Warren Barguil

Warren Barguil

Barguil at the 2015 Tour de France.
Personal information
Full name Warren Barguil
Nickname Wawa[1]
Born (1991-10-28) 28 October 1991
Hennebont, France
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 60 kg (130 lb)
Team information
Current team Team Giant–Alpecin
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Rider type All-Rounder
Amateur team(s)
2010–2011 AC Lanester 56
2011 Bretagne–Schuller (stagiaire)
2012 CC Étupes
2012 Argos–Shimano (stagiaire)
Professional team(s)
2013– Argos–Shimano[2]
Major wins

Grand Tours

Vuelta a España
2 individual stages (2013)

Stage races

Tour de l'Avenir (2012)
Infobox last updated on
30 March 2014

Warren Barguil (born 28 October 1991 in Hennebont) is a French cyclist. He has been a member of the team Team Giant–Alpecin since 2013. He is best known for winning two stages at the 2013 Vuelta a España. He was named in the start list for the 2015 Tour de France.[3]

Career

Barguil began his professional career in 2011 when he rode for Bretagne–Schuller as a stagiaire. While riding for this team, he won stage 8 of the Tour de l'Avenir, and finished 5th overall. The following year, he rode also as a stagiaire for Argos–Shimano. This was a successful season for the cyclist, as he won the Tour de l'Avenir and was second overall in the Tour des Pays de Savoie. For the 2013 season, Barguil joined the team as a regular rider. The then 21 year old booked his largest victories so far his career, when he won stages 13 and 16 of the Vuelta a España. Barguil took no other wins this season, but placed 4th in the Rund um Köln and 8th in the Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise. He placed 14th overall in his first Tour de France.

2016

On 23 January 2016, Barguil was one of the six members of the Team Giant–Alpecin who were hit by a car which drove into on-coming traffic while they were training in Spain. All riders were in stable condition.[4]

He was 6th place in classic one-day race Liège–Bastogne–Liège.

Career achievements

Major results

2009
4th Tour de Vallées
8th Overall Le Trophée Centre Morbihan
2010
3rd La Melrandaise
2011
4th Overall Coupe des nations Ville Saguenay
5th Overall Tour de l'Avenir
1st Stage 8
8th Paris–Tours Espoirs
10th Overall Tour de l'Ain
2012
1st Overall Tour de l'Avenir
1st Points classification
1st Mountains classification
1st Stage 4
2nd Overall Tour des Pays de Savoie
1st Points classification
1st Mountains classification
1st Young rider classification
1st Stage 2
2nd Paris–Tours Espoirs
3rd Overall Tour Alsace
1st Young rider classification
2013
Vuelta a España
1st Stages 13 & 16
4th Rund um Köln
8th Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise
9th Amstel Curaçao Race
2014
6th Overall Tour of Beijing
8th La Drôme Classic
8th Strade Bianche
8th Overall Vuelta a España
9th Overall Volta a Catalunya
2015
4th National Road Race Championships
8th International Road Cycling Challenge
9th Clásica de San Sebastián
9th Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec
2016
3rd Overall Tour de Suisse
6th Liège–Bastogne–Liège
8th Giro di Lombardia
9th La Flèche Wallonne
10th Milano–Torino

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 2013 2014 2015 2016
Pink jersey Giro - - - -
Yellow jersey Tour - - 14 23
red jersey Vuelta 38 8 - WD

WD = Withdrew; IP = In Progress

References

  1. ↑ Fotheringham, William (13 July 2015). "Will anyone stop Chris Froome winning the Tour de France again?". theguardian.com. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  2. ↑ "Warren Barguil » Team Giant-Shimano". Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  3. ↑ "2015 Tour de France start list". Velo News. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  4. ↑ "John Degenkolb and Warren Barguil among six Giant-Alpecin cyclists hospitalised after being hit by a car". Irish Independent. 23 January 2016.
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