Antoine Duchesne
Canadian cyclist (born 1991) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Antoine Duchesne (born September 12, 1991) is a Canadian former cyclist, who competed as a professional from 2013 to 2022.
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Duchesne at the 2014 Tour de Wallonie | |
Personal information | |
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Full name | Antoine Duchesne |
Nickname | Tony the Tiger[1] |
Born | (1991-09-12) September 12, 1991 (age 32) Saguenay, Quebec, Canada |
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) |
Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) |
Team information | |
Current team | Retired |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Rider type | Classics specialist[2] |
Amateur team | |
2012 | Team Québecor Garneau |
Professional teams | |
2012 | SpiderTech–C10 (stagiaire) |
2013 | Bontrager Cycling Team |
2014–2017 | Team Europcar |
2018–2022 | FDJ[3][4][5] |
Major wins | |
One-day races and Classics | |
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In May 2015, Duchesne helped his teammate Bryan Coquard to victory on the first stage of the Four Days of Dunkirk, especially in the finale where he took long pulls in the leading group, setting his teammate up for the win.[6] He was named in the start list for the 2015 Vuelta a España and the 2016 Tour de France.[7][8]