Romain Grégoire (born 21 January 2003) is a French road cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Groupama–FDJ.[2]

Romain Grégoire
Grégoire in 2023
Personal information
Born (2003-01-21) 21 January 2003 (age 21)
Besançon, France
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Team information
Current teamGroupama–FDJ
Discipline
RoleRider
Rider typePuncheur
Amateur team
2020–2021AC Bisontine
Professional teams
2022Groupama–FDJ Continental Team[1]
2023–Groupama–FDJ
Major wins
Stage races
Four Days of Dunkirk (2023)
Medal record
Road cycling
Representing  France
UCI World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2021 Flanders Road race
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Trentino Road race

Career

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Grégoire had a successful junior career, being crowned both the national and European junior road race champion. He also won the silver medal in the road race at the 2021 UCI World Junior Championships. He also competed in cyclo-cross until 2022, winning the 2022 national under-23 championships.

In 2022, Grégoire joined UCI Continental team Groupama–FDJ Continental Team for his first year in the under-23 category. He took six UCI victories that season, including the Liège–Bastogne–Liège Espoirs, the G.P. Palio del Recioto, the Flèche Ardennaise and a stage of the Tour de l'Avenir.[3]

The following season, he was promoted to the World Tour squad, taking five professional wins, including the overall wins of the Four Days of Dunkirk and the Tour du Limousin.[4] he also finished eighth in his first UCI WorldTour event: Strade Bianche.[5] In August, he entered his first Grand Tour: the Vuelta a España, where he finished second on stage 11 from the breakaway.[6]

In April 2024, he won the fifth stage of the Tour of the Basque Country.[7]

Major results

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Road

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2020
1st   Road race, National Junior Championships
2nd Overall La Philippe Gilbert Juniors
2021
1st   Road race, UEC European Junior Championships
National Junior Championships
1st   Road race
1st   Time trial
1st Overall Ain Bugey Valromey Tour
1st Stage 5
1st Trofeo Guido Dorigo
1st Gran Premio Eccellenze Valli del Soligo
2nd   Road race, UCI World Junior Championships
4th Overall Driedaagse van Axel
1st Stage 3
4th Overall Course de la Paix Juniors
5th Overall Aubel–Thimister–Stavelot
1st Stage 3
5th Paris–Roubaix Juniors
2022
1st Liège–Bastogne–Liège Espoirs
1st G.P. Palio del Recioto
1st Giro del Belvedere
1st Flèche Ardennaise
Giro Ciclistico d'Italia
1st   Points classification
1st Stage 7
1st Stage 6 Tour de l'Avenir
2nd Overall Alpes Isère Tour
1st   Young rider classification
National Under-23 Championships
2nd Time trial
3rd Road race
2023 (5 pro wins)
1st   Overall Four Days of Dunkirk
1st   Young rider classification
1st Stage 2
1st   Overall Tour du Limousin
1st   Young rider classification
1st Stages 1 & 3
2nd Grand Prix du Morbihan
5th Faun-Ardèche Classic
6th Trofeo Laigueglia
8th Strade Bianche
9th Boucles de l'Aulne
10th Tour du Finistère
2024 (1)
1st Stage 5 Tour of the Basque Country
2nd Faun-Ardèche Classic
2nd Veneto Classic
2nd Coppa Agostoni
3rd Giro del Veneto
4th Overall Tour de Pologne
7th Overall Tour des Alpes-Maritimes
7th La Flèche Wallonne
10th Classic Var
  Combativity award Stage 17 Tour de France

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

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Grand Tour 2023 2024
  Giro d'Italia
  Tour de France 41
  Vuelta a España 42
Legend
Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

Cyclo-cross

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2019–2020
Junior EKZ CrossTour
1st Hittnau
3rd Meilen
3rd Junior Madiswil
2020–2021
2nd Junior Steinmaur
2021–2022
1st   National Under-23 Championships

References

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  1. ^ "Groupama - FDJ". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Groupama - FDJ". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Victoire de Romain Grégoire sur la 6e étape du Tour de l'Avenir". L'Équipe. 24 August 2022.
  4. ^ Lamoureux, Lyne (21 May 2023). "Merlier takes final stage as Grégoire wins 4 Jours de Dunkerque". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Tom Pidcock wins Strade Bianche 2023". CyclingNews. Future plc. 4 March 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  6. ^ Farrand, Stephen (6 September 2023). "Vuelta a España: Jesus Herrada wins stage 11 at La Laguna Negra". CyclingNews. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  7. ^ Moultrie, James (5 April 2024). "Itzulia Basque Country: Romain Gregoire wins stage 5". CyclingNews. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
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