Kévin Réza

Kévin Reza (born 18 May 1988) is a French former professional road bicycle racer, who last rode for UCI ProTeam . He was named in the start list for the 2015 Vuelta a España.

Early life Reza was born in May 1988 on the outskirts of Paris. His family originate from Guadeloupe.

Career Reza signed his first professional contract in 2011 for French cycling team . In 2013 he took part in his first Grand Tour, the Tour de France, finishing in 134th position overall.

In 2015, Reza signed for French team . Whilst at FDJ, during the 2017 Tour de Romandie, Reza was a victim of racial abuse from rider Gianni Moscon. Moscon was subsequently suspended from racing with Team Sky for six weeks.

In August 2017, Reza was named as one of fifteen riders joining new French cycling outfit . In June 2021, Reza announced that he would be retiring from cycling at the end of the season.

Activism and advocacy At the 2020 Tour de France, Reza was involved in a small gesture of solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement. As the only black rider in the race, he rode at the front of the peloton on the final day of racing.

Major results

2007 3rd Madison, National Junior Track Championships 2008 1st Stage 2 Vuelta Madrid Under-23 2009 2nd Overall Circuit du Mené 3rd Les Boucles de la Loire 8th Overall Tour de Martinique 1st Stages 1, 5 & 8a 2010 1st Les Boucles de la Loire 7th Classic Loire Atlantique 2011 3rd Madison, National Track Championships 2012 9th Overall Rhône-Alpes Isère Tour 2013 8th Cholet-Pays de Loire 9th Brussels Cycling Classic 2014 3rd Road race, National Road Championships 6th Classic Loire Atlantique 9th Overall Tour de Picardie 2015 4th Classic Sud-Ardèche 10th Classic Loire Atlantique 2016 7th Overall Tour de Picardie 2017 3rd Paris–Camembert 8th Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan 2018 4th Paris–Chauny 9th Grand Prix de Wallonie 2019 6th Classic Loire Atlantique 10th Heistse Pijl

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

+ Legend — Did not compete DNF Did not finish