Felix Gall

Felix Gall (born 27 February 1998) is an Austrian professional cyclist who rides for the UCI WorldTeam . Gall is regarded as one of Austria's best cyclists ever and achieved international prominence after winning Stage 17 of the 2023 Tour de France, finishing fifth overall in the 2025 Tour de France and finishing 2nd overall at the 2026 Giro d'Italia.

Career Junior career

Gall was born in Nußdorf-Debant, Tyrol, Austria. During his childhood, he practiced several sports including climbing, tennis, skiing, and taekwondo before becoming interested in cycling through school friends involved in triathlon.

In 2015, Gall won the Austrian National Junior Road Race Championships. Later that year, he achieved international recognition by winning the junior road race at the 2015 UCI Road World Championships in Richmond, Virginia. Following his victory, he received a public welcome in his hometown attended by around 1,000 people and was awarded a cycling scholarship, a driving course, and a new racing bicycle.

In 2016, Gall won the junior Trofeo Dorigo Porte. The following season, he joined the Development Team Sunweb. In 2018, he won the Austrian National Under 23 Road Race Championships. In 2019, he claimed his first elite stage race victory by winning both Stage 2 and the overall classification of the Istrian Spring Trophy.

Gall progressed through the development structure of Team Sunweb and later joined the WorldTour squad. During his time with the team, he developed into a promising climber and stage racer. In 2021, after two seasons with the WorldTour team, he announced that he would leave Team DSM to join AG2R Citroën Team for the 2022 season.. Although his contract with DSM was initially due to run through 2022, Gall and the team agreed to terminate it early amid reported tensions between several riders and team management.

2022 In his first season with AG2R Citroën Team, Gall finished sixth overall at the Tour of the Alps. He was subsequently selected for the 2022 Giro d'Italia, marking his debut appearance in a Grand Tour.

2023

Gall made a significant breakthrough during the 2023 season. Early results included sixth place at the Ardèche Classic, 16th overall at Tirreno–Adriatico, ninth at GP Miguel Induráin, and tenth overall at the Tour of the Basque Country, where he recorded four top 10 stage finishes. He also finished second on the opening stage of the Tour of the Alpes before crashing later in the race, and later took second place at the Mercan'Tour Classic.

At the 2023 Tour de Suisse, Gall secured his first professional victory by winning Stage 4. He also finished second on Stage 3, eighth overall in the general classification, and fourth in the mountains classification.

Gall was selected for his first 2023 Tour de France in 2023. During Stage 5, he joined the breakaway and became to wear the polka dot jersey after taking the lead in the mountains classification by cresting the Col du Soudet first. On 17 July 2023, Gall achieved the biggest victory of his career by winning Stage 17 of the Tour de France, the race's Queen Stage, after a solo attack in the Alps. He ultimately finished eighth overall and third in the young rider classification among riders under 25.

2024 Gall rode the 2024 Tour de France and finished 14th overall. Later that season, he competed in the 2024 Vuelta a España, primarily working in support of teammate Ben O'Connor, who finished second overall. Gall remained inside the top 10 of the general classification through Stage 14 before losing time in the final mountain stages and eventually finishing 29th overall.

2025 In 2025, Gall entered the 2025 Tour de France as team leader for Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team. He prepared for the race with an altitude training camp and a fourth place overall finish at the Tour de Suisse.

Gall moved into the top 10 of the Tour de France general classification on Stage 12 and climbed to sixth overall after Stage 18. On Stage 19, strong teamwork from Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale helped Gall overtake Primož Roglič in the standings after Roglič's unsuccessful attack earlier in the stage. Gall ultimately finished fifth overall, the best Grand Tour result of his career and achieved the best result by an Austrian rider since Peter Luttenberger in 1996. He later also finished eighth overall at the 2025 Vuelta a España, securing another top 10 Grand Tour result.

2026 Gall earned his first Grand Tour podium at the 2026 Giro d'Italia; despite struggling on the race's sole time trial, he was consistently the strongest climber behind eventual winner Jonas Vingegaard and finished in second place.

Major results

2015 1st Road race, UCI Junior Road World Championships National Junior Road Championships 1st Road race 2nd Time trial 4th Time trial, UEC European Junior Road Championships 4th Overall Oberösterreich Juniorenrundfahrt 8th Overall GP Général Patton 2016 1st Trofeo Guido Dorigo 3rd Overall Tour du Pays de Vaud 6th G.P. Sportivi Sovilla 9th Overall Course de la Paix Juniors 2018 1st Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships 4th Overall Tour de Savoie Mont Blanc 1st Young rider classification 6th Overall Grand Prix Priessnitz spa 2019 1st Overall Istrian Spring Trophy 1st Stage 2 9th Overall Circuit des Ardennes 2022 5th Trofeo Pollença–Port d'Andratx 6th Overall Tour of the Alps 10th Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana 2023 (2 pro wins) 2nd Mercan'Tour Classic 6th Overall Tour des Alpes-Maritimes et du Var 6th Ardèche Classic 8th Overall Tour de France 1st Stage 17 Held after Stage 5

8th Overall Tour de Suisse 1st Stage 4 9th Overall Tour of the Alps 9th GP Miguel Induráin 10th Overall Tour of the Basque Country 2024 4th Ardèche Classic 4th Tour du Jura 5th Classic Grand Besançon Doubs 9th Overall Paris–Nice 10th Overall Tour de Suisse 2025 4th Overall Tour de Suisse 5th Overall Tour de France 5th Overall Tour of the Alps 8th Overall Vuelta a España 2026 (2) 1st Overall Vuelta a Burgos 1st Stage 3 2nd Overall Giro d'Italia 5th Overall UAE Tour 6th Overall Volta a Catalunya

General classification results timeline Grand Tour general classification results Grand Tour 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Giro d'Italia — 50 — — —2 Tour de France — —8 145 Vuelta a España — — — 298 Major stage race general classification results Race 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Paris–Nice — — —9 18 — Tirreno–Adriatico — — 16 — — — Volta a Catalunya — — — — DNF6 Tour of the Basque Country 85 1210 DNF — — Tour de Romandie 32 — — — — — Critérium du Dauphiné 22 — — — — — Tour de Suisse — —8104 —

+ Legend — Did not compete DNF Did not finish IP Race in Progress