Paul Magnier

Paul Magnier (born 14 April 2004) is a French cyclist who rides for UCI WorldTeam .

Early life Magnier was born in Texas in the United States, moving to France at a young age.

Career Magnier won the Trofeo Ses Salines-Felanitx in January 2024, his first win with Soudal Quick-Step. After winning nineteen races in 2025, he won stage 1 of the 2026 Giro d'Italia in a reduced sprint after a late crash. This made him the first French rider in three years to wear the pink jersey. He went on to win two more stages during the race and the points classification overall, the second youngest rider in history to do so.

Major results Road

2022 1st Stage 2a Tour du Pays de Vaud 2nd Overall Giro della Lunigiana 1st Points classification 1st Stages 2b & 3 3rd La Classique des Alpes Juniors 4th Road race, UCI World Junior Championships 8th Overall Ain Bugey Valromey Tour 1st Stage 4 2023

2024 (5 pro wins) 1st Trofeo Ses Salines-Felanitx Giro Next Gen 1st Points classification 1st Stages 2 & 4 Grand Prix Jeseníky 1st Points classification 1st Stage 2 Tour of Britain 1st Stages 1, 4 & 5 1st Stage 3 Tour of Oman 2nd Bretagne Classic 2025 (19) 1st Dwars door het Hageland 1st Grand Prix de Fourmies 1st Heistse Pijl 1st Elfstedenronde Tour of Guangxi 1st Points classification 1st Stages 1, 2, 3, 4 & 6 Okolo Slovenska 1st Points classification 1st Stages 1, 2, 3 & 4 CRO Race 1st Points classification 1st Stages 1, 2, 3 & 5 1st Stage 4 Tour de Pologne 1st Stage 1 Étoile de Bessèges 2nd Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 2nd Figueira Champions Classic 2nd Le Samyn 3rd Hamburg Cyclassics 4th Bretagne Classic 2026 (8) 1st Hamburg Cyclassics 1st Muur Classic Geraardsbergen Giro d'Italia 1st Points classification 1st Stages 1, 3 & 18 Held & after Stage 1 Volta ao Algarve 1st Points classification 1st Stages 1 & 4 1st Stage 4 Deutschland Tour 2nd Clàssica Comunitat Valenciana 1969 3rd Circuit Franco-Belge

Grand Tour general classification results timeline Grand Tour 2025 2026 Giro d'Italia DNF 115 Tour de France — — Vuelta a España —

Mountain bike

2021 1st Junior Stevena' di Caneva Junior French Cup 3rd Les Menuires 2022 UCI Junior Series 1st Gränichen 2nd Banyoles 2nd La Thuile–Aosta 2nd Marseille–Luminy 3rd Guéret 5th Albstadt Junior French Cup 1st Le Dévoluy

Cyclo-cross 2021–2022 2nd Junior Besançon