Stefan Küng
{{Short description|Swiss cyclist (born 1993)}}
{{use dmy dates|date=April 2017}}
{{Infobox cyclist
| name = Stefan Küng
| image = 2022-08-17 European Championships 2022 – Road Cycling Men's Time Trial by Sandro Halank–107.jpg
| image_size = 200px
| caption = Küng in 2022
| fullname = Stefan Küng
| nickname = King Küng{{cite web|url=http://www.lematin.ch/sports/cyclisme/stefan-kueng-decroche-bronze-clm-m23/story/18202286|title=Stefan Küng décroche le bronze lors du clm des M23|date=22 September 2014|website=Le Matin (Switzerland)|language=fr|trans-title=Stefan Küng Wins Bronze at the U23 Time Trial|access-date=26 September 2015|archive-date=24 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140924125935/http://www.lematin.ch/sports/cyclisme/stefan-kueng-decroche-bronze-clm-m23/story/18202286|url-status=dead}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|11|16|df=y}}
| birth_place = Wil, St. Gallen, Switzerland
| height = {{height|m=1.93}}
| weight = {{convert|83|kg|lb stlb|0|abbr=on}}
| currentteam = {{UCI team code|FDJ}}
| disciplines = {{unbulleted list|Road|Track}}
| discipline = Road
Track
| role = Rider
| ridertype = Time trialist (road)
Classics specialist (road)
Pursuitist (track)
| amateuryears1 = 2013–2014
| amateurteam1 = {{UCI team code|BMD|2013}}
| amateuryears2 =
| amateurteam2 =
| proyears1 = 2015–2018
| proteam1 = {{UCI team code|BMC|2015}}
| proyears2 = 2019–
| proteam2 = {{UCI team code|FDJ|2019}}{{cite web|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/groupama-fdj-confirm-28-riders-for-2019/|title=Groupama-FDJ confirm 28 riders for 2019|website=Cyclingnews.com|date=15 November 2018|access-date=3 January 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/13988/1000562/260|title=Groupama – FDJ|work=UCI.org|publisher=Union Cycliste Internationale|access-date=2 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200102031051/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/13988/1000562/260|archive-date=2 January 2020}}
| majorwins = ;Road
::1 TTT stage (2018)
::1 individual stage (2024)
:Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana (2021)
:{{nowrap|European Time Trial Championships (2020, 2021)}}
:National Time Trial Championships (2017–2021, 2024)
:National Road Race Championships (2020)
;Track
| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{SUI}}}}
{{MedalSport|Men's road bicycle racing}}
{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}
{{MedalGold|2022 Wollongong|Mixed team relay}}
{{MedalGold|2023 Glasgow|Mixed team relay}}
{{MedalSilver |2022 Wollongong|Time trial}}
{{MedalBronze|2014 Ponferrada|Under-23 time trial}}
{{MedalBronze |2019 Harrogate|Road race}}
{{MedalBronze | 2020 Imola| Time trial}}
{{MedalCompetition | European Championships }}
{{MedalGold | 2020 Plouay | Time trial}}
{{MedalGold | 2021 Trentino | Time trial}}
{{MedalGold| 2014 Nyon| Under-23 road race}}
{{MedalSilver| 2022 Munich | Time trial}}
{{MedalSilver | 2024 Limburg | Time trial}}
{{MedalSport| Men's track cycling }}
{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}
{{MedalGold|2015 Yvelines|Individual pursuit}}
{{MedalSilver|2014 Cali|Individual pursuit}}
{{MedalBronze|2013 Minsk|Individual pursuit}}
{{MedalCompetition| European Championships}}
{{MedalGold|2015 Grenchen|Individual pursuit}}
{{MedalSilver|2015 Grenchen|Team pursuit}}
{{MedalCountry| {{LIE}} }}
{{MedalSport|Men's road bicycle racing}}
{{MedalCompetition | Games of the Small States of Europe}}
{{MedalGold | 2013 Luxembourg | Time trial}}
{{MedalSilver | 2011 Liechtenstein | Road race}}
{{MedalSilver | 2011 Liechtenstein | Time trial}}
{{MedalCountry| {{nowrap|{{UCI team code|BMC|2015}}}} }}
{{MedalSport|Men's road bicycle racing}}
{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}
{{MedalGold|2015 Richmond|Team time trial}}
{{MedalSilver|2016 Doha|Team time trial}}
}}
Stefan Küng (born 16 November 1993) is a Swiss cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam {{UCI team code|FDJ}}.{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15240/1000562/279|title=Groupama – FDJ|work=UCI.org|publisher=Union Cycliste Internationale|access-date=1 January 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210101153609/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15240/1000562/279|archive-date=1 January 2021}} He is also a citizen of Liechtenstein.
Career
Küng won the individual pursuit at the 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, after beating Jack Bobridge in the final. Küng only took the lead in the final {{Convert|250|m}}. In the 2015 Tour de Romandie, he grabbed the biggest victory of his career at that point in solo fashion. On a cold rainy day, he was part of the early breakaway and dropped his fellow escapees some {{Convert|30|km}} before the line, resisting to their return while riding toward victory in Fribourg.{{cite news|url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2015/05/news/road/stefan-kung-solos-to-romandie-win-in-rainy-stage-4_368661|title=Stefan Küng solos to Romandie win in rainy stage 4|work=VeloNews|date=1 May 2015|access-date=1 May 2015}} In June 2017, he was named in the startlist for the 2017 Tour de France.{{Cite web|url=http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Tour_de_France_2017_Startlist |title=2017: 104th Tour de France: Start List |access-date=28 June 2017 |work=Pro Cycling Stats}}
Küng won his first individual Grand Tour stage at the 2024 Vuelta a España on the final stage of the race, beating out race leader Primož Roglič in the time trial by a comfortable 31 seconds.{{Cite web |title=VUELTA'24 Final Stage 21: Küng TT King - Roglič the Vuelta Emperor! - PezCycling News |url=https://pezcyclingnews.com/amp/racing/vuelta-a-espana-2024-final-stage-21-stefan-kung-tt-king-primoz-roglic-the-vuelta-emperor/ |access-date=2024-09-21 |website=pezcyclingnews.com}}
He is scheduled to compete in the time trial at the 2024 UCI Road World Championships in his home country of Switzerland.{{Cite web |date=2024-09-20 |title=ANALYSIS - Stefan Küng: Switzerland's Best Hope for World Championship Glory? |url=https://cyclinguptodate.com/cycling/analysis-stefan-kng-switzerlands-best-hope-for-world-championship-glory |access-date=2024-09-21 |website=CyclingUpToDate.com |language=en}}
Major results
=Road=
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;2010
: 7th Overall Tour du Pays de Vaud
: 8th Time trial, UEC European Junior Championships
;2011
: National Junior Championships
::1st {{cjersey|swiss}} Time trial
::3rd Road race
: 1st Tour de Berne Juniors
: Games of the Small States of Europe
::2nd 15px Road race
::2nd 15px Time trial
: 3rd Overall Driedaagse van Axel
: 3rd Overall Tour du Pays de Vaud
::1st Stage 6
: 10th Overall Grand Prix Rüebliland
;2013
: National Under-23 Championships
::1st {{cjersey|swiss}} Time trial
::3rd Road race
: Games of the Small States of Europe
::1st 15px Time trial
::5th Road race
: 1st Giro del Belvedere
: 3rd Chrono Champenois
: 6th Time trial, UCI World Under-23 Championships
: 9th Tour de Berne
;2014
: UEC European Under-23 Championships
::1st 20px Road race
::1st 20px Time trial
: 1st {{cjersey|yellow}} Overall Tour de Normandie
::1st {{cjersey|white}} Young rider classification
::1st Prologue
: 1st Flèche Ardennaise
: 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
: 3rd 15px Time trial, UCI World Under-23 Championships
: 4th Chrono Champenois
: 8th Tour de Berne
: 10th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad U23
;2015 (2 pro wins)
: 1st 15px Team time trial, UCI World Championships
: 1st Volta Limburg Classic
: 1st Stage 4 Tour de Romandie
: 4th Overall Three Days of De Panne
;2016
: 1st Stage 5 (TTT) Eneco Tour
: 2nd File:Silver medal uci.svg Team time trial, UCI World Championships
: 7th Overall Three Days of De Panne
: 9th Overall Ster ZLM Toer
;2017 (3)
: National Championships
::1st {{cjersey|swiss}} Time trial
::2nd Road race
::1st {{cjersey|green}} Points classification
::1st Stage 2
: 1st Stage 2 (ITT) BinckBank Tour
: 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Tirreno–Adriatico
: 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
: 2nd 15px Team time trial, UCI World Championships
: 3rd Overall Tour of Britain
::Held {{cjersey|white}} after Stages 1–2
;2018 (3)
: 1st {{cjersey|swiss}} Time trial, National Championships
::1st Stages 1 (TTT) & 9 (ITT)
: 1st Stage 2 (ITT) BinckBank Tour
: 1st Stage 3 (TTT) Tour de France
: 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Tirreno–Adriatico
: 1st Stage 3 (TTT) Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
: 3rd 15px Team time trial, UCI World Championships
: 7th Time trial, UEC European Championships
: 10th E3 Harelbeke
;2019 (5)
: 1st {{cjersey|swiss}} Time trial, National Championships
: 1st Tour du Doubs
: 1st Stage 2 Tour de Romandie
: 1st Stage 3 (ITT) Volta ao Algarve
::10th Time trial
: 3rd Overall Okolo Slovenska
::1st Stage 1b (ITT)
: 4th Time trial, UEC European Championships
: 8th Overall BinckBank Tour
: 9th Binche–Chimay–Binche
;2020 (3)
: 1st {{cjersey|europe}} Time trial, UEC European Championships
: National Championships
::1st {{cjersey|swiss}} Time trial
::1st {{cjersey|swiss}} Road race
: 3rd 15px Time trial, UCI World Championships
: 3rd Overall BinckBank Tour
: 5th Gent–Wevelgem
: 8th Three Days of Bruges–De Panne
: 9th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
::{{cjersey|red number}} Combativity award Stages 10 & 14
;2021 (6)
: 1st {{cjersey|europe}} Time trial, UEC European Championships
: 1st {{cjersey|swiss}} Time trial, National Championships
: 1st {{cjersey|yellow}} Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
::1st Stage 4 (ITT)
: 1st Chrono des Nations
: 1st Stage 1 (ITT) Tour de Suisse
: 4th Time trial, Olympic Games
: 5th Time trial, UCI World Championships
: 5th Overall Benelux Tour
: 6th Gent–Wevelgem
;2022 (3)
::1st {{cjersey|rainbow}} Team relay
::2nd 15px Time trial
: 1st {{cjersey|white}} Overall Tour Poitou-Charentes en Nouvelle-Aquitaine
::1st Stage 3b (ITT)
: 1st Chrono des Nations
: 2nd 15px Time trial, UEC European Championships
: 3rd Paris–Roubaix
: 3rd E3 Saxo Bank Classic
: 5th Overall Tour de Suisse
: 5th Tour of Flanders
: 6th Dwars door Vlaanderen
: 7th Overall Volta ao Algarve
: 7th Tour du Doubs
: 8th Amstel Gold Race
;2023 (2)
::1st {{cjersey|rainbow}} Team relay
::5th Road race
: 1st Stage 1 (ITT) Tour de Suisse
: 2nd Overall Okolo Slovenska
: 4th Bretagne Classic
: 5th Road race, National Championships
: 5th Overall Volta ao Algarve
::1st Stage 5 (ITT)
: 5th Paris–Roubaix
: 6th Tour of Flanders
: 6th E3 Saxo Classic
;2024 (3)
: 1st {{cjersey|swiss}} Time trial, National Championships
: 1st Chrono des Nations
::1st Stage 21 (ITT)
::Held {{cjersey|blue polkadot}} after Stage 2
: 2nd 15px Time trial, UEC European Championships
: 3rd Dwars door Vlaanderen
: 5th Paris–Roubaix
::7th Road race
::8th Time trial
: 8th Time trial, UCI World Championships
: 9th Overall Volta ao Algarve
;2025
: 6th E3 Saxo Classic
: 7th Tour of Flanders
: 9th Dwars door Vlaanderen
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==Grand Tour general classification results timeline==
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |
| scope="col" | Grand Tour
! scope="col" | 2015 ! 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 |
|---|
| style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | {{cjersey|pink}} Giro d'Italia | DNF | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNF | — |
| style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | {{cjersey|yellow}} Tour de France | — | — | 79 | 53 | 96 | DNF | 49 | 33 | 54 | DNF |
| style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | {{cjersey|red}} Vuelta a España | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39 |
==Classics results timeline==
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
!Monument ! scope="col" | 2015 ! 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 ! scope="col" | 2025 |
| style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | Milan–San Remo | — | — | — | — | 59 | 52 | — | — | — | 23 | — |
| style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | Tour of Flanders | — | 60 | 41 | 55 | 44 | 102 | 44 | style="background:#ddf;" |5 | style="background:#ddf;" |6 | 41 | style="background:#ddf;" |7 |
| style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | Paris–Roubaix | 63 | 41 | DNF | DNF | 11 | style="color:#4d4d4d;"|NH | DNF | style="background:#C9AE5D;"|3 | style="background:#ddf;" |5 | style="background:#ddf;" |5 | |
| style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | Liège–Bastogne–Liège | style="color:#4d4d4d;" colspan=11 rowspan=2|Has not contested during his career |
| style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | Giro di Lombardia |
| Classic
! scope="col" | 2015 ! 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 ! scope="col" | 2025 |
|---|
| style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | Omloop Het Nieuwsblad | — | — | 61 | 22 | 18 | style="background:#ddf;" |9 | 38 | 12 | 25 | 16 | 32 |
| style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne | — | — | 15 | — | 21 | 35 | 20 | 47 | — | — | — |
| style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | Strade Bianche | — | — | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 31 | — | — | — | — |
| style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | E3 Saxo Bank Classic | — | 31 | — | style="background:#ddf;" |10 | 56 | — | 20 | style="background:#C9AE5D;"|3 | style="background:#ddf;" |6 | 16 | style="background:#ddf;" |6 |
| style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | Gent–Wevelgem | — | — | 82 | 64 | 16 | style="background:#ddf;" |5 | style="background:#ddf;" |6 | 36 | 52 | 14 | — |
| style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | Dwars door Vlaanderen | 43 | 24 | 17 | 75 | 42 | style="color:#4d4d4d;" rowspan=2|NH | 63 | style="background:#ddf;" |6 | 23 | style="background:#C9AE5D;"|3 | style="background:#ddf;" |9 |
| style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | Amstel Gold Race | — | — | — | — | — | — | style="background:#ddf;" |8 | — | 29 | |
| style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | Bretagne Classic | DNF | — | — | — | — | — | — | 70 | style="background:#ddf;" |4 | — | |
| style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | Paris–Tours | — | — | 55 | — | 13 | — | 31 | 31 | — | — | |
| class="wikitable"
|+ Legend |
| scope="row" | —
| Did not compete |
|---|
| scope="row" | DNF
| Did not finish |
| scope="row" | IP
| In progress |
=Track=
{{div col|colwidth=30em}}
;2011
: 1st 20px Madison, UEC European Junior Championships (with Théry Schir)
: National Junior Championships
::1st {{cjersey|swiss}} Omnium
::2nd Madison (with Loïc Perizzolo)
;2013
: UEC European Under-23 Championships
::1st 20px Individual pursuit
::1st 20px Team pursuit
::2nd 15px Madison (with Théry Schir)
: 1st {{cjersey|swiss}} Individual pursuit, National Championships
: 3rd 15px Individual pursuit, UCI World Championships
;2014
: UEC European Under-23 Championships
::1st 20px Individual pursuit
::1st 20px Team pursuit
::2nd 15px Individual pursuit
::3rd 15px Madison (with Théry Schir)
;2015
: 1st 20px Individual pursuit, UCI World Championships
::1st 20px Individual pursuit
::2nd 15px Team pursuit
: National Championships
::1st {{cjersey|swiss}} Individual pursuit
::1st {{cjersey|swiss}} Points race
::1st {{cjersey|swiss}} Madison (with Théry Schir)
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References
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External links
{{Commons}}
- {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20150110015519/http://www.bmcracingteam.com/index.php?id=275 BMC Racing team profile]}}
- {{ProCyclingStats|158017}}
{{Groupama–FDJ riders}}
{{UCI Track Cycling World Champions – Men's individual pursuit}}
{{UCI Road World Champions – Men's team time trial}}
{{UCI Road World Champions – Mixed team relay}}
{{UEC European Track Champions – Men's individual pursuit}}
{{European Road Champions – Men's time trial}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kung, Stefan}}
Category:Liechtenstein male cyclists
Category:Olympic cyclists for Switzerland
Category:Cyclists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Category:Cyclists from the canton of St. Gallen
Category:Tour de Suisse stage winners
Category:UCI Road World Champions (elite men)