Julien Bernard

{{short description|French cyclist}}

{{distinguish|Julien Bérard}}

{{Infobox cyclist

| name = Julien Bernard

| image = Julien Bernard at the rider presentation of Itzulia Basque Country stage 3.jpg

| caption = Bernard in 2024

| fullname = Julien Bernard

| nickname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|3|17|df=y}}

| birth_place = Nevers, France

| height = {{height|m=1.76}}

| weight = {{convert|60|kg|lb stlb|0|abbr=on}}

| currentteam = {{UCI team code|TFS}}

| discipline = Road

| role = Rider

| ridertype =

| amateuryears1 = 2011–2015

| amateurteam1 = SCO Dijon

| amateuryears2 =

| amateurteam2 =

| proyears1 = 2015

| proteam1 = {{UCI team code|TFS|2015}} (stagiaire)

| proyears2 = 2016–

| proteam2 = {{UCI team code|TFS|2016}}{{cite news|url=https://racing.trekbikes.com/stories/trek-segafredo-women/trek-segafredo-announce-official-2019-rosters-for-men-and-women|title=Trek-Segafredo announce official 2019 rosters for men and women|work=Trek Bicycle Corporation|publisher=Intrepid Corporation|date=27 December 2018|accessdate=5 January 2019}}{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/trek-segafredo-announce-complete-2020-mens-roster/|title=Trek-Segafredo announce complete 2020 men's roster|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|date=9 November 2019|accessdate=3 January 2020}}

| majorwins =

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Julien Bernard (born 17 March 1992) is a French cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam {{UCI team code|TFS men}}.{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15233/1001628/279|title=Trek - Segafredo|work=UCI.org|publisher=Union Cycliste Internationale|accessdate=2 January 2021|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20210102200011/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15233/1001628/279|archivedate=2 January 2021}}

Career

The son of former professional cyclist Jean-François Bernard, Julien Bernard was initially discouraged from taking up cycle racing by his father; he originally played tennis and football as a goalkeeper before switching to cycling at the age of 16. He joined {{UCI team code|TFS|2015}} as a stagiaire in 2015, where he ended up becoming the team's lead rider in the USA Pro Cycling Challenge, where he finished tenth overall.{{cite web |url=http://www.treksegafredo.com/blog/his-words-julien-bernard |title=In his words - Julien Bernard|date=18 January 2016 |website=Trek-Segafredo |access-date=22 October 2016}} Bernard joined the team full-time in 2016, and he was named in the startlist for that year's Vuelta a España{{cite web |url=http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Vuelta_a_Espana_2016_Startlist |title=71st Vuelta a España |accessdate=20 August 2016 |work=ProCyclingStats}} and the start list for the 2017 Giro d'Italia.{{Cite web|url=http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Giro_dItalia_2017_Startlist |title=2017: 100th Giro d'Italia: Start List |accessdate=2 May 2017 |work=Pro Cycling Stats}} In July 2018, he was named in the start list for the Tour de France.{{Cite web|url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/tour-de-france/2018/startlist |title=2018: 105th Tour de France: Start List |accessdate=5 July 2017 |work=Pro Cycling Stats}}

Major results

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;2015

: 6th Overall Tour of Hainan

: 10th Overall USA Pro Cycling Challenge

;2016

: 6th Overall Abu Dhabi Tour

::1st 20px Young rider classification

;2018

: 10th Overall Tour Poitou-Charentes en Nouvelle-Aquitaine

;2020

: Tour des Alpes-Maritimes et du Var

::1st 20px Mountains classification

::1st Stage 3

: 1st 20px Mountains classification, Tour de l'Ain

;2021

: 9th Overall Danmark Rundt

;2023

: 1st 20px Mountains classification, Tour de Romandie

: 3rd Road race, National Road Championships

: 10th Overall Tour de l'Ain

: 10th Japan Cup

;2024

: 2nd Road race, National Road Championships

: 6th Japan Cup

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=Grand Tour general classification results timeline=

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scope="col" | Grand Tour

! scope="col" | 2016

! scope="col" | 2017

! scope="col" | 2018

! scope="col" | 2019

! scope="col" | 2020

! scope="col" | 2021

! scope="col" | 2022

! scope="col" | 2023

! scope="col" | 2024

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! scope="row" | File:Jersey pink.svg Giro d'Italia

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| style="text-align:center;"|42

|—

|—

| style="text-align:center;"|49

|—

|—

|—

|—

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! scope="row" | File:Jersey yellow.svg Tour de France

|—

|—

| style="text-align:center;"|35

| style="text-align:center;"|30

|—

| style="text-align:center;"|37

|—

|—

| 22

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! scope="row" | File:Jersey red.svg Vuelta a España

| style="text-align:center;"|57

| style="text-align:center;"|85

|—

|—

|—

|—

| style="text-align:center;"|88

| style="text-align:center;"|68

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|+ Legend

scope="row" | —

| Did not compete

scope="row" | DNF

| Did not finish

References

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