Benoît Cosnefroy

Benoît Cosnefroy (born 17 October 1995 in Cherbourg) is a French cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam AG2R Citroën Team.[3] In July 2019, he was named in the startlist for the 2019 Tour de France.[4] In the 2020 Tour de France, he led the mountains classification and wore the polka dot jersey for 15 consecutive stages; he ultimately finished sixth in the final classification standings.

Benoît Cosnefroy
Cosnefroy at the 2018 Tour of California
Personal information
Full nameBenoît Cosnefroy
NicknameCherbourg Cheetah
Born (1995-10-17) 17 October 1995
Cherbourg, France
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)[1]
Weight64 kg (141 lb; 10 st 1 lb)[1]
Team information
Current teamAG2R Citroën Team
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typePuncheur
Amateur teams
2014Bricquebec Cotentin
2015–2017Chambéry CF
Professional team
2017–AG2R La Mondiale[2]

Major results
2016
4th Road race, UEC European Under–23 Road Championships
5th Tour de Berne
6th Overall Rhône-Alpes Isère Tour
2017
1st Road race, UCI Road World Under–23 Championships
1st Grand Prix d'Isbergues
1st Stage 2 Rhône-Alpes Isère Tour
2nd Road race, UEC European Under–23 Road Championships
6th Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan
6th Tour de Berne
2018
3rd Paris–Tours
9th Bretagne Classic
9th Coppa Sabatini
9th La Roue Tourangelle
10th Cholet-Pays de Loire
2019
1st Overall Tour du Limousin
1st Young rider classification
1st Stage 3
1st Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan
1st Paris–Camembert
1st Polynormande
4th Tour de Vendée
7th Bretagne Classic
10th Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec
2020
1st Overall Étoile de Bessèges
1st Grand Prix La Marseillaise
1st Stage 4 Route d'Occitanie
2nd La Flèche Wallonne
2nd Paris–Tours
3rd Brabantse Pijl
5th La Drôme Classic
10th Road race, UEC European Road Championships
Tour de France
Held after Stages 2–16
Combativity award Stage 2

Grand Tour general classification results timeline
Grand Tour 2019 2020
Giro d'Italia — —
Tour de France 113 116
Vuelta a España — —
Legend
— Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References
  1. "Benoît Cosnefroy - Equipe cycliste AG2R La Mondiale". Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  2. "Official presentation of the AG2R LA MONDIALE professional cycling team 2020". AG2R La Mondiale. Groupe AG2R La Mondiale. 10 December 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  3. "AG2R Citroën Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  4. "2019: 106th Tour de France: Start List". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
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