Kévin Vauquelin

{{Infobox cyclist

| name = Kévin Vauquelin

| image = Kévin Vauquelin at the rider presentation of Itzulia Basque Country stage 3 (cropped).jpg

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| caption = Vauquelin at the 2024 Tour of the Basque Country

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|4|26|df=y}}

| birth_place = Bayeux, France

| height = 1.76 m

| weight = 69 kg

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

| discipline = {{ubl|Road|Track}}

| role = Rider

| ridertype = {{ubl|Rouleur|Time trialist}}

| amateuryears1 = 2020–2021

| amateurteam1 = VC Rouen 76

| amateuryears2 = 2020

| amateurteam2 = {{UCI team code|ARK|2020}} (stagiaire)

| amateuryears3 = 2021

| amateurteam3 = {{UCI team code|ARK|2021}} (stagiaire){{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15261/1001277/280|title=Team Arkea - Samsic|work=UCI.org|publisher=Union Cycliste Internationale|accessdate=7 January 2021|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20210107032912/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15261/1001277/280|archivedate=7 January 2021}}

| proyears1 = 2022–

| proteam1 = {{UCI team code|ARK men|2022}}

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| majorwins = Grand Tours

:Tour de France

::1 individual stage (2024)

| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's track cycling}}

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Kévin Vauquelin (born 26 April 2001) is a French cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam {{UCI team code|ARK}}.{{cite web|url=https://www.team-arkea-samsic.fr/les-coureurs/|title=Les coureurs|language=French|trans-title=The riders|publisher={{UCI team code|ARK men|2022}}|access-date=13 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220213165513/https://www.team-arkea-samsic.fr/les-coureurs/|archive-date=13 February 2022}} Professional since 2022, Vauquelin has most notably won a stage of the 2024 Tour de France.

Career

His first professional win was a stage of and the overall title of the 2023 Tour des Alpes-Maritimes et du Var.{{cite web|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-des-alpes-maritimes-et-du-var-2023/stage-3/results/|title=Vauquelin holds on to win the Tour des Alpes Maritimes et du Var|first=Daniel|last=Ostanek|website=CyclingNews|publisher=Future plc|date=19 February 2023|access-date=19 February 2023}}

In February 2024, he won the stage five time trial and finished second overall in the Étoile de Bessèges. Two months later, he placed second to Stephen Williams at the La Flèche Wallonne.{{cite web|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/la-fleche-wallonne-2024/elite-men/results/|title=La Flèche Wallonne: Stevie Williams dominates decisive Huy ascent for signature win|first=Dani|last=Ostanek|website=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|date=17 April 2024|access-date=17 April 2024}} In late June, Vauquelin took his biggest success to date, winning stage two of the Tour de France via a solo win from the breakaway.{{cite web|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2024/stage-2/results/|title=Tour de France: Tadej Pogačar moves into maillot jaune as Kévin Vauquelin solos to victory on stage 2|first=James|last=Moultrie|work=Cycling News|date=30 June 2024|access-date=30 June 2024}} This also marked {{UCI team code|ARK|2024|nolink=yes}}'s first ever stage win in the race.

Major results

=Road=

;2018

: 1st {{cjersey|france}} Time trial, National Junior Championships

: 4th Chrono des Nations Juniors

: 4th Classique des Alpes Juniors

;2019

: National Junior Championships

::1st {{cjersey|france}} Road race

::3rd Time trial

: 6th Overall Grand Prix Rüebliland

: 6th Classique des Alpes Juniors

;2020

: 2nd Trio Normand

: National Under-23 Championships

::3rd Time trial

::4th Road race

;2021

: 1st {{cjersey|france}} Time trial, National Under-23 Championships

: 2nd Overall Etoile d'Or

: 3rd Annemasse-Bellegarde et retour

: 9th Overall Tour d'Eure-et-Loir

;2022

: 1st {{cjersey|yellow}} Young rider classification, Tour of Belgium

: 2nd Overall Tour Poitou-Charentes en Nouvelle-Aquitaine

::1st {{cjersey|silver}} Young rider classification

: 2nd Overall Tour de Luxembourg

: 4th Route Adélie

: 6th Overall Tour of Oman

: 6th Overall Arctic Race of Norway

: 7th Time trial, UEC European Championships

: 7th Overall Vuelta a Asturias

: 7th Ronde van Drenthe

;2023 (3 pro wins)

: 1st {{cjersey|yellow}} Overall Tour des Alpes-Maritimes et du Var

::1st {{cjersey|white}} Young rider classification

::1st Stage 1

: 1st Tour du Jura

: 2nd Route Adélie de Vitré

: 4th Overall Étoile de Bessèges

: 5th Overall Tour du Limousin

: 6th Overall Région Pays de la Loire Tour

: 9th Tour du Doubs

;2024 (2)

: 1st Stage 2 Tour de France

: 2nd Time trial, National Championships

: 2nd Overall Étoile de Bessèges

::1st {{cjersey|white}} Young rider classification

::1st Stage 5 (ITT)

: 2nd La Flèche Wallonne

: 3rd Grand Prix La Marseillaise

: 8th Overall Tour of the Basque Country

: 10th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico

;2025 (5)

: 1st {{cjersey|salmon}} Overall Étoile de Bessèges

::1st {{cjersey|yellow}} Points classification

::1st Stages 4 & 5 (ITT)

: 1st {{cjersey|yellow}} Overall Région Pays de la Loire Tour

::1st Stage 4

: 2nd La Flèche Wallonne

: 4th Classic Var

==Grand Tour general classification results timeline==

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
Grand Tour ! scope="col" \| 2023 ! scope="col" \| 2024 ! scope="col" \| 2025
style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" \| {{cjersey\|pink}} Giro d'Italia \| — \| — \|
style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" \| {{cjersey\|yellow}} Tour de France \| — \| 91 \|
style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" \| {{cjersey\|red}} Vuelta a España \| DNF \| — \|

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"

Grand Tour

! scope="col" | 2023

! scope="col" | 2024

! scope="col" | 2025

style="text-align:center;"

! scope="row" | {{cjersey|pink}} Giro d'Italia

| —

style="text-align:center;"

! scope="row" | {{cjersey|yellow}} Tour de France

| —

| 91