Matteo Jorgenson
 Jorgenson in 2023 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Matteo Jorgenson |
| Nickname | Potato Jorgenson |
| Born | July 1, 1999 Walnut Creek, California, U.S. |
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb)[1] |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Visma–Lease a Bike |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | All Rounder Classics specialist |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2016 | Boise Young Rider Development Squad |
| 2016–2017 | Hot Tubes Cycling |
| 2019 | Chambéry Cyclisme Formation |
| Professional teams | |
| 2018 | Jelly Belly–Maxxis |
| 2019 | AG2R La Mondiale (stagiaire) |
| 2020–2023 | Movistar Team[2] |
| 2024– | Visma–Lease a Bike |
| Major wins | |
| Stage races | |
Matteo Jorgenson (/ˈdʒɔːrɡɪnsən/ JOR-ghin-sən; born July 1, 1999)[3] is an American professional cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Visma–Lease a Bike.[4] Moving from Movistar Team to Visma–Lease a Bike in 2024, he won Paris–Nice and Dwars door Vlaanderen that year.
Jorgenson was born in Walnut Creek, California,[5] grew up in Boise, Idaho and credits BYRDS (Boise Young Rider Development Squad) for his start in cycling.[6]
Cycling career
[edit]Jorgenson had an active 2022 Tour de France and was involved in several breakaways including on stages 10 and 16. Late in stage 16, he was in the process of chasing down the lead rider Hugo Houle when he crashed while rounding a sharp corner. Despite the crash, he was still able to finish fourth on the stage.[7]
In the 2023 Tour de France, Jorgenson was involved in a 14-man breakaway on stage 9. With around 47 km remaining of the stage, he went clear from the group, leading the stage for most of the climb up the Puy de Dôme. However, within the final 500 metres, he was passed by Michael Woods and others, ultimately finishing fourth.[8] He had to abandon the Tour a few days later, however, due to injuries suffered during a crash.
Jorgensen won the 2024 Paris–Nice, becoming the first American to win the race since Floyd Landis in 2006.[9] His win was in significant part due to him being in a three-man breakaway on Stage 6, where they finished more than 50 seconds ahead of most of the race favorites.
Jorgensen placed second in the 2024 Criterium du Dauphine. He started the final stage over a minute behind Primoz Roglic and attacked on the final climb. With Roglic unable to hold his wheel, Jorgensen and Carlos Rodriguez gained 56 seconds on the leader. With time bonuses, Jorgensen finished the race 8 seconds behind Roglic. Jorgenson also rode in the 2024 Tour de France.
Major results
[edit]- 2017
- 5th Overall Tour de l'Abitibi
- 5th Overall Grand Prix Rüebliland
- 2018
- 2nd Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
- 8th Chrono Kristin Armstrong
- 9th Overall Rhône-Alpes Isère Tour
- 2019
- 1st
Points classification, Tour de l'Avenir
- 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Giro della Friuli Venezia Giulia
- 4th Overall Ronde de l'Isard
- 4th Trofeo Edil C
- 2021
- 8th Overall Paris–Nice
- 2022
- 4th Overall Tour de la Provence
- 7th Mercan'Tour Classic
- 2023 (2 pro wins)
- 1st
Overall Tour of Oman
- 1st
- 1st
Young rider classification
- 1st Stage 3
- 1st
- 2nd Overall Tour de Romandie
- 1st
- 1st
- 4th E3 Saxo Classic
- 7th Overall Tour of Guangxi
- 8th Overall Paris–Nice
- 9th Tour of Flanders
Combativity award Stage 9 Tour de France
- 2024 (2)
- 1st
Overall Paris–Nice
- 1st
- 1st
- 1st Dwars door Vlaanderen
- 2nd Overall Critérium du Dauphiné
- 1st
- 1st
- 5th E3 Saxo Classic
- 8th Overall Tour de France
- 9th Road race, Olympic Games
General classification results timeline
[edit]| Grand Tour general classification results | |||||
| Grand Tour | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
|
— | 98 | — | — | — |
 Tour de France
|
— | — | 20 | DNF | 8 |
 Vuelta a España
|
— | — | — | — | — |
| Major stage race general classification results | |||||
| Race | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
 Paris–Nice
|
— | 8 | DNF | 8 | 1 |
 Tirreno–Adriatico
|
46 | — | — | — | — |
 Volta a Catalunya
|
NH | — | — | — | — |
| Tour of the Basque Country
|
— | — | — | — | |
| Tour de Romandie
|
— | — | 2 | — | |
 Critérium du Dauphiné
|
— | — | 13 | 63 | 2 |
| Tour de Suisse
|
NH | — | — | — | — |
Classics results timeline
[edit]| Monument | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milan–San Remo | 17 | — | — | — | — |
| Tour of Flanders | — | — | — | 9 | 31 |
| Paris–Roubaix | NH | 65 | — | — | — |
| Liège–Bastogne–Liège | 45 | 56 | — | — | — |
| Giro di Lombardia | — | — | — | 23 | |
| Classic | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Strade Bianche | DNF | — | — | — | — |
| E3 Saxo Bank Classic | NH | — | — | 4 | 5 |
| Dwars door Vlaanderen | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| La Flèche Wallonne | 32 | 91 | 12 | — | — |
| Clásica de San Sebastián | NH | 65 | — | — | — |
| Giro dell'Emilia | — | — | DNF | 19 | 17 |
| Tre Valli Varesine | NH | — | 95 | — | NR |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
| NH | Not held |
| NR | No result |
References
[edit]- ^ "Matteo Jorgenson impressive in early races in WorldTour". Retrieved March 9, 2024.
- ^ "Movistar Team ready to open new era in 2020". Movistar Team. Abarca Sports SL. December 19, 2019. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
- ^ "JORGENSON Matteo". Olympics.com. 2024. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
- ^ "Team Visma-Lease a Bike". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
- ^ Sturney, Rob (August 15, 2023). "American rising star Matteo Jorgenson to join Jumbo-Visma". Canadian Cycling Magazine. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
- ^ Roberts, Rachel (June 29, 2022). "The 2022 Tour de France starts Friday. There will be a Boise cyclist in the peloton". Idaho Statesman.
- ^ staff, NBC (July 19, 2022). "American Jorgenson slides out on final ascent with a podium finish in his sights in Stage 16 of the 2022 Tour de France, American rider Matteo Jorgenson slides out on the final ascent to Foix and has to settle for fourth place". NBC Sports. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
- ^ Sutcliffe, Steve (July 9, 2023). "Tour de France 2023: Michael Woods claims first stage win on summit finish for stage nine". BBC. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
- ^ Davidson, Tom (March 10, 2024). "Matteo Jorgenson seals American dream with overall victory at Paris-Nice". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
External links
[edit]
- Matteo Jorgenson at UCI
- Matteo Jorgenson at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Matteo Jorgenson at ProCyclingStats
- Matteo Jorgenson at Cycling Quotient
