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Full name | Christophe Laporte | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | La Seyne-sur-Mer, France | 11 December 1992||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.