Anthony Turgis

Anthony Turgis
Anthony Turgis, 2022 Paris–Roubaix.
Personal information
Full nameAnthony Turgis
Born (1994-05-16) 16 May 1994 (age 30)
Bourg-la-Reine, France
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10+12 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb; 10 st 12 lb)
Team information
Current teamTeam TotalEnergies
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeClassics specialist
Amateur teams
2011–2012US Metro Transports Junior
2013–2014C.C. Nogent-sur-Oise[1]
2014Cofidis (stagiaire)[1]
Professional teams
2015–2018Cofidis[1][2]
2019–Direct Énergie[3][4]
Major wins
Grand Tours
Tour de France
1 individual stage (2024)
Medal record
Representing  France
Men's road bicycle racing
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2012 Goes Junior road race
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Nyon Under-23 road race

Anthony Turgis (born 16 May 1994) is a French professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam Team TotalEnergies.[5] Professional since 2015, he won the ninth stage of the 2024 Tour de France from a small bunch sprint.[6] Other professional wins of his include the 2019 Grand Prix La Marseillaise, the 2015 Boucles de la Mayenne, the 2016 Classic Loire Atlantique and the 2019 Paris–Chauny.[7] He also finished second in the 2019 Dwars door Vlaanderen and 2022 Milan–San Remo and has competed in eight Grand Tours.[8]

  1. ^ a b c Anthony Turgis at Cycling Archives (archived)
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Direct Énergie". Directvelo (in French). Association Le Peloton. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Total Direct Énergie". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 12 January 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Total Direct Energie". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 7 January 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  6. ^ Fratttini, Kirsten (7 July 2024). "Tour de France: Anthony Turgis wins choatic and captivating stage 9". Cycling News. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Turgis wins Grand Prix Cycliste la Marseillaise". Cycling News. 3 February 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  8. ^ Ostanek, Daniel (19 March 2022). "Matej Mohoric wins in late attack at Milan-San Remo". CyclingNews. Future plc. Retrieved 19 March 2022.