Clément Champoussin (born 29 May 1998) is a French cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Arkéa–B&B Hotels.[3][4] In October 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Vuelta a España.[5] On stage 20 of the 2021 Vuelta he won the final mountain stage finding himself among the GC contenders of Roglič, Haig and Mas.[6] He finished the race 16th overall.

Clément Champoussin
Champoussin at the 2020 Tour de l'Ain
Personal information
Born (1998-05-29) 29 May 1998 (age 26)
Nice, France
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight61 kg (134 lb)
Team information
Current teamArkéa–B&B Hotels
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeClimber
Amateur team
2017–2020Chambéry CF
Professional teams
2018AG2R La Mondiale (stagiaire)
2019AG2R La Mondiale (stagiaire)
2020–2022AG2R La Mondiale[1][2]
2023–Arkéa–Samsic
Major wins
Grand Tours
Vuelta a España
1 individual stage (2021)

Major results

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2018
2nd Ruota d'Oro
3rd Piccolo Giro di Lombardia
5th Overall Tour de l'Avenir
7th Overall Kreiz Breizh Elites
9th Overall Ronde de l'Isard
2019
1st   Overall Giro del Friuli-Venezia Giulia
1st   Points classification
1st Stages 1 (TTT) & 4
2nd Piccolo Giro di Lombardia
3rd Overall Ronde de l'Isard
3rd Overall Grand Prix Priessnitz spa
4th Overall Tour de l'Avenir
6th Overall Orlen Nations Grand Prix
1st Stage 1 (TTT)
9th Overall Giro di Sicilia
9th Gran Piemonte
2020
8th Overall Tour de Luxembourg
2021 (1 pro win)
1st Stage 20 Vuelta a España
2nd Faun-Ardèche Classic
4th Trofeo Laigueglia
6th Overall Tour de l'Ain
2022
6th Faun-Ardèche Classic
7th Classic Grand Besançon Doubs
9th GP Miguel Induráin
10th Trofeo Laigueglia
10th Tour du Jura
2023 (1)
Arctic Race of Norway
1st   Points classification
1st Stage 4
5th Trofeo Laigueglia
5th Mont Ventoux Dénivelé Challenge
2024 (1)
1st Giro della Toscana
2nd Overall Arctic Race of Norway
3rd Grand Prix de Wallonie
7th GP Miguel Induráin

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

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Grand Tour 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
  Giro d'Italia DNF
  Tour de France 51 101
  Vuelta a España 31 16 32
Legend
Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References

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  1. ^ "Official presentation of the AG2R LA MONDIALE professional cycling team 2020". AG2R La Mondiale. Groupe AG2R La Mondiale. 10 December 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  2. ^ "AG2R Citroën Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Team Arkéa–Samsic". UCI.
  4. ^ "Les coureurs" [The riders] (in French). Arkéa–Samsic. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  5. ^ "75th La Vuelta ciclista a España: Startlist". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  6. ^ Long, Jonny (4 September 2021). "Clément Champoussin mugs the GC riders to take last-ditch victory on stunning stage 20 of the Vuelta a España". CyclingWeekly. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
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