Bryan Coquard (born 25 April 1992) is a French cyclist, who rides for

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. Since turning professional, Coquard has taken more than fifty victories in road racing, primarily in French races – including six stage wins and an overall victory at the

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, nine stage wins at the

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, and a joint-record two victories at the

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one-day race. He has also competed professionally in track cycling – having won a silver medal at the

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in the

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, the world title in the

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at the

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, and five medals (two gold) at the

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Career

Youth and amateur career

Born in

Saint-Nazaire Saint-Nazaire (; ; ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Loire-Atlantique Departments of France, department in western France, in traditional Brittany. The town has a major harbour on the right bank of the Loire estuary, near the Atlantic Oc ...

, Coquard began cycling in 1999 at the age of seven, at the US Pontchâteau club. In September 2008, aged sixteen, he joined CREPS Bordeaux, where he was coached by

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. In 2009, Coquard won the gold medal in the omnium at the UCI Junior World Championships, as well as winning the scratch at the UEC European Junior Championships. He retained his Junior omnium crown in 2010, winning four of the six events, and he won a second medal with silver in the scratch race. Having also finished second in the junior road race at the

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, Coquard signed with amateur team Vendée U – the feeder team for – for the 2011 season. In 2011, Coquard won his first senior titles at the

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, in the team pursuit and scratch races, and he won a silver medal in the

at the

. The following year at the French National Track Championships, Coquard won the omnium – winning 5 of the 6 races within – and madison titles, winning the latter with

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. He was selected to represent France in the omnium at the

, and won the silver medal behind

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. On the road, Coquard won a stage of the

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, and won a silver medal in the under-23 road race at the

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, missing out to

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in a group sprint.

Team Europcar (2013–2017)

Coquard signed a contract for a professional career on the roads from the 2013 season onwards, signing with .

2013–2015

His 2013 campaign began well, as he took two stages and the points classification in the

in January and February. He then contested the

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, where he also won two stages – this time consecutively on stages eight and nine. Coquard then recorded second-place finishes at the

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in March, the

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in April, and the

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in May, also winning a stage. He competed at the UEC European Under-23 Track Championships in Portugal, where he won three medals – silver medals in the scratch and the team pursuit, and a gold medal in the madison with

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. At August's

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, Coquard won the race in a sprint finish, and the following month, he finished third at the

Grand Prix de Fourmies The Grand Prix de Fourmies is a bicycle race held in the Fourmies commune of France. From 2005 to 2019 it was organised as a 1.HC event on the UCI Europe Tour. In 2021, it joined the UCI ProSeries The UCI ProSeries is the second tier men's ...

. At the start of 2014, Coquard again won two stages at February's

, but did not take another win until the

in April. He then won the

Paris–Camembert Paris–Camembert (also Paris–Camembert Trophée Lepetit or Paris–Camembert Lepetit) is a semi classic held annually in April. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. The route of the race has varied over t ...

in a sprint finish, before taking his fifth victory of the season on the opening day of the

. Having lost the race lead the following day, Coquard ultimately finished the race in third place overall. He made his

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début, finishing fourth on the first stage into

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, avoiding a crash in the final sprint. He recorded a total of seven top-ten stage finishes as he finished the race in third place in the

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, losing second to

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on the final stage. Coquard took his first victory of the 2015 season at the

in February, where he won stage three. Later in the month, Coquard won his first elite world title, when he won the

at the

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with

Morgan Kneisky Morgan Kneisky (born 31 August 1987) is a French former track and road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2010 and 2020 for the , , and squads. Kneisky is a four-time UCI Track Cycling World Championships gold medallist, winning gol ...

on home soil at the

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. In May, Coquard won the first stage of the

, which featured cobbled sectors, fracturing the peloton to bits, and Coquard won the sprint of a small group of three. He lost the race lead on the penultimate stage to

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, having lost 38 seconds on the day; Konovalovas ultimately won the race by 14 seconds from Coquard, but Coquard won the points and young rider classifications. The following month, Coquard won two stages and the points classification at the

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, before he contested the

– his best stage result was second on the final stage into

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. Following the conclusion of his road campaign, Coquard won two titles at the

, and two medals at the

– gold in the inaugural stand-alone

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and bronze in the

with Kneisky.

2016

Coquard began the

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season with consecutive victories in the first two stages of the

, ultimately winning the race's points classification. However in mid-February, while preparing for the

Vuelta a Andalucía The Vuelta a Andalucía (Tour of Andalusia) or Ruta del Sol (Route of the Sun) is a regional Spanish road bicycle race first held in 1925. Since 2005, it has been a 2.1 category race on the UCI Europe Tour. The race became a part of the new UCI ...

, he fractured his right shoulder blade in a training accident in Spain. He returned to racing a month later, losing a victory to

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in a small bunch sprint at

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, having celebrated too early. At the start of April, Coquard won the

for the second time in three years – as a result, becoming only the second rider after

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to win the race more than once. After a stage win at the

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, his form continued into the hilly classics of Brabantse Pijl and the

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, finishing fourth in both. In May, he won his first professional stage race at the

; he won the first three stages, finished second in the remaining two, and won the points and young rider classifications as well. He won another French stage race the following month, when he won the

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; he won two stages, including a victory in the prologue

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, and the points classification. In his build up to the

, he won the first two stages of the

, but failed to finish the race. At the Tour de France, his best stage result was a second-place finish to

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on stage four. He took two further podium finishes over the remainder of the season, with third-place finishes at the

and the

Tour de Vendée Tour of Vendée is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in October (Previously May) in the region of Vendée, France, finishing in a circuit inside La Roche-sur-Yon town. From 2005 until 2009, the race was organized as a 1.1 event on the ...

2017

In February, Coquard won a stage at both the

Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana The Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana (; or Tour of Valencia) is a road cycling stage race held in the Valencian Community (''Comunitat Valenciana''), Spain. Its position in the cycling calendar means it is often used as preparation for the sprin ...

– a weather-effected stage which was reduced to approximately in length – and the

. Two more stage wins followed for Coquard at the

, where he also won the points classification. The following month, it was announced that Coquard would be leaving at the end of the 2017 season. When celebrating his victory in the opening stage of the

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, Coquard made a gesture aimed at his general manager

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in the hopes that he would ride the

with the team. Ultimately, Bernaudeau did not pick Coquard for the race, a decision that left Coquard "very disappointed". He took no further victories during the season, his best result being a second-place stage finish on the final stage of the

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, leading home the peloton five seconds behind

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Vital Concept (2018–2021)

In August 2017, it was confirmed that Coquard had signed for the newly formed team as team leader for 2018. Coquard was also offered a place on the team, but turned it down as he felt he would be put as second sprinter behind

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, who had won the

at the

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earlier in the year. Coquard made his debut for in January at the

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. He took his first victory in February during the opening stage of the

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where he won a sprint finish ahead of

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. Earlier in the month, Coquard narrowly missed out on victory at the

, when

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passed him at the finish line of the second stage while Coquard celebrated an anticipated win too early. He went winless until May's

, where he won the fourth stage of the race, before withdrawing ahead of the final stage. He won the final stage of the

, moving up to seventh place in the final general classification standings. He took no further victories during the year, the best result being a runner-up finish at

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. Coquard started the 2019 season with a victory on his first day of racing, winning the opening stage of the

. Having placed second to

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, Coquard won a stage and the points classification at April's

. He followed this up with a stage win at the

, and then victory at the

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, his first one-day victory since 2016. He finished third overall at the

, moving into a podium position as a result of bonus seconds earned with his victory on the final stage, before winning the final stage of the

. In the second half of the year, Coquard won the

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, the points classification at the

, and the second stage of the

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. At the end of the road season, Coquard then contested a track campaign, winning two medals at the

– a gold in the

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and a silver to

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in the

. He also won a silver medal in the opening round of the

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in Minsk, in the madison with Benjamin Thomas. 2020-09-19 14-20-11 tdf-Plancher-les-Mines

In an abbreviated 2020 season largely disrupted by the

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, Coquard's only victory came at the

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, where he won the opening stage; he also finished second to

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at the

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, and third at the

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. The following year, in what would turn out to be his final season with , Coquard went winless throughout the year for the first time since turning professional. Having finished third in his season-opening race at the

Grand Prix La Marseillaise Grand Prix Cycliste La Marseillaise, formerly known as the Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise, is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in February around the city of Marseille, France. Since 2005, the race is organized as a UCI race ...

in January, Coquard did not improve on this individual result until his penultimate race of the season, where he finished second to

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at the

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in October.

Cofidis (2022–present)

In August 2021, Coquard signed an initial two-year contract with , from the 2022 season. Coquard ended his 18-month winless streak when he won the second stage of the

in February, winning an uphill sprint in Rousson ahead of

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. He also won the second stage at his next start, the Tour de la Provence, but he failed to start the following stage. He recorded a second-place finish at

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in March, losing out to

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in the sprint. Having only previously contested the

at Grand Tour level, Coquard rode the

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for the first time; his best stage result was a second-place finish on stage thirteen, losing out to Pedersen in the sprint. Towards the end of the season, Coquard won the

and finished third at

Coquard's 2023 season commenced in Australia, where he won the fourth stage of the

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, which was his first victory on the

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. After two second-place stage finishes at the

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– losing out to

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on both occasions – Coquard took two stage victories at the

Région Pays de la Loire Tour The Région Pays de la Loire Tour, formerly Circuit de la Sarthe-Pays de la Loire, () is an early-season short road bicycle racing stage race held annually in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire, France. Since 2005, it has been organised as a 2.1 event on t ...

, the first of which was his 50th professional road victory. He took no further victories during the campaign, but was a part of the French team that won a silver medal in the mixed team relay at the

in Glasgow, missing the gold medal by seven seconds. During the season, he extended his contract with by a further two years, until the end of the 2025 season. Coquard began the 2024 season with a second-place finish at the

Clàssica Comunitat Valenciana 1969 The Trofeo Luis Puig is a single-day road bicycle race held in Valencian Community, Spain. Originally named the Gran Premio Valencia, it was held annually (except for 1980) from the first edition in 1969 until 2005, in which year it was promoted ...

, missing out to

Dylan Groenewegen Dylan Groenewegen (; born 21 June 1993) is a Dutch professional road racing cyclist, who rides for UCI WorldTeam . He has won six individual Tour de France stages and one team time trial stage. He has also won the Dutch National Road Race Champi ...

in the final sprint. At the AlUla Tour, Coquard thought that he had won the fourth stage of the race, but was unable to get ahead of

Tim Merlier Tim Merlier (born 30 October 1992) is a Belgian cyclist who rides for UCI WorldTeam . Considered to be one of the fastest sprinters in the world, Merlier has over 50 wins as a professional, including one stage win at the 2021 Tour de France and f ...

before the finish line, who won by a narrow margin.

Major results

Road

Source: ;2010 : 2nd Silver medal europe

Road race, UEC European Junior Championships : 2nd La Bernaudeau Junior ;2012 : 1st

Grand Prix Cristal Energie The Grand Prix Cristal Energie is a road bicycle race held annually in France. It was organized as a 1.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by t ...

: 1st Stage 5

: 2nd

Road race, UCI World Under-23 Championships ;2013 (6 pro wins) : 1st

::1st Points classification ::1st Stages 2 & 4 :

::1st Stages 8 & 9 : 2nd Overall

French Cup The Coupe de France (), also known in English as the French Cup or less commonly as the France Cup, is the premier knockout cup competition in French football organised by the French Football Federation (FFF). It was first held in 1917 and is ...

::1st Young rider classification : 2nd Overall

::1st Stage 2 : 2nd

: 2nd

: 3rd

: 5th

Boucles de l'Aulne Boucles de l'Aulne is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in May or June around Châteaulin, in the region of Brittany, France. Since 2006, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. It was previously known as Grand ...

: 6th

: 8th

Grand Prix d'Isbergues Grand Prix d'Isbergues is a professional cycle road race held in Isbergues, Pas-de-Calais The Pas-de-Calais (, ' strait of Calais'; ; ) is a department in northern France named after the French designation of the Strait of Dover, which ...

;2014 (5) : 1st

: 1st

::1st Stages 3 & 4 : 3rd Overall

::1st Stage 1 ;2015 (4) :

::1st Points classification ::1st Stages 2 & 4 : 1st Stage 3

: 2nd Overall

::1st Points classification ::1st Young rider classification ::1st Stage 1 : 4th Overall

: 4th

Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan Grand Prix du Morbihan is a single-day men's road bicycle race held annually in May around Plumelec, in the region of Brittany, France. Since 2020, the race is organised as a UCI race classifications, 1.Pro event on the UCI ProSeries, also being p ...

: 4th

Brussels Cycling Classic The Brussels Cycling Classic (known until June 2013 as Paris–Brussels) is a classic cycle races, semi classic European Road bicycle racing, bicycle race, one of the oldest races on the international calendar. History Paris–Brussels was first ...

: 5th Trofeo Playa de Palma : 5th

Grand Prix de la Somme The Grand Prix de la Somme (formerly the Tour de la Somme) is a single-day road bicycle race held annually during May in the Somme, France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas Fr ...

: 9th Trofeo Santanyi-Ses Salines-Campos : 10th

;2016 (13) : 1st Overall

::1st Points classification ::1st Young rider classification ::1st Stages 1, 2 & 3 : 1st Overall

::1st Points classification ::1st Prologue & Stage 2 : 1st

::1st Points classification ::1st Stages 1 & 2 :

::1st Stages 1 & 2 : 1st Stage 2a

: 2nd

: 3rd

: 4th Brabantse Pijl : 4th

Clásica de Almería The Clásica de Almería () is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in February or March in Almería, Spain, starting and finishing in Almería itself. Established in 1986, the race was run as an amateur event in its first six years. In 1 ...

: 4th

: 5th

Paris–Tours Paris–Tours is a French one-day classic road cycling race held every October from the outskirts of Paris to the cathedral city of Tours. It is a predominantly flat course through the Chevreuse and Loire valleys; the highest point is 200 m ...

: 6th

;2017 (5) :

::1st Points classification ::1st Stages 2a & 4 : 1st Stage 4

: 1st Stage 5

: 1st Stage 1

;2018 (3) : 1st Stage 1

: 1st Stage 4

: 2nd

: 7th Overall

::1st Stage 5 ;2019 (8) : 1st

: 1st

: 1st Points classification,

::1st Points classification ::1st Stage 2 : 1st Stage 1

: 1st Stage 2

: 1st Stage 4

: 2nd

: 3rd Overall

::1st Stage 3 : 3rd

: 5th

: 6th

: 7th Overall

::1st Stage 5 : 8th

Paris–Chauny Paris–Chauny is a one-day cycling race held in France. It was first held in 1922 and has been part of the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the Union C ...

;2020 (1) : 1st Stage 1

: 2nd Road race, National Championships : 3rd

;2021 : 2nd

: 3rd

: 4th Overall

: 5th

: 6th

;2022 (3) : 1st

: 1st Stage 2 Tour de la Provence : 1st Stage 2

: 2nd

: 3rd

: 6th

: 7th

Omloop van het Houtland Omloop van het Houtland ("Circuit of Houtland") is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in Lichtervelde in the region of West Flanders, Belgium. Since 2007, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. In 2002 it was held ...

: 10th

Circuit Franco-Belge The Circuit Franco-Belge is a single day cycling race held annually in Belgium and France. The race was previously known as the Tour de Wallonie-Picarde in 2011 and as the Tour de l'Eurométropole from 2012 to 2021. From 2005 to 2015 the Tour de ...

;2023 (3) : 2nd Silver medal uci

Team relay,

UCI World Championships The UCI World Championships are annual competitions promoted by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) to determine world champion cyclists. They are held in several different styles of racing, in a different country each year. Championship winn ...

: 4th

Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen (Championship of Flanders) or Koolskamp Koerse is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in September in Koolskamp (part-municipality of Ardooie), West Flanders, Belgium Belgium, officially the Kingdom ...

: 4th

: 5th

: 7th Overall

::1st Stages 1 & 3 : 8th

: 9th

Down Under Classic The Down Under Classic (currently known as the Villawood Men's Classic, and previously known as the Schwalbe Classic, People's Choice Classic, and Cancer Council Helpline Classic for sponsorship reasons), is a criterium around Rymill Park in Ade ...

: 10th Overall

::1st Stage 4 ;2024 (1) : 1st Stage 2

Tour de Suisse The Tour de Suisse () is an annual road cycling stage race. Raced over eight days, the event covers two weekends in June, and along with the Critérium du Dauphiné, it is considered a proving ground for the Tour de France, which is on the calend ...

: 2nd

: 4th

Muscat Classic The Muscat Classic is a cycling race held annually in and around the capital city of Oman, Muscat. It was created in 2023 and is part of UCI Asia Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introdu ...

: 7th Overall AlUla Tour : 10th

Gran Premio Castellón The Ruta de la Cerámica - Gran Premio Castellón is an elite men's professional road bicycle racing event held in the Province of Castellón, Spain. The race was first held in 2024 as a category 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Contin ...

;2025 (1) : 1st Stage 4

: 5th

Classique Dunkerque The Classique Dunkerque is a professional road cycling race first held in 2025 in Hauts-de-France. It is organized as a 1.Pro event on the UCI ProSeries calendar. The race is held by the same organization that manages the Four Days of Dunkirk ...

: 6th

Surf Coast Classic Surf Coast Classic is a one-day cycling race held in Australia since 2020 initially called Race Torquay. The race is held a few days before the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race. It is rated as a 1.1 event on the UCI Oceania Tour The UCI Contine ...

: 10th

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Track

Source: ;2009 : 1st Rainbow Jersey Track

Omnium, UCI World Junior Championships : UEC European Junior Championships ::1st UEC Champion Jersey

Scratch ::3rd Bronze medal europe

Team pursuit ;2010 : UCI World Junior Championships ::1st Rainbow Jersey Track

Omnium ::2nd Silver medal uci

Scratch : National Junior Championships ::1st Individual pursuit ::2nd Madison (with Jauffrey Betouigt-Suire) : 2nd Omnium,

National Championships A national championship(s) is the top achievement for any sport or competition, contest within a league of a particular nation or nation state. The title is usually awarded by contests, ranking systems, stature, ability, etc. This determines the be ...

: UEC European Junior Championships ::3rd Bronze medal europe

Madison (with Romain Le Roux) ::3rd Bronze medal europe

Scratch ::3rd Bronze medal europe

Team pursuit ;2011 :

::1st Team pursuit ::1st Scratch ::2nd Madison (with

) : 2nd

Omnium An omnium (from Latin ''omnium'': of all, belonging to all) is a multiple race event in track cycling. Historically the omnium has had a variety of formats. In recent years, road racing has also adopted the term to describe multi-day races that f ...

, UEC European Championships : 3rd Omnium,

UCI World Cup The UCI World Cups are the World Cups for cycling disciplines organized by the Union Cycliste Internationale: * UCI Road World Cup The UCI Road World Cup was a season-long Road bicycle racing, road cycling competition held from 1989 until 2004 ...

, Cali ;2012 :

::1st Omnium ::1st Madison (with

) ::3rd Scratch : 2nd Silver medal olympic

Olympic Games The modern Olympic Games (Olympics; ) are the world's preeminent international Olympic sports, sporting events. They feature summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a Multi-s ...

: UEC European Under-23 Championships ::2nd Silver medal europe

Omnium ::2nd Silver medal europe

Points race : 2nd

, Beijing : 2nd

Six Days of Grenoble The Six Days of Grenoble () is a six-day track cycling race held annually in Grenoble, France. Since 2012, the competition is called Four Days of Grenoble. It takes place in the Palais des Sports Palais des Sports (French: Palace of Sports) is ...

(with

) ;2013 : UEC European Under-23 Championships ::1st UEC Champion Jersey

Madison (with

) ::2nd

Scratch ::2nd Silver medal europe

Team pursuit ;2015 : 1st Rainbow Jersey Track

Madison Madison may refer to: People * Madison (name), a given name and a surname * James Madison (1751–1836), fourth president of the United States * Madison (footballer), Brazilian footballer Places in the United States Populated places * Madi ...

(with

) : UEC European Championships ::1st European champion jersey 2014

Elimination ::3rd Bronze medal europe

(with

) :

::1st Madison (with

) ::1st Team pursuit ::2nd Omnium ;2019 : UEC European Championships ::1st

Points race A points race is a mass start track cycling event involving large numbers of riders simultaneously on track. It was an Olympic event for men from 1984 to 2008 and for women from 1996 to 2008. Since 2012, the points race has been one of the omniu ...

::2nd

Elimination : 2nd Madison,

, Minsk (with Benjamin Thomas)

References

External links

* * * * * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Coquard, Bryan 1992 births Living people French male cyclists French track cyclists Olympic cyclists for France Olympic silver medalists for France Olympic silver medalists in cycling Cyclists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Knights of the Ordre national du Mérite Sportspeople from Saint-Nazaire Cyclists from Loire-Atlantique Tour de Suisse stage winners 21st-century French sportsmen