Anthony Geslin

Anthony Geslin (born 9 June 1980) is a retired French professional road bicycle racer who last rode for UCI ProTeam Groupama–FDJ.[1]

Anthony Geslin
Geslin at the 2010 Four Days of Dunkirk
Personal information
Full nameAnthony Geslin
Born (1980-06-09) 9 June 1980
Alençon, France
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeRouleur
Professional teams
2002–2008Bonjour
2009–2015Française des Jeux
Major wins
One-day races and Classics
Brabantse Pijl (2009)

He was born in Alençon and became a professional in 2002, when he signed with the Bonjour team. In 2003 and 2004, he rode for Brioches La Boulangère, which changed sponsorship in 2005 to the French mobile phone company Bouygues Télécom.

He is known as a sprinter and finished in the top ten of the last stage of the 2006 Tour de France.

Major results

2003
1st Criterium des Espoirs
2004
1st Route Adélie de Vitré
2005
1st Stage 3 Circuit de Lorraine Professionnels
3rd Road race, UCI Road World Championships
2006
1st Paris–Camembert
2007
1st Trophée des Grimpeurs
2008
4th Tour du Haut Var
6th Milan–San Remo
2009
1st Brabantse Pijl
2nd Trophée des Grimpeurs
3rd Tour du Finistère
8th Paris–Camembert
2010
4th Grand Prix Pino Cerami
2011
3rd Brabantse Pijl
2013
2nd Overall Tour de Wallonie
2nd Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan
3rd Overall French Road Cycling Cup
3rd Tour du Finistère
3rd Tro-Bro Léon
6th Paris–Camembert
8th Classic Loire Atlantique
8th Tour du Doubs
2014
4th La Roue Tourangelle

References

  1. "FDJ.fr (FDJ) — FRA". UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 January 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2014.

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