Geoffrey Soupe (born 22 March 1988) is a French professional road bicycle racer, who rides for

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. Primarily a lead out man and baroudeur, Soupe has taken four victories during his professional career, including a stage win at the

2023 Vuelta a España The 2023 Vuelta a España was a three-week men's cycling race taking place in Spain between 26 August and 17 September 2023. It was the 78th edition of the Vuelta a España and was won by Sepp Kuss. The race started in Barcelona, and it also wen ...

with his remaining wins coming at

La Tropicale Amissa Bongo La Tropicale Amissa Bongo is a road cycling race held in Gabon, as a 2.1 category event on the UCI Africa Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the Union Cycliste Inter ...

– stage victories in 2011 and 2023, along with the general classification in 2023.

Career

Born in Viriat,

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, Soupe competed for the EC Bourg-en-Bresse, VC Bressan and VC Vaulx-en-Velin setups as a junior, and the CC Étupes le Doubs squad as an amateur; in 2010, Soupe won the under-23

French National Road Race Championships The French National Road Race Championship is a cycling race where the French cyclists decide who will become the champion for the year to come. The event was established in 1899, a professional championship was established in 1907 and the women' ...

, and finished second to Great Britain's

Alex Dowsett Alex Edward Albert Dowsett (born 3 October 1988) is a British former professional Road bicycle racing, road racing cyclist, who last rode for UCI WorldTeam . He was a time trial specialist, and in 2015, he broke track cycling's world hour record ...

in the under-23 time trial at the

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FDJ (2011–2014)

Soupe then joined the professional team for the 2011 season as a ''neo-pro''. In his first race for the team, Soupe won the opening stage of

in Gabon – beating 's

Anthony Charteau Anthony Charteau (born 4 June 1979 in Nantes) is a French former professional road bicycle racer, who competed as a professional between 2001 and 2013. His biggest career victory was winning the Mountains classification in the Tour de France in t ...

in a two-man sprint – before finishing the race in eighth place overall. Soupe later added a stage victory in the

Tour Alsace The Tour Alsace (or Tour d'Alsace) is a five-day road bicycle race held annually in Alsace, France. It was first held in 2004 and it is a 2.2 rated event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing co ...

, before quitting the race the next day. Soupe made his Grand Tour début at the

2012 Giro d'Italia The 2012 Giro d'Italia was the 95th edition of Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tours. It started in the Danish city of Herning, and ended in Milan. The complete route of the 2012 Giro d'Italia was announced in mid October. For the fir ...

, taking a third-place finish during the race's first mass-start stage in

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; a result that Soupe stated that he was "sorry" for, after he was supposed to be leading out the team's main sprinter

Arnaud Démare Arnaud Démare (born 26 August 1991) is a French professional road racing cyclist who rides for UCI WorldTeam . Having turned professional in 2012 and specialising as a sprinter, Démare has taken almost 100 wins as a professional, including 1 ...

, until he was caught up in a final-corner crash.

Cofidis (2015–2019)

In August 2014 announced that they had signed Soupe, alongside FDJ teammate

Nacer Bouhanni Nacer Bouhanni (born 25 July 1990) is a French former professional racing cyclist, who competed as a professional from 2011 to 2023. A sprinter, he was the winner of the 2012 French National Road Race Championships. Although his first Grand To ...

, for 2015. He made his first start at the

Tour de France The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage cycle sport, bicycle race held primarily in France. It is the oldest and most prestigious of the three Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours, which include the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a ...

in the 2015 edition, sharing sprint duties with

Christophe Laporte Christophe Laporte (; born 11 December 1992) is a French professional cyclist who rides for UCI WorldTeam . A sprinter and classics rider, Laporte has taken more than 30 victories during his professional career, including wins in 2023 at Gent–We ...

, following Bouhanni's withdrawal in the opening week. Over his five years with the team, Soupe recorded two top-ten individual finishes – sixth at the 2017

La Roue Tourangelle La Roue Tourangelle is a road bicycle race held annually in the Region Centre-Val de Loire, France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territo ...

, and eighth at the 2019

Elfstedenronde The Elfstedenronde is a one-day road cycling race held annually in Belgium. It was held originally from 1943 until 1989, and returned in 2017 as the Bruges Cycling Classic. The race has also been called the Tour des Onze Villes and the Circuit des ...

Total Direct Énergie (2020–present)

Soupe joined for the 2020 season, and finished ninth overall in his first race with the team at the

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. He took his first victory since 2011 at the 2023

, when he won the opening stage of the race in Gabon. Having lost the overall lead to teammate

Jason Tesson Jason Tesson (born 9 January 1998) is a French cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam . He had his first professional victory in 2021, when he won stage 2 of the Tour Poitou-Charentes en Nouvelle-Aquitaine in a sprint ahead of Elia Viviani ...

, Soupe regained the lead when Tesson lost time on the penultimate day, and Soupe ultimately won by approximately half a minute from his next closest challenger. Later in the 2023 season, Soupe secured his first Grand Tour stage victory at the

Vuelta a España The Vuelta a España (; ) is an annual stage race, multi-stage bicycle racing, bicycle race primarily held in Spain, while also occasionally making passes through nearby countries. Inspired by the success of the Tour de France and the Giro d'Ital ...

, where he won the seventh stage in a bunch sprint.

Major results

Source: ;2008 : 1st Jersey yellow

Overall Tour du Béarn ;2009 : National Under-23 Road Championships ::2nd Road race ::3rd

Time trial In many racing sports, an sportsperson, athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial (TT) against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athle ...

: 2nd Overall Boucles de la Marne : 3rd Souvenir Michel Roques : 5th

Chrono des Herbiers Chrono des Nations – Les Herbiers Vendée is a single-day individual time trial road bicycle race held annually in October in Les Herbiers, Vendée, France. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Cont ...

: 8th Time trial, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships ;2010 : 1st MaillotFra

Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships : 2nd Silver medal europe

Time trial, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships : 10th

, UCI Under-23 Road World Championships ;2011 : 1st Stage 1

: 5th

Ronde Pévéloise The G.P. de Pont à Marcq-La Ronde Pévèloise was a road bicycle race held annually in France from 2010 to 2014. It was organized as a 1.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competition ...

: 8th Overall

::1st Stage 1 ;2012 : 5th

Tour du Doubs The Tour du Doubs is a single-day road bicycle race, currently held annually in April in the region of Doubs, France. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour and since 2010 it is part of the French Road Cycling Cu ...

;2013 : 10th Overall

Four Days of Dunkirk The Four Days of Dunkirk () is road bicycle race around the Nord-Pas de Calais region of northern France. Despite the name of the race, since the addition of an individual time trial in 1963, the race has been held over a 5 or 6 day period for ...

;2017 : 6th

;2019 : 8th

;2020 : 9th Overall

;2023 : 1st Jersey yellow

Overall

::1st Points classification ::1st Stage 1 : 1st Stage 7

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

References

External links

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