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]

Benjamin Thomas
Personal information
Born (1995-09-12) 12 September 1995
Lavaur, Tarn, France
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Team information
Current teamGroupama–FDJ
Discipline
RoleRider
Amateur teams
2012–2013EC Giroussens Lavaur Junior
2014Bourges EC 18
Professional teams
2015–2017Armée de Terre[2]
2018–FDJ[3][4]
Major wins
One-day races and Classics
National Time Trial Championships (2019)

Major results
2016
UEC European Track Championships
1st Team pursuit
2nd Madison (with Morgan Kneisky)
3rd Omnium
2nd Madison (with Morgan Kneisky), UCI Track World Championships
2017
UCI Track World Championships
1st Madison (with Morgan Kneisky)
1st Omnium
UEC European Track Championships
1st Madison (with Florian Maitre)
1st Team pursuit
3rd Omnium
UCI Track World Cup
1st Omnium – Manchester
2nd Madison – Manchester
3rd Team pursuit – Manchester
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
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
Giro d'Italia — — DNF
Tour de France — — —
Vuelta a España 121 DNF —
Legend
— Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References
  1. "FDJ sign track rider Benjamin Thomas". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 25 August 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  2. "Equipe Cycliste Armée de Terre 2015". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
  3. "Groupama-FDJ confirm 28 riders for 2019". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 15 November 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  4. "Groupama – FDJ". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 January 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  5. "Groupama - FDJ". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  6. "En try List: Men" (PDF). UCI. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  7. "2018: 73rd Vuelta a España: Start List". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  8. "UT Austin directory". University of Texas at Austin. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  9. "103rd Giro d'Italia: Startlist". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
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