Personal information | |
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Born | Brest, France | 12 July 1996
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]
Described as a puncheur, Madouas has seen success in one-day classic races as well as having strong climbing abilities. He won his first pro race in 2018 at Paris–Bourges in his first season as a professional. In May 2019, competed in the Giro d'Italia, his first Grand Tour.[4] In August 2020, he finished 27th overall in his first Tour de France.[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. That season, he also won two stages of the Tour de Luxembourg in addition to the one-day Tour du Doubs. In June 2023, he won the French National Road Race Championships after placing second in the Strade Bianche three months earlier. In September, he took his first UCI WorldTour level victory, winning a four-rider sprint at the Bretagne Classic.[6]
His father is Laurent Madouas who was also a professional cyclist, riding from 1989 until 2001.[7]
Grand Tour | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
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Giro d'Italia | 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
Tour de France | — | 27 | 42 | 10 | 20 | IP |
Vuelta a España | — | — | — | — | — |
Monument | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
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Milan–San Remo | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Tour of Flanders | — | — | 14 | 39 | 3 | DNF | 16 |
Paris–Roubaix | — | — | NH | — | 34 | — | — |
Liège–Bastogne–Liège | 129 | 31 | 25 | 83 | 34 | 5 | 7 |
Giro di Lombardia | — | 97 | — | — | — | 27 | |
Classic | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
Strade Bianche | 20 | — | — | 21 | — | 2 | 15 |
E3 Saxo Bank Classic | — | — | NH | — | 7 | 8 | 43 |
Dwars door Vlaanderen | — | — | 117 | 11 | 28 | 13 | |
Brabantse Pijl | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — |
Amstel Gold Race | 64 | 8 | NH | 27 | 14 | 11 | 6 |
La Flèche Wallonne | DNF | 40 | 11 | 86 | — | 24 | 15 |
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 | — | — |
Event | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
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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 |
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DNF | Did not finish |
NH | Not held |
IP | In progress |