.jpg.webp) Madouas during 2023 Tour de France | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 12 July 1996 Brest, France |
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Groupama–FDJ |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Puncheur, Classics specialist |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2012–2014 | BIC 2000 Junior |
| 2015–2016 | BIC 2000 |
| 2015 | Bretagne–Séché Environnement (stagiaire) |
| 2017 | Team UC Nantes Atlantique |
| 2017 | FDJ (stagiaire) |
| Professional team | |
| 2018– | FDJ[1][2] |
| Major wins | |
| One-day races and Classics | |
Valentin Madouas (born 12 July 1996) is a French cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Groupama–FDJ.[3]
Career
Described as a puncheur, Madouas has seen success in one-day classic races as well as having strong climbing abilities. In May 2019, he was named in the startlist for the 2019 Giro d'Italia, which was his first Grand Tour.[4] In August 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Tour de France, finishing 27th overall.[5] He saw his first top 10 in a Grand Tour at the 2022 Tour de France, placing 10th. He obtained his first podium place in a classic with a third place at the 2022 Tour of Flanders. In 2023, he won the French National Road Race Championships and finished second in the Strade Bianche.
Personal life
His father is Laurent Madouas who was also a professional cyclist, riding from 1989 until 2001.[6]
Major results
- 2014
- 2nd Overall GP Général Patton
- 1st Stage 1
- 3rd Overall Ronde des Vallées
- 1st Stage 2 (ITT)
- 4th Paris–Roubaix Juniors
- 2016
- 1st
Road race, National Amateur Road Championships - 1st Stage 2 Kreiz Breizh Elites
- 7th Overall ZLM Tour
- 2017
- 8th Overall Ronde de l'Isard
- 2018 (1 pro win)
- 1st Paris–Bourges
- 2nd Paris–Camembert
- 4th Overall Tour du Haut Var
- 5th Paris–Tours
- 6th Grand Prix d'Isbergues
- 7th Overall Four Days of Dunkirk
- 7th Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise
- 8th Overall Route d'Occitanie
- 1st
Young rider classification
- 1st
- 8th Bretagne Classic
- 2019
- 2nd Classic Sud-Ardèche
- 2nd La Drôme Classic
- 5th Road race, National Road Championships
- 8th Overall Étoile de Bessèges
- 1st Young rider classification
- 1st
- 8th Amstel Gold Race
- 2020
- 2nd Grand Prix La Marseillaise
- 4th Paris–Tours
- 10th Mont Ventoux Dénivelé Challenge
- 2021 (1)
- 1st Polynormande
- 2nd Boucles de l'Aulne
- 2nd Classic Loire Atlantique
- 3rd Tour du Jura
- 5th Tour du Doubs
- 7th Overall Tour des Alpes-Maritimes et du Var
- 8th Bretagne Classic
- 2022 (3)
- 1st Tour du Doubs
- 1st
Mountains classification, Paris–Nice - 3rd Overall Tour de Luxembourg
- 1st Stages 1 & 5
- 3rd Tour of Flanders
- 4th Overall Tour du Limousin
- 1st Mountains classification
- 1st
- 4th Overall Tour des Alpes-Maritimes et du Var
- 7th E3 Saxo Bank Classic
- 10th Overall Tour de France
- 2023 (2)
- 1st Road race, National Road Championships
- 1st Bretagne Classic
- 2nd Strade Bianche
- 4th Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal
- 4th Vuelta a Murcia
- 4th Paris–Camembert
- 5th Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- 8th E3 Saxo Classic
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia |
13 | — | — | — | — |
 Tour de France |
— | 27 | 42 | 10 | 20 |
 Vuelta a España |
— | — | — | — | — |
Classics results timeline
| Monument | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milan–San Remo | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tour of Flanders | — | — | 14 | 39 | 3 | DNF |
| Paris–Roubaix | — | — | NH | — | 34 | — |
| Liège–Bastogne–Liège | 129 | 31 | 25 | 83 | 34 | 5 |
| Giro di Lombardia | — | 97 | — | — | — | |
| Classic | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| Strade Bianche | 20 | — | — | 21 | — | 2 |
| E3 Saxo Bank Classic | — | — | NH | — | 7 | 8 |
| Brabantse Pijl | — | — | — | 14 | — | — |
| Amstel Gold Race | 64 | 8 | NH | 27 | 14 | 11 |
| La Flèche Wallonne | DNF | 40 | 11 | 86 | — | 24 |
| Bretagne Classic | 8 | 24 | — | 8 | 15 | 1 |
| Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec | 49 | 24 | Not held | — | 32 | |
| Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal | 12 | 48 | — | 4 | ||
| Paris–Tours | 5 | — | 4 | 22 | — | |
Major championships timeline
| Event | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 World Championships |
Road race | — | — | 34 | 13 | 29 | 15 |
 European Championships |
Road race | — | — | — | DNF | — | |
| National Championships |
Road race | 38 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 64 | 1 |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
| NH | Not held |
References
- ↑ "Groupama-FDJ confirm 28 riders for 2019". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 15 November 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
- ↑ "Groupama - FDJ". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 January 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- ↑ "Groupama - FDJ". Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ↑ "2019: 102nd Giro d'Italia: Start List". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ↑ "107th Tour de France: Startlist". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
- ↑ https://www.ouest-france.fr/bretagne/valentin-madouas-plus-fort-que-son-pere-1999969
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Valentin Madouas.
- Valentin Madouas at UCI
- Valentin Madouas at Cycling Archives
- Valentin Madouas at ProCyclingStats
- Valentin Madouas at Cycling Quotient
- Valentin Madouas at CycleBase
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