Nans Peters (born 12 March 1994) is a French cyclist, who currently rides for

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Career

Amateur career

Before turning professional, he set a new record for most selections for the French national Under-23 team, being chosen 20 times: he established himself as the team's road captain, and supported

David Gaudu David Gaudu (born 10 October 1996) is a French professional cyclist who rides for UCI WorldTeam . Career In 2016, Gaudu won the Tour de l'Avenir, the most prestigious U23 cycling race. In addition to this he won the Peace Race U23 and finished 5t ...

in his victory at the

Tour 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 ...

in 2016.

Professional career

After turning professional with AG2R La Mondiale in 2017, he was originally slated to make his Grand Tour debut at the 2018 Giro d'Italia, but was unable to compete after breaking his collarbone during the Classic Loire Atlantique during March of that year. In August 2018, he was named in the startlist for 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 ...

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

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 ...

, and went on to win stage 17 of the race. In August 2020, he was named in the start list for 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 ...

, and went on to win stage 8 of the race. He took his third professional win at the 2023 Trofeo Laigueglia in a 30 kilometer solo effort.

Personal life

He was named after ', a French television serial of the 1970s of which his mother was a fan.

Major results

;2012 : 1st Jersey yellow

Overall Tour du Valromey : 7th Overall Ronde des Vallées ::1st Jersey polkadot

Mountains classification ::1st Stage 3 ;2014 : 3rd

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, National Under-23 Road Championships : 4th Piccolo Giro di Lombardia ;2015 : 3rd

, National Under-23 Road Championships : 4th 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 ...

: 4th Ronde van Vlaanderen Beloften ;2016 : 10th Overall ZLM Roompot Tour ;2018 : 5th Overall

;2019 (1 pro win) :

::1st Stage 17 ::Held Jersey white

after Stages 9–11 : 3rd

Gran Piemonte The Giro del Piemonte, since 2009 known also as Gran Piemonte, is a semi classic European bicycle race held in the Piedmont region, Italy. The race first took place in 1906. From 2005–2019, the race was organised as a 1.HC event on the UCI Eur ...

: 3rd

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 ...

: 3rd Tokyo 2020 Test Event : 5th

Trofeo Laigueglia The Trofeo Laigueglia is an early season road bicycle race held annually in Liguria, Italy. It is held about ten days after the opening to the Italian season, the Gran Premio della Costa Etruschi. From 2005 to 2014, the race was organised as a ...

: 9th Overall

Route d'Occitanie The Route d'Occitanie is a road bicycle race with 4 stages held annually in Southern France. It was first held in 1977 and since 2005 it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. It is usually held a week before the Tour de France. ...

: 9th Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal ;2020 (1) :

::1st Stage 8 :: Jersey red number

Combativity award Stage 8 : 9th Ardèche Classic ;2022 : 8th Tour du Jura ;2023 (1) : 1st

: 3rd

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 ...

: 4th Tour du Jura : 5th Road race, National Road Championships ;2024 : 10th

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 ...

;2025 : 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 ...

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

References

External links

* 1994 births Living people Sportspeople from Grenoble Cyclists from Isère French male cyclists French Tour de France stage winners French Giro d'Italia stage winners Université Savoie Mont Blanc alumni 21st-century French sportsmen {{France-cycling-bio-1990s-stub