Thierry Hupond (born 10 November 1984) is a French former

road bicycle racer Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professional form of bicycle racing, in terms of numbers of competitors, events and spectators. The two most com ...

, who competed professionally between 2008 and 2017 for the and teams. Born in

Décines-Charpieu Décines-Charpieu (; ) is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in central-eastern France. The name of the city is often shortened and simply called Décines. Geography The centre of Décines is located southwe ...

Rhône The Rhône ( , ; Occitan language, Occitan: ''Ròse''; Franco-Provençal, Arpitan: ''Rôno'') is a major river in France and Switzerland, rising in the Alps and flowing west and south through Lake Geneva and Southeastern France before dischargi ...

, Hupond became professional with Skil-Shimano in 2008, having been a stagiaire with the team in late 2007. In the

2008 Paris–Nice The 2008 Paris–Nice was the 66th edition of the Paris–Nice cycle race and was held from 9 March to 16 March 2008. The race started in Amilly and finished in Nice. The race was won by Italian Davide Rebellin from , who finished second last yea ...

, he wore the mountains classification jersey for one day on stage three, having broken away from the field during stage two, building up a lead of fifteen minutes at one point. As a result, he claimed all the mountain points available.

Career achievements

Major results

;2009 : 3rd

Münsterland Giro The Münsterland Giro is a cycling race annually held in Münsterland, Germany. It was first held in 2006 as a 1.2 race of the UCI Europe Tour, becoming a UCI race classifications, 1.1 race in 2007 and a 1.HC race in 2015. The race became part of ...

;2010 : 4th

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;2011 : 2nd

: 8th

Hel van het Mergelland The Volta Limburg Classic is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in late March or early April in Limburg, Netherlands. Since 2005, the race has been organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a seri ...

;2014 : 1st Stage 4

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 ...

;2016 : 10th Overall

La Méditerranéenne La Méditerranéenne, previously known as Le Tour Méditerranéen, was a professional road bicycle racing event held in Spain, France and Italy, close to the Mediterranean Sea. Run over four days, it holds a UCI race classifications, 2.1 rating on ...

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

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* 1984 births Living people People from Décines-Charpieu Cyclists from Lyon Metropolis French male cyclists Université Savoie Mont Blanc alumni 21st-century French sportsmen {{France-cycling-bio-1980s-stub