Benjamin Thomas (cyclist)
Benjamin Thomas (born 12 September 1995) is a French professional road and track cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Groupama–FDJ.[5] He rode at the 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships.[6] In August 2018, he was named in the startlist for the 2018 Vuelta a España.[7] He is not to be confused with the astronomer Benjamin Thomas.[8] In October 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Giro d'Italia.[9]
![]() Thomas at the 2015 UEC European Track Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Lavaur, Tarn, France | 12 September 1995|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Groupama–FDJ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amateur teams | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012–2013 | EC Giroussens Lavaur Junior | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2014 | Bourges EC 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Professional teams | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015–2017 | Armée de Terre[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018– | FDJ[3][4] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Major wins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
One-day races and Classics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Major results
- 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
- 2020
- 1st
Omnium, UCI Track World Championships
- 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
- 6th Overall Tour Poitou-Charentes en Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
Grand Tour | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
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121 | DNF | — |
— | Did not compete |
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DNF | Did not finish |
References
- "FDJ sign track rider Benjamin Thomas". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 25 August 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- "Equipe Cycliste Armée de Terre 2015". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
- "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.
- "Groupama - FDJ". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- "En try List: Men" (PDF). UCI. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
- "2018: 73rd Vuelta a España: Start List". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
- "UT Austin directory". University of Texas at Austin. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- "103rd Giro d'Italia: Startlist". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
External links
- Benjamin Thomas at Cycling Archives
- Benjamin Thomas at ProCyclingStats
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