Nans Peters
Nans Peters (born 12 March 1994) is a French cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam AG2R Citroën Team.[2]
_-_Tour_de_l'Ain_2015_-_prologue.jpg.webp) Peters in 2015. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Nans Peters |
| Born | 12 March 1994 Grenoble, France |
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | AG2R Citroën Team |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Puncheur |
| Amateur team | |
| 2010–2016 | Chambéry CF |
| Professional teams | |
| 2016 | → AG2R La Mondiale (stagiaire) |
| 2017– | AG2R La Mondiale[1] |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
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Career
Amateur career
Before turning professional, he set a new record for most selections for the French national Under-23 team, being chosen 20 times: he established himself as the team's road captain, and supported David Gaudu in his victory at the Tour de l'Avenir in 2016.
Professional career
After turning professional with AG2R La Mondiale in 2017, he was originally slated to make his Grand Tour debut at the 2018 Giro d'Italia, but was unable to compete after breaking his collarbone during the Classic Loire Atlantique during March of that year.[3] In August 2018, he was named in the startlist for the Vuelta a España.[4] In May 2019, he was named in the startlist for the Giro d'Italia,[5] and went on to win stage 17 of the race.[6] In August 2020, he was named in the start list for the Tour de France,[7] and went on to win stage 8 of the race.[8]
Personal life
He was named after Nans le berger,[9] a French television serial of the 1970s of which his mother was a fan.
Major results
- 2012
- 1st
Overall Tour du Valromey - 7th Overall Ronde des Vallées
- 1st
Mountains classification - 1st Stage 3
- 1st
- 2014
- 3rd Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
- 4th Piccolo Giro di Lombardia
- 2015
- 3rd Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
- 4th Overall Tour de l'Ain
- 4th Ronde van Vlaanderen Beloften
- 2016
- 10th Overall ZLM Roompot Tour
- 2018
- 5th Overall Tour de l'Ain
- 2019 (1 pro win)
- Giro d'Italia
- 1st Stage 17
- Held
after Stages 9–11
- 3rd Gran Piemonte
- 3rd Paris–Chauny
- 3rd Tokyo 2020 Test Event
- 5th Trofeo Laigueglia
- 9th Overall Route d'Occitanie
- 9th Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal
- 2020 (1)
- Tour de France
- 1st Stage 8
Combativity award Stage 8
- 9th Faun-Ardèche Classic
- 2022
- 8th Tour du Jura
- 2023 (1)
- 1st Trofeo Laigueglia
- 3rd Tour du Doubs
- 4th Tour du Jura
- 5th Road race, National Road Championships
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia |
— | 61 | — | — | 58 | — |
| Tour de France |
— | — | 65 | DNF | — | 73 |
 Vuelta a España |
72 | — | 36 | — | 61 |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
| IP | In progress |
References
- "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.
- "AG2R Citroën Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- Jacquemet, Valentin (29 May 2019). "Tour d'Italie - Berger, sauna, capitaine : quatre choses à savoir sur Nans Peters" [Giro d'Italia - Shepherd, sauna, captain: four things to know about Nans Peters]. Le Dauphiné libéré (in French). Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- "2018: 73rd Vuelta a España: Start List". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
- "2019: 102nd Giro d'Italia: Start List". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- "Giro d'Italia: Nans Peters wins stage 17 as Richard Carapaz extends lead". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- "107th Tour de France: Start List". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
- Sutcliffe, Steve (5 September 2020). "Tour de France 2020: Adam Yates defends the yellow jersey in the Pyrenees". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
- Carpentier, Stéphane (5 September 2020). "Tour de France : « Nans le berger », roi des Pyrénées" [Tour de France: "Nans le berger", king of the Pyrenees]. La Voix du Nord (in French). Groupe Rossel. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
