Geoffrey Bouchard (born 1 April 1992) is a French cyclist, who currently rides for

UCI WorldTeam A UCI WorldTeam (2015–present), previously UCI ProTeam (2005–2014), is the term used by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) to name a cycling team of the highest category in professional road bicycle racing, road cycling, the UCI World Tou ...

. In August 2019, he was named in the startlist for the

2019 Vuelta a España The 2019 Vuelta a España was a three-week Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tour cycling stage race that took place in Spain, Andorra and France between 24 August and 15 September 2019. The race was the 74th edition of the Vuelta a España and is the ...

. He took over the lead in the

King of the Mountains The King of the Mountains (KoM) is an award given to the best climbing specialist in a men's cycling road race; in women's cycle racing, Queen of the Mountains (QoM) is used. While the title may be given to the rider who achieves the highest ...

competition following stage 16 and would hold this lead for the remainder of the race. In October 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Giro d'Italia. He would also start the Giro the following year, and in May 2021 he became the first French rider to win the mountains classification in the Giro since

Laurent Fignon Laurent Patrick Fignon (; 12 August 1960 – 31 August 2010) was a French professional road bicycle racer who won the Tour de France in 1983 and 1984, as well as the Giro d'Italia in 1989. He held the title of FICP World No. 1 in 1989. Fignon came ...

1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeas ...

Major results

;2018 : 1st Road race, National Amateur Road Championships : 1st Overall

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::1st Stage 2 : 3rd Tour du Gévaudan Occitanie ;2019 :

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::1st Mountains classification :: Combativity award Stage 9 ;2021 : 1st Mountains classification,

Giro d'Italia The Giro d'Italia (; ), also known simply as the Giro, is an annual stage race, multiple-stage bicycle racing, bicycle race primarily held in Italy, while also starting in, or passing through, other countries. The first race was organized in 19 ...

: 3rd Paris–Camembert : 9th Overall

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: 10th

Mont Ventoux Dénivelé Challenge The Mont Ventoux Dénivelé Challenge is a professional road bicycle racing, cycle road race first held in 2019, which takes place between Vaison-la-Romaine and Mont Ventoux. The event was classified by the UCI as category 1.1 event on the UCI Eu ...

;2022 : 1st Stage 1

Tour of the Alps The Tour of the Alps is an annual professional road bicycle racing, cycling stage race in Italy and Austria. First held in 1962, it was named Giro del Trentino () until 2016, and run over four stages in the Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol region o ...

: 4th Paris–Camembert : 8th Overall UAE Tour ;2023 : 3rd Overall Tour of Oman

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

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* 1992 births Living people French male cyclists Sportspeople from Dijon Cyclists from Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Université Savoie Mont Blanc alumni 21st-century French sportsmen {{France-cycling-bio-1990s-stub