Lilian Calmejane

Lilian Calmejane (born 6 December 1992) is a French cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam AG2R Citroën Team.[3] He is best known for winning stages at the Tour de France in 2017 and the Vuelta a España in 2016.

Lilian Calmejane
Calmejane in 2015.
Personal information
Full nameLilian Calmejane
Born (1992-12-06) 6 December 1992
Albi, France
Height1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb; 10 st 12 lb)
Team information
Current teamAG2R Citroën Team
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typePuncheur
Amateur teams
2010Saint-Juéry Olympique
2011–2013Occitane CF
2014–2015Vendée U
Professional teams
2016–2020Direct Énergie[1][2]
2021–AG2R Citroën Team
Major wins
Grand Tours
Tour de France
1 individual stage (2017)
Vuelta a España
1 individual stage (2016)

Career

Born in Albi, Calmejane turned professional in 2016 with Direct Énergie, and in August, he won the fourth stage of the Vuelta a España,[4] his first ride in a Grand Tour.

In 2017, the second win of his career came at the Étoile de Bessèges where he won stage 3 and the overall race. At the start of March, Calmejane won the Mountains classification at Paris–Nice. His great form continued at the Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali where he won stage 4 and the overall race. He finished off his strong spring with a stage win and the overall win at the Circuit Cycliste Sarthe – Pays de la Loire. In June, he was named in the startlist for the Tour de France.[5] He achieved his first Tour de France stage victory after making a solo breakaway with 17 kilometres (11 miles) to go on Stage 8, despite battling leg cramps 5 kilometres (3.1 miles) from the finish line.[6]

In February 2018, Calmejane won La Drôme Classic, before he triumphed at Paris–Camembert in April.

In August 2020, Calmejane signed a one-year contract with the AG2R Citroën Team for the 2021 season.[7]

Major results
2014
4th Overall Ronde de l'Isard Ariege
1st Stages 2 & 3 (TTT)
2015
1st Overall Le Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux
1st Stage 2
5th Overall Tour de Bretagne
1st Stage 3
8th Overall Tour Alsace
1st Mountains classification
2016
1st Stage 4 Vuelta a España
3rd Overall Tour La Provence
8th Overall La Méditerranéenne
1st Young rider classification
8th Tour du Finistère
10th La Drôme Classic
2017
1st Overall Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
1st Points classification
1st Stage 4
1st Overall Étoile de Bessèges
1st Stage 3
1st Overall Circuit de la Sarthe
1st Stage 3
Tour de France
1st Stage 8
Held after Stage 8
Combativity award Stages 3 & 8
1st Mountains classification Paris–Nice
3rd Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise
5th Overall Tour du Haut Var
6th Overall Tour du Limousin
9th Classic Sud-Ardèche
10th Overall Tour du Poitou-Charentes
2018
1st Paris–Camembert
1st La Drôme Classic
3rd Classic Sud-Ardèche
3rd Grand Prix Cycliste la Marseillaise
5th Overall Tour La Provence
6th Overall Etoile de Bessèges
8th GP Miguel Induráin
8th Overall Tour du Limousin
9th Overall Tour de l'Ain
10th Tour du Finistère
2019
1st Classic Sud-Ardèche
1st Mountains classification Tour La Provence
2nd Overall Tour du Limousin
1st Stage 1
4th Overall Arctic Race of Norway
5th Grand Prix de Wallonie
5th Tro-Bro Léon
6th Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise
2020
1st Mountains classification Route d'Occitanie
10th La Drôme Classic
2021
8th Grand Prix La Marseillaise

General classification results timeline
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
Grand Tour 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Giro d'Italia — — — — —
Tour de France — 35 30 106 DNF
Vuelta a España 70 — — — —
Major stage race general classification results timeline
Race 2016 2017 2018
Paris–Nice 24 45 DNF
Tirreno–Adriatico — — —
Volta a Catalunya — — —
Tour of the Basque Country — — —
Tour de Romandie — — —
Critérium du Dauphiné DNF — —
Tour de Suisse — 36 31

Classics results timeline
Monument 2016 2017 2018
Milan–San Remo — — —
Tour of Flanders — — —
Paris–Roubaix — — —
Liège–Bastogne–Liège DNF 56 52
Giro di Lombardia — DNF
Classic 2016 2017 2018
Amstel Gold Race — 60 —
La Flèche Wallonne — 61 —
Bretagne Classic – Ouest-France — 20
Legend
— Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References
  1. "Direct Énergie". Directvelo (in French). Association Le Peloton. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  2. "Total Direct Énergie". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 12 January 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  3. "AG2R Citroën Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  4. "71st Vuelta a España: Stage 4: Betanzos › San Andrés de Teixido". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  5. "2017: 104th Tour de France: Start List". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  6. "Stage 8 – Dole > Station des rousses – Tour de France 2017". Letour.fr. Archived from the original on 10 July 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  7. "Lilian Calmejane signs for one year". AG2R La Mondiale. EUSRL France Cyclisme. 17 August 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
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