
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Anthony Turgis at Cycling Archives (archived)
- ^ Retsin, Frédéric (8 December 2017). "Les premières photos du stage de l'équipe Cofidis en Espagne" [The first photos of the Cofidis team in Spain]. La Voix du Nord (in French). Groupe Rossel. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
- ^ "Direct Énergie". Directvelo (in French). Association Le Peloton. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
- ^ "Total Direct Énergie". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 12 January 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- ^ "Total Direct Energie". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 7 January 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
- ^ Fratttini, Kirsten (7 July 2024). "Tour de France: Anthony Turgis wins choatic and captivating stage 9". Cycling News. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ "Turgis wins Grand Prix Cycliste la Marseillaise". Cycling News. 3 February 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- ^ Ostanek, Daniel (19 March 2022). "Matej Mohoric wins in late attack at Milan-San Remo". CyclingNews. Future plc. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ "Heart problems force neo-pro Tanguy Turgis into early retirement". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 7 October 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
- ^ "Jimmy Turgis forced to retire due to heart problem". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 10 February 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Anthony Turgis.
- Anthony Turgis at UCI
- Anthony Turgis at Cycling Archives
- Anthony Turgis at ProCyclingStats
- Anthony Turgis at Cycling Quotient
- Anthony Turgis at the French Olympic and Sports Committee (archived) (in French)
