 Elissonde at the 2011 Giro della Valle d'Aosta | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Kenny Elissonde |
| Nickname | King Kenny |
| Born | (1991-07-22) 22 July 1991 (age 33) Longjumeau, France |
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 52 kg (115 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Cofidis |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Climber |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2010–2011 | CC Etupes |
| 2011 | FDJ (stagiaire) |
| Professional teams | |
| 2012–2016 | FDJ–BigMat |
| 2017–2019 | Team Sky |
| 2020–2023 | Trek–Segafredo |
| 2024– | Cofidis |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
| |
Kenny Elissonde (born 22 July 1991) is a French professional road cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Cofidis.
Career
Elissonde is a climbing specialist, having won the prestigious stage up the Alto de l'Angliru at the 2013 Vuelta a España.
In September 2016, it was announced that Elissonde would join Team Sky, from FDJ, for the 2017 season on an initial 2-year deal. He was the first French rider to be a member of the team since Nicolas Portal was part of the inaugural squad back in 2010. In August 2020, he was named in the startlist for the Tour de France.
In 2021, he earned the combativity award for his efforts on stage eleven of the Tour de France. During the Vuelta a España he was involved in a successful breakaway on stage three, where he finished third; two days later, he moved into the overall race lead for a day.
Major results
- 2008
- 1st
Road race, National Junior Road Championships - 2009
- 8th Overall Tour du Valromey
- 1st
Mountains classification - 1st Stages 1 & 3
- 1st
- 2010
- 7th Overall Giro della Valle d'Aosta Mont Blanc
- 2011
- 1st
Overall Ronde de l'Isard
- 1st Stage 2
- 7th Liège–Bastogne–Liège Espoirs
- 2012
- Paris–Corrèze
- 1st
Points classification - 1st Stage 2
- 1st
- 4th Overall Route du Sud
- 2013
- 1st Stage 20 Vuelta a España
- 7th Overall Tour de l'Ain
- 1st
Young rider classification
- 1st
- 7th Boucles de l'Aulne
- 8th Overall Tour of Oman
- 1st Young rider classification
- 1st
- 2014
- 7th Overall Route du Sud
- 2015
- 7th Tre Valli Varesine
- 2016
- Vuelta a España
- Held
after Stages 14–19
- Held
- 2017
- 3rd Overall Herald Sun Tour
- 3rd Overall Route du Sud
- 2018
- 3rd Overall Route d'Occitanie
- 10th Overall Vuelta a Burgos
- 2019
- 7th Overall Herald Sun Tour
- 2020
- 7th Mont Ventoux Dénivelé Challenge
- 2021
- 6th Mont Ventoux Dénivelé Challenge
- Vuelta a España
- Held
after Stage 5
- Held
Combativity award Stage 11 Tour de France- 2022
- 5th Overall Giro di Sicilia
- 10th Overall Vuelta a Burgos
- 2023
- 2nd Overall Tour de l'Ain
- Combativity award Overall
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
|
— | — | 46 | — | DNF | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tour de France
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 36 | — | — | — |
| Vuelta a España
|
33 | DNF | 16 | 20 | — | — | — | DNF | DNF | 64 | 50 | DNF |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
- ^ "A storybook performance on a mythical climb". Trek–Segafredo. Trek Bicycle Corporation. 7 July 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- "Team Sky". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Archived from the original on 5 January 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- "Trek-Segafredo announce complete 2020 men's roster". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 9 November 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- "Trek - Segafredo". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- "Cofidis". UCI. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- Fotheringham, Alasdair (14 September 2013). "Elissonde scores win of a lifetime with Vuelta stage at age 22". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
- Vinnell, Paul (27 October 2016). "Team Sky sign Diego Rosa and Kenny Elissonde for 2017". Sky Sports. Sky UK. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
- "107th Tour de France: Startlist". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
- Farrand, Stephen (16 August 2021). "Vuelta a España: Rein Taaramäe wins summit finish on stage 3". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
- Ostanek, Daniel (18 August 2021). "Vuelta a España: Jasper Philipsen wins crash-marred stage 5". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
External links
- Kenny Elissonde profile Archived 2014-12-24 at the Wayback Machine at FDJ-BigMat
- Kenny Elissonde at UCI
- Kenny Elissonde at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Kenny Elissonde at ProCyclingStats
- Kenny Elissonde at Cycling Quotient
- Kenny Elissonde at CycleBase
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