Pierre Latour

Pierre Latour (born 12 October 1993) is a former French cyclist who most recently rode for UCI ProTeam . He is a stage winner of the Vuelta a España, and twice the winner of French National Time Trial Championships.

Career Latour was born in Romans-sur-Isère. Due to a clerical error when he was an amateur, Latour is more commonly known with a "Roger" in his name as Pierre-Roger Latour.

AG2R La Mondiale (2015–2020)

2015 In his first year as a professional rider, Latour first made his name in the Route du Sud. He had attacked on stage 3 but on the last climb of the day, he was joined by Alberto Contador and Nairo Quintana. He ended getting dropped on the descent by Contador who attacked. He finished the stage in 3rd position, and took 3rd overall at the end of the race, as well as winning the young rider classification.

2016 At the Tour de Romandie, Latour won the Young rider classification which was his first in a World Tour stage race. After stage 5 at the Tour de Suisse, he was in the leaders jersey but eventually abandoned the race. He was named in the startlist for the Vuelta a España, his first Grand Tour. In this race, he achieved his first Grand Tour stage victory on the penultimate stage, beating Darwin Atapuma to the finish on the Aitana climb.

2017 In the 2017 season, Latour once again won the Young rider classification at the Tour de Romandie. In late June he also won the French National Time Trial Championships. He was named in the startlist for the Tour de France. He had the lead in the young rider classification for 2 days before handing over the jersey to Simon Yates, who eventually ended up winning it; Latour ended 6th in the final jersey standings. He ended the year with 9th at Milano–Torino and 6th place in the Chrono des Nations.

2018 At the Volta a Catalunya, Latour made the podium when he placed 3rd overall, and also won the Young rider classification. He also finished 8th overall at the Tour de Romandie, and 7th overall at the Critérium du Dauphiné winning the Young rider classification. In late June, Latour won the French National Time Trial Championships for the second year in succession. In July he started his second Tour de France; he already lost time on the 1st stage, but gained back time when he finished 2nd on stage 6 behind Dan Martin. He managed to take the lead in the Young rider classification after stage 10, and won the jersey outright in Paris.

Total Direct Énergie In August 2020, Latour signed a two-year contract with the team, from the 2021 season.

Major results

2010 3rd Overall Tour du Valromey 2011 1st Classique des Alpes Juniors 2nd Road race, National Junior Road Championships 4th Overall Regio-Tour Juniors 1st Stage 1 5th Overall Trofeo Karlsberg 2013

4th Piccolo Giro di Lombardia 5th Tour du Doubs 6th Overall Ronde de l'Isard 1st Young rider classification 7th Overall Tour du Gévaudan Languedoc-Roussillon 1st Young rider classification 8th Overall Tour des Pays de Savoie 2014 1st Grand Prix de Saint-Lyé 1st Grand Cours-la-Ville Price 3rd Tour du Jura 3rd Piccolo Giro di Lombardia 5th Overall Tour des Pays de Savoie 6th Overall Tour de l'Avenir 9th Overall Tour de l'Ain 2015 (1 pro win) 3rd Overall Tour de l'Ain 1st Young rider classification 1st Stage 4 3rd Overall Route du Sud 1st Young rider classification 5th Overall Vuelta a Burgos 7th Overall Tour of Austria 7th Overall Étoile de Bessèges 10th Overall Tour de Picardie 2016 (1) 1st Stage 20 Vuelta a España 1st Young rider classification, Tour de Romandie 2nd Overall Critérium International 1st Young rider classification 3rd Overall Tour de l'Ain 7th Overall Étoile de Bessèges 1st Young rider classification 10th Giro di Lombardia 10th Trofeo Laigueglia 2017 (1) 1st Time trial, National Road Championships 1st Young rider classification, Tour de Romandie 3rd Tour du Finistère 4th Overall Étoile de Bessèges 5th Classic Sud-Ardèche 6th Chrono des Nations 9th Milano–Torino Tour de France Held after Stages 3–4 2018 (1) National Road Championships 1st Time trial 4th Road race 1st Young rider classification, Tour de France 3rd Overall Volta a Catalunya

6th Chrono des Nations 7th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné 1st Young rider classification 8th Overall Tour de Romandie 8th Classic de l'Ardèche 2019 6th Overall Tour de Pologne 7th Giro dell'Emilia 9th Giro di Lombardia 2020 4th Mont Ventoux Dénivelé Challenge 2021 (1) 3rd Overall Vuelta a Asturias 1st Stage 3 4th Time trial, National Road Championships 5th Overall Tour de Luxembourg 8th Chrono des Nations 2022 3rd Overall Tour Poitou-Charentes en Nouvelle-Aquitaine 4th Time trial, National Road Championships 4th Overall Étoile de Bessèges 4th Tre Valli Varesine 5th Overall Tour de la Provence 6th GP Miguel Induráin 6th Chrono des Nations 2023 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships 3rd Overall Étoile de Bessèges 10th Ardèche Classic 2024 (1) 1st Stage 5 (ITT) Tour du Rwanda 5th Time trial, National Road Championships 8th Overall Tour Poitou-Charentes en Nouvelle-Aquitaine 2025 (1) 2nd Overall Boucles de la Mayenne 1st Points classification 1st Stage 1 4th Overall Étoile de Bessèges 5th Overall Tour Poitou-Charentes en Nouvelle-Aquitaine

General classification results timeline Grand Tour general classification results timeline Grand Tour 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Giro d'ItaliaHas not contested in his career Tour de France — — 29 13 — DNF 47 57 75 Vuelta a España — 28 — — 35 — — — DNFMajor stage race general classification results timeline Race 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Paris–Nice — 76 49 — — DNF 16 14 14 Tirreno–AdriaticoHas not contested during his career Volta a Catalunya 96 — 323 —NH — — — Tour of the Basque Country — 14 — DNF — 22 DNF DNF Tour de Romandie — 12 148 — — — — Critérium du Dauphiné — — 157 — 70 — — DNF Tour de Suisse — DNF — — DNFNH 11 — —

Major championships timeline

+ Legend — Did not compete DNF Did not finish IP In progress NH Not held