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]

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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.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Very good performance today, Kevin.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Very good performance today, Kevin.

Last year as well. I wonder if he also gets a cold weather or rain buff/perk.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Last year as well. I wonder if he also gets a cold weather or rain buff/perk.

Maybe. There are a few minor TT results which can underpin the progress. Would be good if he can back the form up by going far in LBL.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Another great performance. Hopefully he can get a stage win.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Phenomenal rider

 

[Krzysztof_O]

Very strong performance today and generally in the first part of the Tour. Definitely a guy with a good cycling future (he's only 24).

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

I'm almost tempted to start a poll for who will be the next French TdF GC podium finisher.

But I can only think of 3 candidates: Vauquelin, Martinez, Seixas, or someone we haven't heard of yet.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Almeida will be thanking the race organizers for making the TdS ITT a MTT after today...

 

[Cookster15]

Great ride today and most expect he will be good in the mountains. Definitely a podium contender even with all the mountains and two full weeks to come. A new French hope!

 

[scribers]

In on page one! (somehow)

 

[ppanther92]

I don't expect him to hold on in the mountains, but it would certainly be important for France. It rarely looked great in the more recent past but now it looks grim.

Alaphilippe past it, Barguil past it, Gaudu - well, I don't even know what to say here, Bardet retired, Pinot retired ...

So while waiting on Seixas the best they got is Martin for a lower top 10 with some breakaways in the mountains. So yes, a strong Vauquelin holding on would really be good.

 

[Squire]

Great ride today and most expect he will be good in the mountains. Definitely a podium contender even with all the mountains and two full weeks to come. A new French hope!

Who expects that? I don't. And I haven't seen many others saying that either. But I'm not on Twitter, which is maybe where the real cycling opinions are.

 

[Kazistuta]

I don't either. A outsider for a top10 perhaps, but will bleed a lot of time in week 3.

 

[dobrien]

Another great performance. Hopefully he can get a stage win.

He looks super strong and is riding in a very opportunistic mode; it would be fantastic to see him get one and I would not bet against him at all. Really fun to watch. I'd hate to see him riding conservatively for GC; light it up and win one Kevin!

 

[Wyndbrook]

Shop window for him with Arkea's future looking dodgy.