Élie Gesbert

Élie Gesbert (born 1 July 1995) is a French racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . Gesbert competed in the Tour de France in 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2021.

Career Fortuneo–Vital Concept (2016–present) Born in Saint-Brieuc, Gesbert rode the Tour de France for the first time in 2017, and started as the first rider in the opening stage individual time trial. He took his first professional win at the Tour du Limousin, as he won stage 1, where he also finished 2nd overall.

Gesbert rode his first Monument classic in 2018, at Liège–Bastogne–Liège, and finished 91st. He also participated in the Tour de France during which he was the victim of a punch from fellow competitor Gianni Moscon, which Moscon was later disqualified from the race for.

Major results

2013

4th Overall Trophée Centre Morbihan 2015 1st Stage 6 Tour de l'Avenir 2nd Kreiz Breizh Elites 2016 1st Stage 3 Ronde de l'Isard 2017 2nd Overall Tour du Limousin

1st Stage 1 4th Overall Tour de Bretagne 1st Stage 6 6th Overall Tour du Gévaudan Languedoc-Roussillon

2019 4th Overall Tour de l'Ain 5th Overall Tour of Oman

5th Mont Ventoux Dénivelé Challenge 6th Tour du Doubs 9th Overall Tour du Limousin 9th Paris–Camembert

2021 5th Overall Volta ao Algarve 1st Stage 5 5th Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana 5th GP Miguel Induráin 6th Overall Route d'Occitanie 2022 4th Overall Tour of Oman 5th Classic Grand Besançon Doubs 6th Tour du Jura 7th Trofeo Pollença - Port d'Andratx 9th Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia 2023 7th Overall Tour de l'Ain 7th Overall Tour du Limousin 7th Paris–Camembert 8th GP Miguel Induráin 10th Classic Grand Besançon Doubs

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

+ Legend — Did not compete DNF Did not finish