Victor Lafay

Victor Lafay
Victor Lafay in 2021
Personal information
Full nameVictor Lafay
Born (1996-01-17) 17 January 1996 (age 28)
Lyon, France
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Team information
Current teamDecathlon–AG2R La Mondiale
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typePuncheur
Amateur teams
2015–2016Chambéry CF
2017–2018Bourg-en-Bresse Ain
Professional teams
2017Cofidis (stagiaire)
2018–2023Cofidis[1][2]
2024–Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale
Major wins
Grand Tours
Tour de France
1 individual stage (2023)
Giro d'Italia
1 individual stage (2021)
Medal record
Representing  France
Men's road bicycle racing
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Brno Under-23 road race

Victor Lafay (born 17 January 1996) is a French cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale.[3]

Career

In October 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Vuelta a España.[4]

He won stage 8 of the 2021 Giro d'Italia, from Foggia to Guardia Sanframondi on May 15, 2021, from a breakaway of nine riders.[5]

On 2 July 2023, Lafay won from an elite bunch on stage 2 of the 2023 Tour de France in San Sebastian, attacking in the final kilometre and holding off Wout Van Aert, Tadej Pogacar and Tom Pidcock.[6]

Major results

2014
1st Overall Tour du Valromey
1st Stages 2 & 3
2017
1st Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
7th Overall Grand Prix Priessnitz spa
9th Overall Rhône-Alpes Isère Tour
9th Overall Tour de Savoie Mont Blanc
2018
1st Stage 2 Tour de Savoie Mont Blanc
2nd Road race, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships
2021 (1 pro win)
1st Stage 8 Giro d'Italia
3rd Overall Arctic Race of Norway
1st Young rider classification
4th Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
1st Young rider classification
2022 (1)
2nd Classic Grand Besançon Doubs
5th Overall Arctic Race of Norway
1st Stage 3
6th Trofeo Laigueglia
2023 (2)
1st Classic Grand Besançon Doubs
Tour de France
1st Stage 2
Held after Stages 2–3
3rd Coppa Agostoni
4th Faun-Ardèche Classic
6th La Flèche Wallonne
7th Overall Route d'Occitanie
7th Tour du Jura
2024
4th Overall Tour of Guangxi
7th Overall Tour de l'Ain

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 2020 2021 2022 2023
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia — DNF — —
A yellow jersey Tour de France — — DNF DNF
A red jersey Vuelta a España 81 — —
Legend
— Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References

  1. ^ Bacon, Ellis (30 December 2019). "2020 Team Preview: Cofidis". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Cofidis". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team". UCI. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  4. ^ "75th La Vuelta ciclista a España: Startlist". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Lafay wins stage eight of Giro d'Italia as Ewan abandons race". Reuters. May 15, 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  6. ^ "Frenchman Victor Lafay wins Tour de France second stage". France24. 2 July 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
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