Anthony Delaplace (born 11 September 1989) is a French professional cyclist, who rides for UCI WorldTeam Arkéa–B&B Hotels.[5] During his professional career, Delaplace has taken victories at the 2011 Polynormande for Saur–Sojasun and the 2022 Paris–Camembert for Arkéa–Samsic.

Anthony Delaplace
Delaplace in Espelette, 2024 Itzulia.
Personal information
Full nameAnthony Delaplace
Born (1989-09-11) 11 September 1989 (age 35)
Valognes, France
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11+12 in)[1]
Weight65 kg (143 lb; 10 st 3 lb)[1]
Team information
Current teamArkéa–B&B Hotels
Disciplines
  • Road
  • Gravel
RoleRider
Rider typeRouleur[2]
Amateur teams
2002–2007AS Tourlaville
2008–2009Super Sport 35–ACNC
2009Besson Chaussures–Sojasun (stagiaire)
Professional teams
2010–2013Saur–Sojasun
2014–Bretagne–Séché Environnement[3][4]

Career

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Delaplace was a junior champion for France in 2007. He made his Grand Tour debut in the 2011 Tour de France, where he was the youngest rider in the competition,[6] and finished 135th in the general classification.[7]

Delaplace left Sojasun at the end of the 2013 season, and joined Bretagne–Séché Environnement for the 2014 season.[8]

Major results

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Source:[9]

2007
1st   Road race, National Junior Road Championships
2009
3rd Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
10th Overall Tour du Haut-Anjou
2010
1st Stage 2 Tour de l'Avenir
6th Overall Grand Prix du Portugal
9th Paris–Troyes
2011 (1 pro win)
1st Polynormande
2nd Boucles de l'Aulne
2nd La Roue Tourangelle
4th Grand Prix Pino Cerami
8th Overall Tour de Bretagne
2012
1st   Young rider classification, Étoile de Bessèges
2nd Paris–Troyes
4th Overall Circuit de la Sarthe
10th Tour du Finistère
2013
9th Overall Tour du Limousin
1st   Young rider classification
10th Chrono des Nations
2014
2nd Duo Normand (with Arnaud Gérard)
5th Overall Circuit de la Sarthe
8th Polynormande
9th Overall Boucles de la Mayenne
1st   Sprints classification
2015
2nd Grand Prix de la Somme
3rd Classic Loire Atlantique
4th Overall Tour de Bretagne
4th Polynormande
9th Overall La Tropicale Amissa Bongo
  Combativity award Stage 7 Tour de France
2016
2nd Overall Boucles de la Mayenne
2nd Paris–Camembert
3rd Overall La Tropicale Amissa Bongo
8th Duo Normand (with Arnaud Gérard)
9th Overall Étoile de Bessèges
10th Tour du Doubs
  Combativity award Stage 1 Tour de France
2017
1st   Overall Tour de Normandie
1st Stage 1
1st Duo Normand (with Pierre-Luc Périchon)
3rd La Roue Tourangelle
6th Overall Giro di Toscana
9th Chrono des Nations
10th Overall Tour de l'Ain
10th Classic Sud-Ardèche
2018
1st   Mountains classification, Boucles de la Mayenne
4th Route Adélie de Vitré
4th Duo Normand (with Pierre-Luc Périchon)
7th Coppa Agostoni
8th Overall Tour du Jura
9th Overall Circuit de la Sarthe
2019
6th Duo Normand (with Thibault Guernalec)
7th Overall Four Days of Dunkirk
7th Boucles de l'Aulne
8th Polynormande
9th Tro-Bro Léon
10th Overall Tour du Limousin
2020
6th Overall Tour du Limousin
8th Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia
2021
2nd Overall Tour de Bretagne
2nd Trofeo Calvia
6th Overall Tour Poitou-Charentes en Nouvelle-Aquitaine
9th Classic Loire Atlantique
10th Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia
10th Polynormande
2022 (1)
1st Paris–Camembert
5th Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León
9th Chrono des Nations
10th Overall Tour de l'Ain
10th Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia
2024
6th Polynormande

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

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Grand Tour 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
  Giro d'Italia Has not contested during his career
  Tour de France 135 DNF 89 78 85 90 90 DNF 68
  Vuelta a España DNF
Legend
Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References

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  1. ^ a b "Anthony Delaplace - Arkea-Samsic". Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Anthony Delaplace". Arkéa–Samsic. Pro Cycling Breizh. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Arkéa-Samsic". Directvelo (in French). Association Le Peloton. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Franck Bonnamour et Romain Le Roux avec Arkéa-Samsic en 2020" [Franck Bonnamour and Romain Le Roux with Arkéa-Samsic in 2020]. Arkéa–Samsic (in French). Pro Cycling Breizh. 14 October 2019. Archived from the original on 11 January 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Team Arkea - Samsic". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 7 January 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Delaplace et Moinard partent sur le Tour". Ouest France (in French). 28 June 2011. Archived from the original on 7 January 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
  7. ^ "Tour de France – 2011 – Overall Standing on Time". LeTour.com. Archived from the original on 17 July 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
  8. ^ "Bretagne-Séché: Delaplace signe un an" [Bretagne-Séché: Delaplace signs for a year]. Ouest-France (in French). Groupe Ouest-France. 14 September 2013. Archived from the original on 1 November 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
  9. ^ "Anthony Delaplace". FirstCycling.com. FirstCycling AS. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
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