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David Gaudu (born 10 October 1996) is a French professional cyclist who rides for
UCI WorldTeam
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.
Career
In 2016, Gaudu won theTour de l'Avenir
Tour de l'Avenir () is a French road bicycle racing stage race, which started in 1961 as a race similar to the Tour de France and over much of the same course but for amateurs and for semi-professionals known as independents. Felice Gimondi, Joo ...
, the most prestigious U23 cycling race. In addition to this he won the Peace Race U23
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and finished 5th in the Tour de l'Ain
Tour de l'Ain, also known as the Prix de l'Amitié, is an annual professional cycling stage race held in eastern France.
G.P. de l'Amitié
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, a UCI 2.1 cycling race. These successes earned him an initial two-year contract with UCI WorldTeam .
In July 2018, he was named in the start list for the 2018 Tour de France
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. In October 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Vuelta a España
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. The 2020 Vuelta was his strongest performance in a Grand Tour thus far in his career as he won stage 11, as well as stage 17, and finished the race in 8th place overall.
On stage 3 of the 2022 Critérium du Dauphiné
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Teams
All eighteen UCI WorldTeams a ...
Gaudu was five or six riders deep as the sprint for the finish line began. Wout Van Aert
Wout van Aert (born 15 September 1994) is a Belgian professional road bicycle racing, road and cyclo-cross Cycle sport, racer who rides for UCI WorldTeam . Van Aert won three consecutive men's races at the UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in ...
overpowered all the other riders and as the finish approached began to celebrate when he noticed Gaudu flying past him out of the corner of his eye and immediately lowered his hands knowing he had been bested. Gaudu slowed to a stop a few hundred meters past the finish line and celebrated with his teammates.
Prior to the start of the 2022 Tour de France
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Gaudu signed a contract extension through 2025 with . He said that he just could not see himself riding for any other colours. During the Tour he had the requisite first week luck and throughout the second week stayed with the majority of the elite GC contenders. He was also in a battle with respected veteran Romain Bardet
Romain Bardet (; born 9 November 1990) is a former French professional bicycle racing, racing cyclist who rode for UCI WorldTeam . Bardet is known for his climbing and descending abilities, which make him one of the top general classification cont ...
for the highest placed French rider, although he did essentially say that being the best French rider shouldn't be the goal if French riding wants to regain the top step of the Tour podium. Gaudu survived the final climbs of Peyragudes
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The resort was created in 1988, when the Peyresourde and Agudes resorts were joined.
Skiin ...
and Hautacam
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as the heavy climbing ended in the Pyrenees
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. He was in position to finish top 5 overall going into the final ITT. He rode strong enough during the time trial to enter Paris
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in 4th place overall.
Major results
;2014 : 1st Overall Aubel–Thimister–La Gleize ::1st Stage 3 : 6th Overall Ronde des Vallées ;2016 : 1st OverallTour de l'Avenir
Tour de l'Avenir () is a French road bicycle racing stage race, which started in 1961 as a race similar to the Tour de France and over much of the same course but for amateurs and for semi-professionals known as independents. Felice Gimondi, Joo ...
::1st Stage 6
: 1st Overall Course de la Paix U23
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::1st Points classification
::1st Stage 2
: 3rd Road race, National Amateur Road Championships
: 5th Overall Tour de l'Ain
Tour de l'Ain, also known as the Prix de l'Amitié, is an annual professional cycling stage race held in eastern France.
G.P. de l'Amitié
The first edition of the race was in 1970, as the G.P. de l'Amitié (Friendship G.P.). It was held over f ...
: 9th Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan
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;2017 (1 pro win)
: 2nd Overall Tour de l'Ain
Tour de l'Ain, also known as the Prix de l'Amitié, is an annual professional cycling stage race held in eastern France.
G.P. de l'Amitié
The first edition of the race was in 1970, as the G.P. de l'Amitié (Friendship G.P.). It was held over f ...
::1st Young rider classification
::1st Stage 3
: 2nd Boucles de l'Aulne
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: 4th Route Adélie
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: 5th Milano–Torino
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: 7th Tour du Finistère
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: 9th La Flèche Wallonne
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;2018
: 2nd Memorial Marco Pantani
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History
The race has been organized since 2004 and serves as a memory of Marco Pantani. The race starts in Cesenatico, Pantani's hometown, and ...
: 5th Classic Sud-Ardèche
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: 9th Overall Tour La Provence
;2019 (1)
: 3rd Overall UAE Tour
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::1st Young rider classification
: 4th Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli
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: 5th Overall Tour de Romandie
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::1st Young rider classification
::1st Stage 3
: 5th Milano–Torino
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: 6th Overall Tour La Provence
::1st Young rider classification
: 6th Liège–Bastogne–Liège
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;2020 (2)
: 4th Overall UAE Tour
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: 8th Overall Vuelta a España
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::1st Stages 11 & 17
: 10th Overall Tour de la Provence
;2021 (3)
: 1st Ardèche Classic
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: 3rd Liège–Bastogne–Liège
Liège–Bastogne–Liège , also known as ''La Doyenne'' ("The Old Lady"), is a one-day classic cycling race in Belgium.Cycling Weekly, UK, 13 March 1993 First run in 1892, it is the oldest of the five ''Cycling monument, Monuments'' of the Eur ...
: 5th Overall Tour of the Basque Country
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::1st Stage 6
: 5th Tour du Jura
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: 6th Overall Tour des Alpes-Maritimes et du Var
::1st Young rider classification
: 6th Overall Tour de Luxembourg
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::1st Stage 5
: 6th Milano–Torino
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: 7th Road race, Olympic Games
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: 7th Giro di Lombardia
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: 7th La Flèche Wallonne
La Flèche Wallonne (, French for "The Walloon Arrow") is a men's professional cycle road race held in April each year in Wallonia, Belgium. It is part of the UCI World Tour.
The first of two Belgian Ardennes classics, La Flèche Wallonne is ...
: 8th Tre Valli Varesine
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: 9th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné
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::1st Young rider classification
: Combativity award
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Stage 18 Tour de France
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;2022 (2)
: 1st Stage 3 Critérium du Dauphiné
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: 3rd Mercan'Tour Classic
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: 4th Overall Tour de France
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: 5th Overall Volta ao Algarve
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::1st Stage 2
: 5th Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal
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;2023
: 2nd Overall Paris–Nice
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: 2nd Ardèche Classic
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: 4th Overall Tour of the Basque Country
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: 4th La Drôme Classic
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: 7th Overall Tour des Alpes-Maritimes et du Var
::1st Mountains classification
: 9th Overall Tour de France
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;2024 (2)
: 1st Tour du Jura
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: 3rd Overall Tour de Luxembourg
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::1st Stage 5
: 3rd Classic Grand Besançon Doubs
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: 4th Route Adélie
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: 6th Overall Vuelta a España
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: 6th Classic Var
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: 9th Giro di Lombardia
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;2025 (1)
: 3rd Overall Tour of Oman
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::1st Stage 3
General classification results timeline
References
External links
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gaudu, David 1996 births Living people French male cyclists French Vuelta a España stage winners Cyclists from Finistère Olympic cyclists for France Cyclists at the 2020 Summer Olympics 21st-century French sportsmen