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| Full name | Christophe Laporte | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 December 1992 La Seyne-sur-Mer, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current team | Visma–Lease a Bike | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Road | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rider type | Sprinter Classics specialist | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2011 | VS Hyérois | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | AVC Aix-en-Provence | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | La Pomme Marseille (stagiaire) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Professional teams | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2021 | Cofidis[1][2][3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Team Jumbo–Visma[4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Christophe Laporte (French: [kɹɪˈstɔf ɫəˈpɔɹt] ; born 11 December 1992) is a French professional cyclist who rides for UCI WorldTeam Visma–Lease a Bike. A sprinter and classics rider, Laporte has taken more than 30 victories during his professional career, including wins in 2023 at Gent–Wevelgem, Dwars door Vlaanderen and the road race at the UEC European Road Championships. He has also won a stage at the 2022 Tour de France, a silver medal in the road race at the 2022 UCI Road World Championships and a bronze medal in the road race at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
- ^ Retsin, Frédéric (8 December 2017). "Les premières photos du stage de l'équipe Cofidis en Espagne" [The first photos of the Cofidis team in Spain]. La Voix du Nord (in French). Groupe Rossel. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
- ^ Bacon, Ellis (30 December 2019). "2020 Team Preview: Cofidis". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ^ "Cofidis". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ "Jumbo-Visma". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 27 February 2022.