Yohann Gène
 Gène at the 2010 Four Days of Dunkirk | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Yohann Gène |
| Born |
25 June 1981 Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Direct Énergie |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Sprinter |
| Amateur team(s) | |
| 2000–2004 | Vendée U-Pays de la Loire |
| 2003 | Brioches La Boulangère (stagiaire) |
| 2004 | Brioches La Boulangère (stagiaire) |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2005– | Bouygues Télécom |
|
Infobox last updated on 1 March 2015 | |
Yohann Gène (born 25 June 1981 in Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe) is a French professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Direct Énergie.[1] He is the first cyclist of Afro-Caribbean and Sub-Saharan African descent to ever compete in the Tour de France.[2]
Career achievements
Major results
- 2007
- 5th Tour de la Somme
- 2009
- 1st Stage 7 Tour de Langkawi
- 2010
- 2nd Val d'Ille Classic
- 5th Overall La Tropicale Amissa Bongo
- 1st Stage 5
- 2011
- 1st Stage 3 Tour of South Africa
- 7th Boucles de l'Aulne
- 9th Overall La Tropicale Amissa Bongo
- 1st Stages 2 & 5
- 2012
- 3rd Châteauroux Classic
- 5th Overall La Tropicale Amissa Bongo
- 1st Stages 1 & 5
- 1st Points classification
- 10th Tallinn–Tartu GP
- 2013
- 1st
Overall La Tropicale Amissa Bongo
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Stage 6
- 1st Stage 2 Route du Sud
- 2014
- 1st Stage 3 Boucles de la Mayenne
- 7th Grand Prix de Fourmies
- 2015
- 1st
Points classification La Tropicale Amissa Bongo
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro |
— | 149 | WD | — | WD | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tour |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 158 | 139 | 158 | 128 | 137 | 158 |
 Vuelta |
126 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
References
- ↑ "Team Europcar (EUC) – FRA". UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
- ↑ "Breaking News, Analysis, Politics, Blogs, News Photos, Video, Tech Reviews - TIME.com". Time. 9 July 2011.
External links
- Profile at Bouygues Télécom official website
- Yohann Gène profile at Cycling Archives
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