Lilian Calmejane

Lilian Calmejane (born 6 December 1992) is a French former professional road cyclist.^[4] He is best known for winning stages at the Tour de France in 2017 and the Vuelta a España in 2016.

Lilian Calmejane

Calmejane in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Lilian Calmejane
Born	(1992-12-06) 6 December 1992 (age 32) Albi, France
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Weight	69 kg (152 lb; 10 st 12 lb)
Team information
Current team	Retired
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	Puncheur
Amateur teams
2010	Saint-Juéry Olympique
2011–2013	Occitane CF
2014–2015	Vendée U
Professional teams
2016–2020	Direct Énergie[1][2]
2021–2022	AG2R Citroën Team[3]
2023–2024	Intermarché–Circus–Wanty
Major wins
Grand Tours Tour de France 1 individual stage (2017) Vuelta a España 1 individual stage (2016)

Career

Born in Albi, Calmejane turned professional in 2016 with Direct Énergie, and in August, he won the fourth stage of the Vuelta a España,^[5] his first ride in a Grand Tour.

In 2017, the second win of his career came at the Étoile de Bessèges where he won stage 3 and the overall race. At the start of March, Calmejane won the Mountains classification at Paris–Nice. His great form continued at the Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali where he won stage 4 and the overall race. He finished off his strong spring with a stage win and the overall win at the Circuit Cycliste Sarthe – Pays de la Loire. In June, he was named in the startlist for the Tour de France.^[6] He achieved his first Tour de France stage victory after making a solo breakaway with 17 kilometres (11 miles) to go on Stage 8, despite battling leg cramps 5 kilometres (3.1 miles) from the finish line.^[7]

In February 2018, Calmejane won La Drôme Classic, before he triumphed at Paris–Camembert in April.

In August 2020, Calmejane signed a one-year contract with the AG2R Citroën Team for the 2021 season.^[8]

Major results

2014

4th Overall Ronde de l'Isard Ariege

1st Stages 2 & 3 (TTT)

2015

1st Overall Le Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux

1st Stage 2

5th Overall Tour de Bretagne

1st Stage 3

8th Overall Tour Alsace

1st Mountains classification

2016 (1 pro win)

1st Stage 4 Vuelta a España

3rd Overall Tour La Provence

8th Overall La Méditerranéenne

1st Young rider classification

8th Tour du Finistère

10th La Drôme Classic

2017 (7)

1st Overall Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali

1st Points classification

1st Stage 4

1st Overall Étoile de Bessèges

1st Stage 3

1st Overall Circuit de la Sarthe

1st Stage 3

Tour de France

1st Stage 8

Held after Stage 8

Combativity award Stages 3 & 8

1st Mountains classification, Paris–Nice

3rd Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise

5th Overall Tour du Haut Var

6th Overall Tour du Limousin

9th Classic Sud-Ardèche

10th Overall Boucles de la Mayenne

10th Overall Tour du Poitou-Charentes

2018 (2)

1st Paris–Camembert

1st La Drôme Classic

3rd Classic Sud-Ardèche

3rd Grand Prix Cycliste la Marseillaise

5th Overall Tour La Provence

6th Overall Etoile de Bessèges

8th Overall Tour du Limousin

8th GP Miguel Induráin

9th Overall Tour de l'Ain

10th Tour du Finistère

2019 (2)

1st Classic Sud-Ardèche

1st Mountains classification, Tour de la Provence

2nd Overall Tour du Limousin

1st Stage 1

4th Overall Arctic Race of Norway

5th Grand Prix de Wallonie

5th Tro-Bro Léon

6th Grand Prix La Marseillaise

2020

1st Mountains classification, Route d'Occitanie

5th Overall Étoile de Bessèges

10th La Drôme Classic

2021

5th Classic Loire Atlantique

8th Grand Prix La Marseillaise

10th Grand Prix du Morbihan

2022

7th Tour du Jura

8th Route Adélie

9th Faun-Ardèche Classic

2023

1st Mountains classification, Tour de l'Ain

4th Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana

2024

Giro d'Italia

Held after Stage 1

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Giro d'Italia	—	—	—	—	—	—	86	—	42
Tour de France	—	35	30	106	DNF	—	—	77	—
Vuelta a España	70	—	—	—	—	33	—	—	—

Legend

—	Did not compete
DNF	Did not finish
NH	Not held