Benjamin Thomas (cyclist)
Benjamin Thomas (born 12 September 1995) is a French professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Groupama–FDJ.[4] He rode at the 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships.[5] In August 2018, he was named in the startlist for the 2018 Vuelta a España.[6]
 Thomas at the 2015 UEC European Track Championships | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 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[2][3] |
| Major wins | |
| One-day races and Classics | |
Medal record
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Major resultsEdit
- 2016
- UEC European Track Championships
- 1st
Team pursuit - 2nd
Madison (with Morgan Kneisky) - 3rd
Omnium
- 1st
- 2nd
Madison (with Morgan Kneisky), UCI Track World Championships - 2017
- UCI Track World Championships
- 1st
Madison (with Morgan Kneisky) - 1st Omnium
- 1st
- UEC European Track Championships
- 1st Madison (with Florian Maitre)
- 1st Team pursuit
- 3rd Omnium
- 1st
- UCI Track World Cup
- 1st
Omnium – Manchester - 2nd Madison – Manchester
- 3rd
Team pursuit – Manchester
- 1st
- 1st Stage 3 Four Days of Dunkirk
- 1st Six Days of Fiorenzuola (with Morgan Kneisky)
- 2nd Six Days of Ghent (with Morgan Kneisky)
- 3rd Overall Tour de Wallonie
- 1st
Young rider classification - 1st Stage 1
- 1st
- 4th Overall Tour du Poitou-Charentes
- 4th Grand Prix Pino Cerami
- 4th Ronde van Limburg
- 9th Boucles de l'Aulne
- 2018
- 1st Six Days of Fiorenzuola (with Morgan Kneisky)
- 1st
Young rider classification Étoile de Bessèges - 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
- 2019
- 1st Omnium, UEC European Track Championships
- 1st
Time trial, National Road Championships - 2nd Omnium, UCI Track World Championships
- 6th Tour du Finistère
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Grand Tour general classification results timelineEdit
| Grand Tour | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
|
— | — |
 Tour de France
|
— | — |
 Vuelta a España
|
121 | DNF |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
ReferencesEdit
- ^ "Equipe Cycliste Armée de Terre 2015". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
- ^ "FDJ sign track rider Benjamin Thomas". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 25 August 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- ^ "Groupama-FDJ confirm 28 riders for 2019". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 15 November 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
- ^ "Groupama - FDJ". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 January 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- ^ "En try List: Men" (PDF). UCI. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
- ^ "2018: 73rd Vuelta a España: Start List". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
External linksEdit
- Benjamin Thomas at Cycling Archives
- Benjamin Thomas at ProCyclingStats
