Kévin Le Cunff

Kévin Le Cunff
Le Cunff in 2017
Personal information
Full nameKévin Le Cunff
Born (1988-03-16) 16 March 1988 (age 36)
Longjumeau, France[1]
Team information
Current teamVC Rouen 76
Discipline
  • Road
  • Track
RoleRider
Amateur teams
2008US Melun
2009Les Bleus de France
2010AS Marcoussis
2011CM Aubervilliers 93
2014AS Corbeil-Essonnes
2015Team Peltrax–CS Dammarie-lès-Lys
2016CM Aubervilliers 93
2020–2023Dunkerque Grande Littoral–Cofidis[2]
2024–VC Rouen 76
Professional team
2017–2019HP BTP–Auber93
Medal record
Representing  France
Men's para-cycling
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Road race C4–5
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Road time trial C4
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris Road race C4–5
Road World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Baie-Comeau Road race C5
Gold medal – first place 2023 Glasgow Road race C4
Gold medal – first place 2023 Glasgow Time trial C4
Silver medal – second place 2024 Zurich Time trial C4
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Baie-Comeau Time trial C5
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Zurich Road race C4
Track World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Glasgow Individual pursuit C4
Gold medal – first place 2023 Glasgow Omnium C4
Gold medal – first place 2024 Rio de Janeiro Scratch race C4
Silver medal – second place 2024 Rio de Janeiro Individual pursuit C4
Silver medal – second place 2024 Rio de Janeiro Omnium C4

Kévin Le Cunff (born 16 March 1988) is a French para-cyclist, who currently rides for French amateur team VC Rouen 76.[3]

Born with two clubbed feet, Le Cunff competes both in elite races and in category C4 and C5 in Paralympic competitions. As a Paralympian, he won the road race C4-5 at the 2020 Summer Paralympics, and has won three gold medals each at the UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships and the UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships.[1][4] Le Cunff also competed professionally for UCI Continental team HP BTP–Auber93 from 2017 to 2019, notably winning the 2018 Boucles de l'Aulne.

Major results

Road

2016
3rd Paris–Chauny
2017
5th Boucles de l'Aulne
5th Tro-Bro Léon
5th Paris–Chauny
8th Tour de Vendée
9th Paris–Camembert
2018 (1 pro win)
1st Boucles de l'Aulne
5th Tour du Doubs
2019
4th Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan
8th Overall Boucles de la Mayenne
8th Tro-Bro Léon
9th Classic Loire Atlantique
9th Grand Prix La Marseillaise
10th La Drôme Classic
10th La Roue Tourangelle
2021
1st Road race C4-5, Summer Paralympics
2022
UCI World Championships
1st Road race C5
3rd Time trial C5
7th Grand Prix de la Somme
2023
UCI World Championships
1st Road race C4
1st Time trial C4
10th Overall Boucle de l'Artois

Track

2023
UCI Para World Championships
1st Individual pursuit C4
1st Omnium C4
2024
UCI Para World Championships
1st Scratch C4
2nd Individual pursuit C4

References

  1. ^ a b "LE CUNFF – Bleus Handisport / Base officielle du haut niveau" (in French). Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  2. ^ Gachet, Nicolas (10 March 2020). "Un nouveau projet pour Kévin Le Cunff" [A new project for Kévin Le Cunff]. Directvelo (in French). Association Le Peloton. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Kévin Le Cunff". firstcycling.com. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Paralympics Day 10: Debut gold for Le Cunff and more glory for veteran duos". rfi.fr. 3 September 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
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