Geoffrey Soupe

Geoffrey Soupe (born 22 March 1988) is a former French professional road bicycle racer, who most recently rode for UCI ProTeam . Primarily a lead out man and baroudeur, Soupe has taken four victories during his professional career, including a stage win at the 2023 Vuelta a España with his remaining wins coming at La Tropicale Amissa Bongo – stage victories in 2011 and 2023, along with the general classification in 2023.

Career Born in Viriat, Ain, Soupe competed for the EC Bourg-en-Bresse, VC Bressan and VC Vaulx-en-Velin setups as a junior, and the CC Étupes le Doubs squad as an amateur; in 2010, Soupe won the under-23 French National Road Race Championships, and finished second to Great Britain's Alex Dowsett in the under-23 time trial at the European Road Championships.

FDJ (2011–2014) Soupe then joined the professional team for the 2011 season as a neo-pro. In his first race for the team, Soupe won the opening stage of La Tropicale Amissa Bongo in Gabon – beating 's Anthony Charteau in a two-man sprint – before finishing the race in eighth place overall. Soupe later added a stage victory in the Tour Alsace, before quitting the race the next day.

Soupe made his Grand Tour début at the 2012 Giro d'Italia, taking a third-place finish during the race's first mass-start stage in Herning, Denmark; a result that Soupe stated that he was "sorry" for, after he was supposed to be leading out the team's main sprinter Arnaud Démare, until he was caught up in a final-corner crash.

Cofidis (2015–2019) In August 2014 announced that they had signed Soupe, alongside FDJ teammate Nacer Bouhanni, for 2015. He made his first start at the Tour de France in the 2015 edition, sharing sprint duties with Christophe Laporte, following Bouhanni's withdrawal in the opening week. Over his five years with the team, Soupe recorded two top-ten individual finishes – sixth at the 2017 La Roue Tourangelle, and eighth at the 2019 Elfstedenronde.

Total Direct Énergie (2020–present) Soupe joined for the 2020 season, and finished ninth overall in his first race with the team at the Saudi Tour. He took his first victory since 2011 at the 2023 La Tropicale Amissa Bongo, when he won the opening stage of the race in Gabon. Having lost the overall lead to teammate Jason Tesson, Soupe regained the lead when Tesson lost time on the penultimate day, and Soupe ultimately won by approximately half a minute from his next closest challenger. Later in the 2023 season, Soupe secured his first Grand Tour stage victory at the Vuelta a España, where he won the seventh stage in a bunch sprint.

Major results Source:

2008

2009 National Under-23 Road Championships 2nd Road race 3rd Time trial 2nd Overall Boucles de la Marne 3rd Souvenir Michel Roques 5th Chrono des Herbiers 8th Time trial, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships 2010

10th Time trial, UCI Under-23 Road World Championships 2011 1st Stage 1 Tour Alsace 5th Ronde Pévéloise 8th Overall La Tropicale Amissa Bongo 1st Stage 1 2012 5th Tour du Doubs 2013 10th Overall Four Days of Dunkirk 2017 6th La Roue Tourangelle 2019 8th Elfstedenronde 2020 9th Overall Saudi Tour 2023

1st Points classification 1st Stage 1 1st Stage 7 Vuelta a España

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

+ Legend — Did not compete DNF Did not finish