Lilian Calmejane (born 6 December 1992) is a former French cyclist.[4] He is best known for winning stages at the Tour de France in 2017 and the Vuelta a España in 2016.
 Calmejane in 2015. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Lilian Calmejane |
| Born | 6 December 1992 Albi, France |
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 69 kg (152 lb; 10 st 12 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Puncheur |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2010 | Saint-Juéry Olympique |
| 2011–2013 | Occitane CF |
| 2014–2015 | Vendée U |
| Professional teams | |
| 2016–2020 | Direct Énergie[1][2] |
| 2021–2022 | AG2R Citroën Team[3] |
| 2023–2024 | Intermarché–Circus–Wanty |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
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Career
editBorn in Albi, Calmejane turned professional in 2016 with Direct Énergie, and in August, he won the fourth stage of the Vuelta a España,[5] his first ride in a Grand Tour.
In 2017, the second win of his career came at the Étoile de Bessèges where he won stage 3 and the overall race. At the start of March, Calmejane won the Mountains classification at Paris–Nice. His great form continued at the Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali where he won stage 4 and the overall race. He finished off his strong spring with a stage win and the overall win at the Circuit Cycliste Sarthe – Pays de la Loire. In June, he was named in the startlist for the Tour de France.[6] He achieved his first Tour de France stage victory after making a solo breakaway with 17 kilometres (11 miles) to go on Stage 8, despite battling leg cramps 5 kilometres (3.1 miles) from the finish line.[7]
In February 2018, Calmejane won La Drôme Classic, before he triumphed at Paris–Camembert in April.
In August 2020, Calmejane signed a one-year contract with the AG2R Citroën Team for the 2021 season.[8]
Major results
edit- 2014
- 4th Overall Ronde de l'Isard Ariege
- 1st Stages 2 & 3 (TTT)
- 2015
- 1st
Overall Le Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux
- 1st Stage 2
- 5th Overall Tour de Bretagne
- 1st Stage 3
- 8th Overall Tour Alsace
- 1st
Mountains classification
- 1st
- 2016 (1 pro win)
- 1st Stage 4 Vuelta a España
- 3rd Overall Tour La Provence
- 8th Overall La Méditerranéenne
- 1st
Young rider classification
- 1st
- 8th Tour du Finistère
- 10th La Drôme Classic
- 2017 (7)
- 1st
Overall Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
- 1st
- 1st Stage 4
- 1st
- 1st
Overall Étoile de Bessèges
- 1st Stage 3
- 1st
- 1st Stage 3
- Tour de France
- 1st Stage 8
- Held
Combativity award Stages 3 & 8
- 1st
- 3rd Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise
- 5th Overall Tour du Haut Var
- 6th Overall Tour du Limousin
- 9th Classic Sud-Ardèche
- 10th Overall Boucles de la Mayenne
- 10th Overall Tour du Poitou-Charentes
- 2018 (2)
- 1st Paris–Camembert
- 1st La Drôme Classic
- 3rd Classic Sud-Ardèche
- 3rd Grand Prix Cycliste la Marseillaise
- 5th Overall Tour La Provence
- 6th Overall Etoile de Bessèges
- 8th Overall Tour du Limousin
- 8th GP Miguel Induráin
- 9th Overall Tour de l'Ain
- 10th Tour du Finistère
- 2019 (2)
- 1st Classic Sud-Ardèche
- 1st
Mountains classification, Tour de la Provence
- 2nd Overall Tour du Limousin
- 1st Stage 1
- 4th Overall Arctic Race of Norway
- 5th Grand Prix de Wallonie
- 5th Tro-Bro Léon
- 6th Grand Prix La Marseillaise
- 2020
- 1st
- 5th Overall Étoile de Bessèges
- 10th La Drôme Classic
- 2021
- 5th Classic Loire Atlantique
- 8th Grand Prix La Marseillaise
- 10th Grand Prix du Morbihan
- 2022
- 7th Tour du Jura
- 8th Route Adélie
- 9th Faun-Ardèche Classic
- 2023
- 1st
Mountains classification, Tour de l'Ain
- 4th Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana
- 2024
- Giro d'Italia
- Held
after Stage 1
- Held
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
edit| Grand Tour | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | — | — | — | — | 86 | — | 42 | |
| — | 35 | 30 | 106 | DNF | — | — | 77 | — | |
| 70 | — | — | — | — | 33 | — | — | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
| NH | Not held |
References
edit- ^ "Direct Énergie". Directvelo (in French). Association Le Peloton. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
- ^ "Total Direct Énergie". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 12 January 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- ^ "AG2R Citroën Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ "Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux". Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- ^ "71st Vuelta a España: Stage 4: Betanzos › San Andrés de Teixido". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
- ^ "2017: 104th Tour de France: Start List". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- ^ "Stage 8 – Dole > Station des rousses – Tour de France 2017". Letour.fr. Archived from the original on 10 July 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
- ^ "Lilian Calmejane signs for one year". AG2R La Mondiale. EUSRL France Cyclisme. 17 August 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
External links
edit- Lilian Calmejane at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Lilian Calmejane at CQ Ranking
- Lilian Calmejane at ProCyclingStats