Adrien Petit (born 26 September 1990 in Arras) is a French racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Intermarché–Wanty.[7] In September 2015 Direct Énergie announced that Petit would join them for the 2016 season, after five years with Cofidis.[8]

Adrien Petit
Petit at the 2011 Four Days of Dunkirk.
Personal information
Full nameAdrien Petit
NicknameLe bison[1]
Born (1990-09-26) 26 September 1990 (age 34)
Arras, France
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Weight80 kg (176 lb; 12 st 8 lb)
Team information
Current teamIntermarché–Wanty
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider type
Amateur teams
2009–2010CC Nogent-sur-Oise
2010Cofidis (stagiaire)
Professional teams
2011–2015Cofidis[2][3]
2016–2021Direct Énergie[4][5][6]
2022–Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux
Medal record
Representing  France
Men's road bicycle racing
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2011 Copenhagen Under-23 road race

Major results

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2008
3rd Chrono des Nations Juniors
2009
6th Trophée des Champions
2010
1st Stage 2 Tour de Normandie
2nd Grand Prix de la ville de Pérenchies
3rd Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
2011
2nd   Road race, UCI Under-23 Road World Championships
3rd Binche–Tournai–Binche
4th Grand Prix de Fourmies
9th Overall Tour de Wallonie Picarde
9th Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
9th Le Samyn
2012
2nd Binche–Tournai–Binche
3rd Road race, National Road Championships
3rd Le Samyn
4th Cholet-Pays de Loire
6th Halle–Ingooigem
9th Grand Prix de la Somme
2013 (1 pro win)
1st Stage 4 La Tropicale Amissa Bongo
1st   Points classification, Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen
3rd Le Samyn
5th Halle–Ingooigem
6th Grand Prix de Denain
7th Trofeo Palma de Mallorca
8th Binche–Chimay–Binche
2014 (1)
1st Tro-Bro Léon
3rd La Roue Tourangelle
5th Trofeo Palma
8th Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen
10th Halle–Ingooigem
2015 (1)
1st Prologue Tour de Luxembourg
2016 (4)
1st   Overall La Tropicale Amissa Bongo
1st Stages 3, 5 & 6 (ITT)
7th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
8th Binche–Chimay–Binche
10th Paris–Roubaix
2017 (2)
1st Grand Prix de la Somme
1st Stage 6 Four Days of Dunkirk
9th Paris–Roubaix
10th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
2018
1st Paris–Troyes
4th Le Samyn
8th Overall La Tropicale Amissa Bongo
10th Grand Prix de Denain
2019
4th Schaal Sels
4th Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen
6th Gent–Wevelgem
8th Grand Prix de la Somme
2022
3rd Grand Prix de Denain
6th Paris–Roubaix
2023
  Combativity award Stage 15 Tour de France

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

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Grand Tour 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
  Giro d'Italia DNF
  Tour de France 156 164 126 112 143
  Vuelta a España 130
Legend
Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References

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  1. ^ a b c Bonamy, Raphaël (2 February 2016). "Adrien Petit, le ch'ti de Direct Énergie" [Adrien Petit, the ch'ti of Direct Énergie]. Ouest-France (in French). Retrieved 7 April 2017.
  2. ^ Philippon, Alexandre (5 January 2012). "Équipes 2012: Cofidis" [Teams 2012: Cofidis]. Velochrono.fr (in French). Velochrono. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  3. ^ "Cofidis, Solutions Credits (COF) - FRA". UCI Continental Circuits. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 31 January 2014.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Direct Énergie". Directvelo (in French). Association Le Peloton. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Total Direct Énergie". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 12 January 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Total Direct Energie". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 7 January 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  7. ^ Tyson, Jackie (12 January 2022). "2022 Team Preview: Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux". CyclingNews. Future plc. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  8. ^ "Direct Energie replaces Europcar as sponsor". VeloNews. Archived from the original on 31 March 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
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