Geoffrey Bouchard

Geoffrey Bouchard (born 1 April 1992) is a French cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale.

Geoffrey Bouchard
Bouchard at the 2021 Giro d'Italia
Personal information
Born (1992-04-01) 1 April 1992
Dijon, France
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Team information
Current teamDecathlon–AG2R La Mondiale
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeClimber
Amateur teams
2009–2010UC Voiron
2011–2014Vulco-VC Vaulx-en-Velin
2015–2018CR4C Roanne
2018AG2R La Mondiale (stagiaire)
Professional team
2019–AG2R La Mondiale
Major wins
Grand Tours
Giro d'Italia
Mountains classification (2021)
Vuelta a España
Mountains classification (2019)

In August 2019, he was named in the startlist for the 2019 Vuelta a España. He took over the lead in the King of the Mountains 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 in 1984.

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