Victor Lafay
Victor Lafay (born 17 January 1996) is a French cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Cofidis.[2]
 Victor Lafay in 2021 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Victor Lafay |
| Born | 17 January 1996 Lyon, France |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Cofidis |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Puncheur |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2015–2016 | Chambéry CF |
| 2017–2018 | Bourg-en-Bresse Ain |
| Professional teams | |
| 2017 | Cofidis (stagiaire) |
| 2018– | Cofidis[1] |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
| |
Career
In October 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Vuelta a España.[3]
He won stage 8 of the 2021 Giro d'Italia, from Foggia to Guardia Sanframondi on May 15, 2021, from a breakaway of nine riders.[4]
On 2 July 2023, Lafay won from an elite bunch on stage 2 of the 2023 Tour de France in San Sebastian, attacking in the final kilometre and holding off Wout Van Aert, Tadej Pogacar and Tom Pidcock.[5]
Major results
- 2014
- 1st
Overall Tour du Valromey
- 1st Stages 2 & 3
- 2017
- 1st
Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships - 7th Overall Grand Prix Priessnitz spa
- 9th Overall Rhône-Alpes Isère Tour
- 9th Overall Tour de Savoie Mont Blanc
- 2018
- 1st Stage 2 Tour de Savoie Mont Blanc
- 2nd
Road race, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships - 2021 (1 pro win)
- 1st Stage 8 Giro d'Italia
- 3rd Overall Arctic Race of Norway
- 1st
Young rider classification
- 1st
- 4th Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
- 1st Young rider classification
- 1st
- 2022 (1)
- 2nd Classic Grand Besançon Doubs
- 5th Overall Arctic Race of Norway
- 1st Stage 3
- 6th Trofeo Laigueglia
- 2023 (2)
- 1st Classic Grand Besançon Doubs
- Tour de France
- 1st Stage 2
- Held
after Stages 2–3
- 3rd Coppa Agostoni
- 4th Faun-Ardèche Classic
- 6th La Flèche Wallonne
- 7th Overall Route d'Occitanie
- 7th Tour du Jura
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia |
— | DNF | — | — |
| Tour de France |
— | — | DNF | DNF |
 Vuelta a España |
81 | — | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
- Bacon, Ellis (30 December 2019). "2020 Team Preview: Cofidis". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- "Cofidis". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- "75th La Vuelta ciclista a España: Startlist". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- "Lafay wins stage eight of Giro d'Italia as Ewan abandons race". Reuters. May 15, 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- "Frenchman Victor Lafay wins Tour de France second stage". France24. 2 July 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
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