Victor Lafay

Victor Lafay (born 17 January 1996) is a French cyclist who currently rides for UCI ProTeam .

Career In October 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Vuelta a España.

He won stage 8 of the 2021 Giro d'Italia, from Foggia to Guardia Sanframondi on May 15, 2021, from a breakaway of nine riders.

On 2 July 2023, Lafay won from an elite bunch on stage 2 of the 2023 Tour de France in San Sebastián, attacking in the final kilometre and holding off Wout Van Aert, Tadej Pogacar and Tom Pidcock. On 5 November 2025, Lafay was announced as a new rider on Unibet Tietema Rockets. Prior to this announcement there Lafay had publicly admitted that he had considered retirement.

Major results

2014

1st Stages 2 & 3 2017

7th Overall Grand Prix Priessnitz spa 9th Overall Rhône-Alpes Isère Tour 9th Overall Tour de Savoie Mont Blanc 2018 1st Stage 2 Tour de Savoie Mont Blanc

2021 (1 pro win) 1st Stage 8 Giro d'Italia 3rd Overall Arctic Race of Norway

4th Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana

2022 (1) 2nd Classic Grand Besançon Doubs 5th Overall Arctic Race of Norway 1st Stage 3 6th Trofeo Laigueglia 2023 (2) 1st Classic Grand Besançon Doubs Tour de France 1st Stage 2 Held after Stages 2–3 3rd Coppa Agostoni 4th Ardèche Classic 6th La Flèche Wallonne 7th Overall Route d'Occitanie 7th Tour du Jura 2024 4th Overall Tour of Guangxi 7th Overall Tour de l'Ain 2025 2nd Overall Tour of Guangxi 3rd Classic Var

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

+ Legend — Did not compete DNF Did not finish