Julien Bernard

Julien Bernard (born 17 March 1992) is a French cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam .

Career The son of former professional cyclist Jean-François Bernard, Julien Bernard was initially discouraged from taking up cycle racing by his father; he originally played tennis and football as a goalkeeper before switching to cycling at the age of 16. He joined as a stagiaire in 2015, where he ended up becoming the team's lead rider in the USA Pro Cycling Challenge, where he finished tenth overall. Bernard joined the team full-time in 2016, and he was named in the startlist for that year's Vuelta a España and the start list for the 2017 Giro d'Italia. In July 2018, he was named in the start list for the Tour de France.

Major results

2015 6th Overall Tour of Hainan 10th Overall USA Pro Cycling Challenge 2016 6th Overall Abu Dhabi Tour 1st Young rider classification 2018 10th Overall Tour Poitou-Charentes en Nouvelle-Aquitaine 2020 Tour des Alpes-Maritimes et du Var 1st Mountains classification 1st Stage 3 1st Mountains classification, Tour de l'Ain 2021 9th Overall Danmark Rundt 2023 1st Mountains classification, Tour de Romandie 3rd Road race, National Road Championships 10th Overall Tour de l'Ain 10th Japan Cup 2024 2nd Road race, National Road Championships 6th Japan Cup 2025 9th Japan Cup 2026 8th Andorra MoraBanc Clàssica 10th Overall Tour de la Provence

Grand Tour general classification results timeline Grand Tour 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Giro d'Italia — 42 — — 49 — — — — — Tour de France — — 35 30 — 37 — — 22 — Vuelta a España 57 85 — — — — 88 68 — 33

+ Legend — Did not compete DNF Did not finish