Victor Lafay
Victor Lafay in 2021
Personal information
Full nameVictor Lafay
Born (1996-01-17) 17 January 1996
Lyon, France
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Team information
Current teamDecathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typePuncheur
Amateur teams
2015–2016Chambéry CF
2017–2018Bourg-en-Bresse Ain
Professional teams
2017Cofidis (stagiaire)
2018–2023Cofidis[1][2]
2024–Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team
Major wins
Grand Tours
Tour de France
1 individual stage (2023)
Giro d'Italia
1 individual stage (2021)

Victor Lafay (born 17 January 1996) is a French cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team.[3]

Career

In October 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Vuelta a España.[4]

He won stage 8 of the 2021 Giro d'Italia, from Foggia to Guardia Sanframondi on May 15, 2021, from a breakaway of nine riders.[5]

On 2 July 2023, Lafay won from an elite bunch on stage 2 of the 2023 Tour de France in San Sebastian, attacking in the final kilometre and holding off Wout Van Aert, Tadej Pogacar and Tom Pidcock.[6]

Major results

2014
1st Overall Tour du Valromey
1st Stages 2 & 3
2017
1st Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
7th Overall Grand Prix Priessnitz spa
9th Overall Rhône-Alpes Isère Tour
9th Overall Tour de Savoie Mont Blanc
2018
1st Stage 2 Tour de Savoie Mont Blanc
2nd Road race, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships
2021 (1 pro win)
1st Stage 8 Giro d'Italia
3rd Overall Arctic Race of Norway
1st Young rider classification
4th Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
1st Young rider classification
2022 (1)
2nd Classic Grand Besançon Doubs
5th Overall Arctic Race of Norway
1st Stage 3
6th Trofeo Laigueglia
2023 (2)
1st Classic Grand Besançon Doubs
Tour de France
1st Stage 2
Held after Stages 2–3
3rd Coppa Agostoni
4th Faun-Ardèche Classic
6th La Flèche Wallonne
7th Overall Route d'Occitanie
7th Tour du Jura

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 2020 2021 2022 2023
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia DNF
A yellow jersey Tour de France DNF DNF
A red jersey Vuelta a España 81
Legend
Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References

  1. Bacon, Ellis (30 December 2019). "2020 Team Preview: Cofidis". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  2. "Cofidis". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  3. "Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team". UCI. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  4. "75th La Vuelta ciclista a España: Startlist". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  5. "Lafay wins stage eight of Giro d'Italia as Ewan abandons race". Reuters. May 15, 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  6. "Frenchman Victor Lafay wins Tour de France second stage". France24. 2 July 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
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