Florian Sénéchal

Born in Cambrai, Sénéchal rode for Wasquehal Junior in 2010 and 2011, winning Paris–Roubaix Juniors in 2011,{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/paris-roubaix-juniors-1-ncup-1/results/|title=Senechal solos to victory|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|date=11 April 2011|accessdate=19 November 2024}} before joining EFC–Omega Pharma–Quick-Step – the under-23 team of {{UCI team code|QST|2012}} – in 2012.{{cite news|first=Quentin|last=Lafaye|url=https://www.directvelo.com/actualite/16456/senechal-j-ai-mis-toutes-les-chances-de-mon-cote|title=Sénéchal : « J'ai mis toutes les chances de mon coté »|language=French|trans-title=Sénéchal: "I put all the chances on my side"|work=Directvelo|publisher=Association Le Peloton|date=16 December 2011|accessdate=19 November 2024}} Having rode as a stagiaire for {{UCI team code|QST|2012|nolink=yes}},{{cite news|first=Nicolas|last=Gachet|url=https://www.directvelo.com/actualite/19894/florian-senechal-stagiaire-chez-omega-pharma-quick-step|title=Florian Sénéchal stagiaire chez Omega Pharma-Quick Step|language=French|trans-title=Florian Sénéchal trainee at Omega Pharma-Quick Step|work=Directvelo|publisher=Association Le Peloton|date=21 June 2012|accessdate=19 November 2024}} Sénéchal joined the team's development squad, {{UCI team code|KLC|2013}}, for 2013,{{cite web|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Cyclisme-sur-route/CyclismeFicheCoureur11225.html|title=Florian Sénéchal|language=French|work=L'Équipe|publisher=Éditions Philippe Amaury|accessdate=19 November 2024}} where he won the Memoriał Henryka Łasaka one-day race,{{cite news|url=https://sport.tvp.pl/12074104/florian-senechal-wygral-15-memorial-henryka-lasaka|title=Florian Senechal wygrał 15. Memoriał Henryka Łasaka|language=Polish|trans-title=Florian Senechal won the 15th Henryk Łasak Memorial|work=TVP Sport|publisher=Telewizja Polska|date=10 September 2013|accessdate=19 November 2024}} before a stage win and successes in the general and points classifications at the Okolo Jižních Čech. He also rode as part of the {{UCI team code|KLC|2013|nolink=yes}} squad that contested the team time trial at the UCI Road World Championships in Italy.

Sénéchal joined the {{UCI team code|COF|2014}} team for the 2014 season, and in his first race with the team, he finished eighth overall at La Tropicale Amissa Bongo in Africa, winning the white jersey as the best young rider. His only other top-ten overall finish came at the Four Days of Dunkirk, where he finished sixth overall.{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/4-jours-de-dunkerque-tour-du-nord-pas-de-calais-2014/stage-5/results/|title=Demare wins overall 4 Days of Dunkirk|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|date=11 May 2014|accessdate=19 November 2024}} The following year, Sénéchal made his first start at a Grand Tour, when he rode the Tour de France.{{cite web |url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2015/06/news/preliminary-start-list-2015-tour-de-france_375043 |title=2015 Tour de France start list |access-date=2 July 2015 |work=Velo News}} His best result of the season was a third-place finish at Tro-Bro Léon, where he finished as part of the lead group, despite suffering a crash around halfway through the race.{{cite news|first=Jean-François|last=Quénet|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tro-bro-leon-2015/results/|title=Geniez wins Tro Bro Leon at first attempt|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Immediate Media Company|date=19 April 2015|accessdate=19 November 2024}}

In 2016, Sénéchal recorded two top-five finishes in the first quarter of the season, with third at Le Samyn and fifth at the Classic Loire Atlantique.{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/le-samyn-2016/results/|title=Terpstra solos to victory in Le Samyn|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Immediate Media Company|date=2 March 2016|accessdate=19 November 2024}}{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/classic-loire-atlantique-2016/results/|title=Turgis solos away to win Classic Loire Atlantique|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Immediate Media Company|date=20 March 2016|accessdate=19 November 2024}} He placed eighth overall at the Tour de Wallonie – winning the young rider classification{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-wallonie-2016/stage-5/results/|title=Devenyns wins final Tour de Wallonie stage|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Immediate Media Company|date=27 July 2016|accessdate=19 November 2024}} – and third at Dwars door het Hageland,{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/dwars-door-het-hageland-2016/results/|title=Terpstra wins Dwars door het Hageland|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Immediate Media Company|date=5 August 2016|accessdate=19 November 2024}} before making his first start at the Vuelta a España.{{cite web |url=http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Vuelta_a_Espana_2016_Startlist |title=71st Vuelta a España |access-date=20 August 2016 |work=ProCyclingStats}} Sénéchal was unable to repeat his podium finish at Le Samyn in 2017, finishing in fourth place, having been beaten to the finish by Iljo Keisse,{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/le-samyn-2017/results/|title=Van Keirsbulck wins Le Samyn|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Immediate Media Company|date=1 March 2017|accessdate=19 November 2024}} while his only other top-five placing during the year came at the French National Road Race Championships, where he finished in fifth place.

In August 2017, Sénéchal signed an initial two-year contract to join {{UCI team code|QST|2018}} from the 2018 season,{{cite news|url=http://www.quickstepfloorscycling.com/en/news/detail/florian-s-n-chal-commits-future-to-quick-step-floors/3293|title=Florian Sénéchal commits future to Quick-Step Floors|work={{UCI team code|QST|2017}}|publisher=Decolef Lux. SARL|date=9 August 2017|access-date=3 January 2018}} his first UCI WorldTeam contract.

He took top-five finishes at the Clásica de Almería (fifth) and Dwars door West-Vlaanderen (second), finishing the latter behind teammate Rémi Cavagna.{{cite news|url=https://www.soudal-quickstepteam.com/en/news/3306/senechal-posts-impressive-top-5-at-clasica-de-almeria|title=Sénéchal posts impressive top 5 at Clasica de Almeria|work={{UCI team code|QST|2018}}|publisher=Decolef Lux. SARL|date=11 February 2018|accessdate=19 November 2024}}{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/dwars-door-west-vlaanderen-johan-museeuw-classic-2018/results/|title=Cavagna wins Dwars door West-Vlaanderen|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Immediate Media Company|date=4 March 2018|accessdate=19 November 2024}} He made his first start at the Giro d'Italia in May,{{Cite web|url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/giro-d-italia/2018/startlist |title=2018: 101st Giro d'Italia: Start List |access-date=3 May 2018 |work=ProCyclingStats}} and following this, he took three further top-five finishes over the remainder of the season – fourth at the Brussels Cycling Classic,{{cite news|url=https://www.soudal-quickstepteam.com/en/news/3604/senechal-takes-fourth-in-fraught-finale|title=Sénéchal takes fourth in fraught finale|work={{UCI team code|QST|2018}}|publisher=Decolef Lux. SARL|date=1 September 2018|accessdate=19 November 2024}} third at the Grand Prix d'Isbergues,{{cite news|url=https://www.velouk.net/2018/09/24/team-news-72nd-grand-prix-disbergues-won-by-gilbert/|title=Team News: 72nd Grand Prix d'Isbergues won by Gilbert|work=VeloUK|publisher=LH Publishing|date=24 September 2018|accessdate=19 November 2024}} and second to Sonny Colbrelli in the Gran Piemonte.{{cite news|url=https://www.soudal-quickstepteam.com/en/news/3667/senechal-finishes-runner-up-at-gran-piemonte|title=Sénéchal finishes runner-up at Gran Piemonte|work={{UCI team code|QST|2018}}|publisher=Decolef Lux. SARL|date=11 October 2018|accessdate=19 November 2024}} The following year, Sénéchal took his first professional race victory at Le Samyn in March.{{cite news|first=Alex|last=Ballinger|url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/florian-senechal-continues-deceuninck-quick-steps-winning-streak-cobbles-le-samyn-409674|title=Florian Sénéchal continues Deceuninck - Quick-Step's winning streak on the cobbles in Le Samyn|work=Cycling Weekly|publisher=TI Media|date=5 March 2019|accessdate=19 November 2024}} He was one of three {{UCI team code|QST|2019}} riders that were in a lead group of ten riders on the final circuit lap around Dour, and with pressure being applied at the front by Tim Declercq and Pieter Serry, Sénéchal was able to out-sprint his rivals to the finish line.{{cite news|url=https://www.velouk.net/2019/03/06/news-win-for-senechal-at-le-samyn/|title=News: Win for Sénéchal at le Samyn|work=VeloUK|publisher=LH Publishing|date=6 March 2019|accessdate=19 November 2024}} He finished sixth at Paris–Roubaix, leading home a small group around three-quarters of a minute behind the race winner, teammate Philippe Gilbert.{{cite news|first1=Barry|last1=Ryan|first2=Brecht|last2=Decaluwé|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/paris-roubaix-2019/results/|title=Philippe Gilbert wins Paris-Roubaix|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|date=14 April 2019|accessdate=19 November 2024}} In July, Sénéchal signed a two-year contract extension with the team, taking him to the end of the 2021 season.{{cite news|url=https://www.soudal-quickstepteam.com/en/news/4023/florian-senechal-signs-new-contract-with-deceuninck-quick-step|title=Florian Sénéchal signs new contract with Deceuninck – Quick-Step|work={{UCI team code|QST|2019}}|publisher=Decolef Lux. SARL|date=9 July 2019|accessdate=19 November 2024}} Sénéchal took two further runner-up finishes over the remainder of the season – he finished second on the second stage of July's Adriatica Ionica Race, as part of a 1–2–3 finish for {{UCI team code|QST|2019|nolink=yes}} along with Álvaro Hodeg and Gilbert,{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/adriatica-ionica-race-2019/stage-1/results/|title=Hodeg leads Deceuninck-Quickstep sweep|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|date=25 July 2019|accessdate=19 November 2024}} and second to Piet Allegaert at the Tour de l'Eurométropole in October.{{cite news|url=https://www.soudal-quickstepteam.com/en/news/4153/florian-senechal-runner-up-at-tour-de-l-eurometropole|title=Florian Sénéchal runner-up at Tour de l'Eurometropole|work={{UCI team code|QST|2019}}|publisher=Decolef Lux. SARL|date=5 October 2019|accessdate=19 November 2024}} He was also involved in a post-race incident with Max Walscheid at the Münsterland Giro, later apologising for his actions.{{cite news|first=Alex|last=Ballinger|url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/fight-breaks-quick-step-sunweb-riders-finish-munsterland-giro-439514|title=Fight breaks out between Quick-Step and Sunweb riders after finish of Münsterland Giro|work=Cycling Weekly|publisher=TI Media|date=3 October 2019|accessdate=19 November 2024}}{{cite news|first=Samuël|last=Grulois|url=https://www.rtbf.be/article/florian-senechal-plein-de-coureurs-m-ont-felicite-d-avoir-foutu-une-petite-raclee-a-walscheid-10335251|title=Florian Sénéchal : " Plein de coureurs m'ont félicité d'avoir foutu une petite raclée à Walscheid ! "|language=French|trans-title=Florian Sénéchal: "Lots of riders congratulated me for giving Walscheid a good thrashing!"|website=RTBF|date=7 October 2019|accessdate=19 November 2024}}

Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic-enforced suspension of racing in 2020, Sénéchal recorded top-ten finishes in the early-season Belgian races Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (tenth),{{cite news|first1=Barry|last1=Ryan|first2=Brecht|last2=Decaluwé|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/omloop-het-nieuwsblad-2020/elite-men/results/|title=Jasper Stuyven wins Omloop Het Nieuwsblad|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|date=29 February 2020|accessdate=19 November 2024}} Le Samyn (fifth),{{cite news|first=Tim|last=Bonville-Ginn|url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/hugo-hofstetter-takes-the-win-at-le-samyn-2020-in-a-reduced-bunch-sprint-450756|title=Hugo Hofstetter takes the win at Le Samyn 2020 in a reduced bunch sprint|work=Cycling Weekly|publisher=TI Media|date=3 March 2020|accessdate=19 November 2024}} and the Grote Prijs Jean-Pierre Monseré (seventh).{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/gp-monsere-2020/elite-men/results/|title=Jakobsen wins GP Monseré|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|date=8 March 2020|accessdate=19 November 2024}} Sénéchal then won the Grote Prijs Vermarc Sport kermesse in July,{{cite news|first=Dani|last=Ostanek|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/grote-prijs-vermarc-sport-2020/elite-men/results/|title=Florian Sénéchal wins the GP Vermarc Sport|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|date=5 July 2020|accessdate=19 November 2024}} which was the first race held for professionals after the suspension of racing.{{cite news|url=https://sporza.be/nl/2020/07/06/tijd-voor-een-coronapaspoort/|title=Renners na eerste koers: "Speeksel of drinkbus?" en "Tijd voor coronapaspoort?"|language=Dutch|trans-title=Riders after first race: "Saliva or water bottle?" and "Time for a corona passport?"|work=Sporza|publisher=Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie|date=6 July 2020|accessdate=19 November 2024}} Fourth-place finishes followed in successive starts, at Dwars door het Hageland and the Tour de Wallonie,{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/dwars-door-het-hageland-2020/elite-men/results/|title=Dwars door het Hageland: Jonas Rickaert victorious in Diest|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|date=15 August 2020|accessdate=19 November 2024}}{{cite news|url=https://www.soudal-quickstepteam.com/en/news/4512/top-5-for-senechal-at-tour-de-wallonie|title=Top 5 for Sénéchal at Tour de Wallonie|work={{UCI team code|QST|2020}}|publisher=Decolef Lux. SARL|date=19 August 2020|accessdate=19 November 2024}} before a UCI World Tour podium finish on home soil, with third in a small group sprint at the Bretagne Classic Ouest-France.{{cite news|url=https://www.soudal-quickstepteam.com/en/news/4521/bretagne-classic-senechal-takes-first-podium-of-the-season|title=Bretagne Classic: Sénéchal takes first podium of the season|work={{UCI team code|QST|2020}}|publisher=Decolef Lux. SARL|date=25 August 2020|accessdate=19 November 2024}} Sénéchal took his second career victory four days later at the Druivenkoers Overijse, after a late solo attack.{{cite news|url=https://www.hln.be/wielrennen/positief-nieuws-voor-deceuninck-quick-step-florian-senechal-wint-druivenkoers-in-overijse~ab0e9941/|title=Positief nieuws voor Deceuninck-Quick.Step: Florian Sénéchal wint Druivenkoers in Overijse|language=Dutch|trans-title=Positive news for Deceuninck-Quick.Step: Florian Sénéchal wins Druivenkoers in Overijse|work=Het Laatste Nieuws|publisher=DPG Media|date=29 August 2020|accessdate=19 November 2024}} His best result following that victory was a second-place finish to Mads Pedersen at Gent–Wevelgem, having gone clear in a group of four prior to the final kilometre of the race.{{cite news|url=https://www.soudal-quickstepteam.com/en/news/4610/florian-senechal-takes-runner-up-at-gent-wevelgem|title=Florian Sénéchal takes runner-up at Gent-Wevelgem|work={{UCI team code|QST|2020}}|publisher=Decolef Lux. SARL|date=11 October 2020|accessdate=19 November 2024}}

In his first start of 2021, Sénéchal finished second to Giacomo Nizzolo in a bunch sprint at the Clásica de Almería, having not been earmarked as {{UCI team code|QST|2021}}'s main sprinter for the race.{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/senechal-steps-in-for-hodeg-cavendish-in-clasica-almeria/|title=Sénéchal steps in for Hodeg, Cavendish in Clasica Almeria|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|date=14 February 2021|accessdate=19 November 2024}} Having finished seventh at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, Sénéchal recorded a third-place finish at the Bredene Koksijde Classic, having initially been part of a thirteen-rider move that was brought back.{{cite news|first=Laura|last=Weislo|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/bredene-koksijde-classic-2021/elite-men/results/|title=Tim Merlier wins Bredene-Koksijde Classic|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|date=19 March 2021|accessdate=19 November 2024}} The following week, he led home a small group for second place at the E3 Saxo Bank Classic behind teammate Kasper Asgreen,{{cite news|url=https://www.soudal-quickstepteam.com/en/blog/5216/florian-senechal-dreaming-of-paris-roubaix|title=Florian Sénéchal: Dreaming of Paris-Roubaix|work={{UCI team code|QST|2021}}|publisher=Decolef Lux. SARL|date=2 October 2021|accessdate=19 November 2024}} who had attacked with {{convert|5|km|abbr=off}} remaining.{{cite news|first=Laura|last=Weislo|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/asgreen-wins-e3-saxo-bank-classic/|title=Kasper Asgreen wins E3 Saxo Bank Classic|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|date=26 March 2021|accessdate=19 November 2024}} He finished off the spring classics with a pair of ninth-place finishes at Dwars door Vlaanderen and the Tour of Flanders. For the first time since 2016, Sénéchal rode the Vuelta a España,{{cite web|url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/vuelta-a-espana/2021/startlist|title=76th Vuelta a España|access-date=14 August 2021|work=ProCyclingStats}} primarily as a lead-out man for Fabio Jakobsen. On stage 13, after Jakobsen was dropped in the final kilometres, Sénéchal held off Matteo Trentin in the final sprint to win his first Grand Tour stage.{{cite web|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/vuelta-a-espana-2021/stage-13/results/|title=Vuelta a España: Florian Sénéchal wins stage 13|first=Daniel|last=Benson|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|date=27 August 2021|access-date=27 August 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/florian-senechal-sprints-to-victory-on-stage-13-of-vuelta-a-espana-after-fabio-jakobsen-failed-to-follow-the-wheels|title=Florian Sénéchal sprints to victory on stage 13 of Vuelta a España after Fabio Jakobsen failed to follow the wheels|first=Tim|last=Bonville-Ginn|work=Cycling Weekly|publisher=Future plc|date=27 August 2021|access-date=27 August 2021}} He then won the Primus Classic ahead of the UCI Road World Championships, where he finished in ninth place in the road race, which was won by his teammate Julian Alaphilippe.{{cite news|first=Issy|last=Ronald|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/uci-road-world-championships-2021/men-elite-road-race/results/|title=Julian Alaphilippe defends world title with stunning victory in Flanders World Championships|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|date=27 September 2021|accessdate=19 November 2024}} He also extended his contract with {{UCI team code|QST|2021|nolink=yes}} for a further two years, extending until the end of the 2023 season.{{cite news|first=Patrick|last=Fletcher|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/florian-senechal-extends-with-deceuninck-quickstep/|title=Florian Sénéchal extends with Deceuninck-QuickStep|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|date=11 September 2021|accessdate=19 November 2024}}

In 2022, Sénéchal took his third successive top-ten finish at February's Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, finishing in ninth place as part of the lead chase group behind solo winner Wout van Aert.{{cite news|url=https://www.soudal-quickstepteam.com/en/news/5385/florian-senechal-takes-top-10-in-omloop-het-nieuwsblad|title=Florian Sénéchal takes top 10 in Omloop Het Nieuwsblad|work={{UCI team code|QST|2022}}|publisher=Decolef Lux. SARL|date=26 February 2022|accessdate=19 November 2024}} He then finished in third place at Dwars door het Hageland in June,{{cite news|url=https://www.soudal-quickstepteam.com/en/news/5583/senechal-takes-hard-fought-podium-in-hageland|title=Sénéchal takes hard-fought podium in Hageland|work={{UCI team code|QST|2022}}|publisher=Decolef Lux. SARL|date=11 June 2022|accessdate=19 November 2024}} before taking his only victory of the season later the same month – when he won the French National Road Race Championships in Cholet, winning the sprint from a group of five riders.{{cite news|first=Patrick|last=Fletcher|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/french-road-championships-2022/road-race-men/results/|title=Sénéchal takes French road race title|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|date=26 June 2022|accessdate=19 November 2024}} He made his début in the jersey at the Tour de France, riding the race for the first time since 2017, being called up late to replace Tim Declercq.{{cite news|first=Ibrahim|last=Mustapha|url=https://www.eurosport.com/cycling/tour-de-france/2022/mark-cavendish-snubbed-from-tour-de-france-again-after-team-mate-tim-declercq-tests-positive-for-cov_sto9009425/story.shtml|title=Mark Cavendish snubbed from Tour de France again after team-mate Tim Declercq tests positive for Covid|work=Eurosport|publisher=Warner Bros. Discovery|date=28 June 2022|accessdate=19 November 2024}} His best stage result came on stage nineteen, when he finished in fourth place.{{cite news|first=Tom|last=Thewlis|url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/racing/tour-de-france-2022-christophe-laporte-wins-thrilling-sprint-finish-on-stage-19-into-cahors|title=Tour de France 2022: Christophe Laporte wins thrilling finish on Stage 19 into Cahors|work=Cycling Weekly|publisher=Future plc|date=22 July 2022|accessdate=19 November 2024}} Sénéchal recorded no further victories during the season, with runner-up stage finishes at the Deutschland Tour and the Tour de Luxembourg.{{cite news|url=https://www.soudal-quickstepteam.com/en/news/5718/close-again-for-florian-senechal|title=Close again for Florian Sénéchal|work={{UCI team code|QST|2022}}|publisher=Decolef Lux. SARL|date=26 August 2022|accessdate=19 November 2024}}{{cite news|url=https://www.soudal-quickstepteam.com/en/news/5760/senechal-comes-close-to-victory-in-luxembourg|title=Sénéchal comes close to victory in Luxembourg|work={{UCI team code|QST|2022}}|publisher=Decolef Lux. SARL|date=14 September 2022|accessdate=19 November 2024}} He then endured a winless 2023, with his best results coming in his final three starts for {{UCI team code|QST|2023}} with fifth at the Circuit Franco-Belge,{{cite news|url=https://www.soudal-quickstepteam.com/en/news/6295/top-five-for-senechal-in-mont-de-l-enclus|title=Top five for Sénéchal in Mont-de-l'Enclus|work={{UCI team code|QST|2023}}|publisher=Decolef Lux. SARL|date=28 September 2023|accessdate=19 November 2024}} third at the Famenne Ardenne Classic,{{cite news|url=https://www.soudal-quickstepteam.com/en/news/6300/senechal-in-the-spotlight-again|title=Sénéchal in the spotlight again|work={{UCI team code|QST|2023}}|publisher=Decolef Lux. SARL|date=1 October 2023|accessdate=19 November 2024}} and seventh at Binche–Chimay–Binche.{{cite news|url=https://www.soudal-quickstepteam.com/en/news/6305/senechal-digs-deep-for-top-10-in-binche|title=Sénéchal digs deep for top 10 in Binche|work={{UCI team code|QST|2023}}|publisher=Decolef Lux. SARL|date=3 October 2023|accessdate=19 November 2024}}

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In October 2023, Sénéchal signed a two-year contract with UCI WorldTeam {{UCI team code|ARK men|2024}} from the 2024 season.{{cite news|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Cyclisme-sur-route/Actualites/Florian-senechal-chez-arkea-b-et-b-hotels-en-2024/1423046|title=Florian Sénéchal chez Arkéa-B&B Hotels en 2024|language=French|trans-title=Florian Sénéchal at Arkéa-B&B Hotels in 2024|work=L'Équipe|publisher=Éditions Philippe Amaury|date=2 October 2023|accessdate=19 November 2024}} His best result during the season was a tenth-place finish at the Antwerp Port Epic, having been set back by two collarbone fractures, the death of his grandfather and burnout which had left him contemplating his career in the sport.{{cite news|first=Dani|last=Ostanek|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/i-hit-rock-bottom-florian-senechal-reveals-mental-struggles-during-2024-season/|title='I hit rock bottom' – Florian Sénéchal reveals mental struggles during 2024 season|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|date=24 October 2024|accessdate=19 November 2024}} He also had to apologise for comments that he had made about the team's equipment provider Bianchi at Paris–Roubaix.{{cite news|first=Josh|last=Croxton|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/florian-senechal-apologises-after-berating-bianchi/|title=Florian Sénéchal apologises after berating Bianchi in post-Roubaix rant|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|date=11 April 2024|accessdate=19 November 2024}}

Source: {{cite web|url=https://firstcycling.com/rider.php?r=12481|title=Florian Sénéchal|work=FirstCycling.com|publisher=FirstCycling AS|accessdate=19 November 2024}}

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;2011

: 1st Paris–Roubaix Juniors

: 3rd Overall Trophée Centre Morbihan

: 4th Road race, UCI Junior Road World Championships

: 6th Overall Trofeo Karlsberg

;2012

: 9th Paris–Roubaix Espoirs

: 10th Overall Tour de Bretagne

;2013

: 1st 20px Overall Okolo Jižních Čech

::1st 20px Points classification

::1st Stage 2

: 1st Memoriał Henryka Łasaka

: 2nd De Kustpijl

: 4th Paris–Tours Espoirs

: 6th Tour du Finistère

: 8th Overall Paris–Arras Tour

: 9th Overall Boucle de l'Artois

;2014

: 6th Overall Four Days of Dunkirk

: 8th Overall La Tropicale Amissa Bongo

::1st 20px Young rider classification

;2015

: 3rd Tro-Bro Léon

: 6th Boucles de l'Aulne

;2016

: 3rd Dwars door het Hageland

: 3rd Le Samyn

: 5th Classic Loire Atlantique

: 5th Tour de l'Eurométropole

: 8th Overall Tour de Wallonie

::1st 20px Young rider classification

: 10th Overall Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen

;2017

: 4th Le Samyn

: 5th Road race, National Road Championships

: 6th Dwars door het Hageland

: 7th Overall Four Days of Dunkirk

: 10th Dwars door Vlaanderen

;2018

: 2nd Gran Piemonte

: 2nd Dwars door West-Vlaanderen

: 3rd Grand Prix d'Isbergues

: 4th Brussels Cycling Classic

: 5th Clásica de Almería

: 6th Münsterland Giro

;2019

: 1st Le Samyn

: 2nd Tour de l'Eurométropole

: 6th Paris–Roubaix

: 6th Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne

: 7th Binche–Chimay–Binche

: 9th Bretagne Classic

;2020

: 1st Druivenkoers Overijse

: 2nd Gent–Wevelgem

: 3rd Bretagne Classic

: 4th Overall Tour de Wallonie

: 4th Dwars door het Hageland

: 5th Le Samyn

: 7th Overall BinckBank Tour

: 7th Grote Prijs Jean-Pierre Monseré

: 10th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad

;2021

: 1st Primus Classic

: 1st Stage 13 Vuelta a España

: 2nd E3 Saxo Bank Classic

: 2nd Clásica de Almería

: 3rd Bredene Koksijde Classic

: 7th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad

: 9th Road race, UCI Road World Championships

: 9th Tour of Flanders

: 9th Dwars door Vlaanderen

;2022

: 1st 20px Road race, National Road Championships

: 3rd Dwars door het Hageland

: 9th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad

;2023

: 3rd Famenne Ardenne Classic

: 5th Circuit Franco-Belge

: 7th Binche–Chimay–Binche

: 9th Super 8 Classic

: 10th Road race, UEC European Road Championships

;2024

: 10th Antwerp Port Epic

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