Kévin Vauquelin

[Barnacle Bill]

After second place in Flèche Wallone earlier this year, Vauquelin delivered Arkéa's first ever Tour de France stage win on stage 2 into Bologna, in his first tour. The team's TDF hopes rested on the likes of Quintana, Barguil and Bouhanni in recent years, but in the end it was a 23 year old from Normandy who delivered. He turned pro in 2022 and first came to wider attention when finishing second to Jan Hirt on Green Mountain in Oman that year. The team refer to this year's tour as a "discovery for him", he'll surely be involved in more breaks in the coming weeks.

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[Potomac]

A+ thread title

That's how you do it, people!

 

[Barnacle Bill]

6th place in the TT, behind the 'big 4' and Campenaerts. Really good performance, Arkea will do well to hang on to this guy.

7. Stage, 2024
Pos Rider Team Time
01 Evenepoel Remco Soudal Quick-Step 28:52
02 Pogacar Tadej UAE Team Emirates + 12
03 Roglic Primoz Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe + 34
04 Vingegaard Jonas Team Visma | Lease a Bike + 37
05 Campenaerts Victor Lotto Dstny + 52
06 Vauquelin Kévin ARKEA-B&B HOTELS + 52

 

[Izzyeviel]

what did he do on stage 6?

 

[Potomac]

what did he do on stage 6?

Moved up 5 places in the GC?

 

[Izzyeviel]

Moved up 5 places in the GC?

Assault, intimidation, insults, threats, incorrect behaviour (including pulling the jersey or saddle of another rider, blowwith the helmet, knee, elbow, shoulder, foot or hand, etc.), or behaviour that is indecent or that endangers others.

(161) VAUQUELIN Kévin - ARKEA-B&B HOTELS – 10067207644Amende de 500CHF - 20 Points au classement UCI

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[Barnacle Bill]

Assault, intimidation, insults, threats, incorrect behaviour (including pulling the jersey or saddle of another rider, blow with the helmet, knee, elbow, shoulder, foot or hand, etc.), or behaviour that is indecent or that endangers others.

From what I've read, after they reviewed the video of the sprint finale he was fined for some shoulder-to-shoulder action when fighting for position.

 

[yaco]

From what I've read, after they reviewed the video of the sprint finale he was fined for some shoulder-to-shoulder action when fighting for position.

It was a shocking move and he should have been disqualified. It was a full on shoulder charge on Mohoric.

 

[tobydawq]

Why hasn't he raced at all since the Bretagne Classic? Injured? You would think the team could need the points he can get (as well as my CQ team).

 

[tobydawq]

Apparently, I just needed to speak the word and bam, he is on the start list for tomorrow's Coppa Agostoni.