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1 Career  



1.1  Early career  





1.2  B&B HotelsKTM (2022)  





1.3  AlpecinDeceuninck Development Team (2023)  





1.4  AlpecinDeceuninck (2024present)  







2 Personal life  





3 Major results  





4 References  





5 External links  














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Axel Laurance
Laurance in 2024
Personal information
Born (2001-04-13) 13 April 2001 (age 23)
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Team information
Current teamAlpecin–Deceuninck
Discipline
  • Road
  • Cyclo-cross
  • RoleRider
    Amateur teams
    2017EC Quéven
    2018Véloce Vannetais
    2019AC Lanester 56
    2020–2021VC Pays de Loudéac
    2021B&B Hotels p/b KTM (stagiaire)[1]
    Professional teams
    2022B&B Hotels–KTM
    2023Alpecin–Deceuninck Development Team[2]
    2024–Alpecin–Deceuninck
    Major wins
    Stage races
    Tour of Norway (2024)

    Medal record

    Representing  France
    Men's road bicycle racing
    World Championships
    Gold medal – first place 2023 Glasgow Under-23 road race

    Axel Laurance (born 13 April 2001) is a French cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Alpecin–Deceuninck.[3]

    Career[edit]

    Early career[edit]

    Laurance started cycling at an early age, initially partaking in BMX, before moving to other disciplines including road, track and cyclo-cross.[4] As a junior rider in 2019, he won stages of the Ronde des Vallées [fr] and the Grand Prix Rüebliland.

    In 2020, he joined the Vélo Club Pays de Loudéac, the development squad for B&B Hotels p/b KTM.[5] In June 2021, he finished third overall in the Under-23 Peace Race with the French national team, having won the last stage in a small group sprint.

    B&B Hotels–KTM (2022)[edit]

    In August 2021, he joined UCI ProTeam B&B Hotels–KTM as a stagiaire, and signed to ride with the team full time in 2022.[6]

    In August 2022, he finished second at the 2022 Bretagne Classic Ouest–France in his first year as a professional.[7] A month later, he took his first pro win, outsprinting Jonathan Milan and Matej Mohorič on stage four of the CRO Race.[8]

    Alpecin–Deceuninck Development Team (2023)[edit]

    At the end of 2022, B&B Hotels–KTM folded, forcing Laurance to find a new team. He was forced to step down to the UCI Continental level with Alpecin–Deceuninck Development Team, as their World Tour squad had already reached the maximum 30 riders. Laurance took several wins in 2023, most notably culminating with the World Under-23 Road Race Championships, winning after a 26 kilometer solo effort.[9]

    Alpecin–Deceuninck (2024–present)[edit]

    In 2024, he officially joined UCI WorldTeam Alpecin–Deceuninck, taking an early season victory on stage two of the Étoile de Bessèges in February.[10] In late March, he won his first UCI WorldTour level race on stage five of the Volta a Catalunya.[11]

    Personal life[edit]

    Laurance comes from a family of cyclists: he is the son of Franck Laurance [fr], who was a professional cyclist in 1995 and 1996, and Manuella Le Cavil, a three-time Brittany regional champion. His sister Typhaine Laurance [fr] is also a cyclist.[12][13]

    Major results[edit]

    2018
    1st Overall Penn Ar Bed-Pays d'Iroise
    1st Tour du Morbihan Juniors
    1st Stage 2a (TTT) Aubel–Thimister–Stavelot
    6th Overall Sint-Martinusprijs Kontich
    2019
    1st Road race, Brittany Junior Championships
    1st Tour du Morbihan Juniors
    5th Overall Ronde des Vallées
    1st Stage 1
    7th Overall Aubel–Thimister–Stavelot
    1st Stage 2a (TTT)
    10th Overall Grand Prix Rüebliland
    1st Stage 1
    2020
    1st Stage 4a Circuit des Plages Vendéennes (TTT)
    2021
    1st Stage 3 La SportBreizh
    8th Overall Course de la Paix U23
    1st Stage 3
    2022 (1 pro win)
    2nd Bretagne Classic
    5th Overall CRO Race
    1st Stage 4
    10th Overall Tour de Bretagne
    2023
    1st Road race, UCI Road World Under-23 Championships
    1st Stage 4 Tour Alsace
    3rd Grote Prijs Jef Scherens
    5th Overall Circuit des Ardennes
    1st Stage 1
    9th Veneto Classic
    2024 (4)
    1st Overall Tour of Norway
    1st Stage 2
    1st Stage 5 Volta a Catalunya
    1st Stage 2 Étoile de Bessèges

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "B&B Hotels p/b KTM". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 4 January 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  • ^ "Alpecin–Deceuninck Development Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  • ^ "Alpecin–Deceuninck". UCI. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  • ^ S. R. (25 October 2017). "Cyclisme. Véloce Vannetais. Axel Laurance : « Acquérir de l'expérience »". letelegramme.fr.
  • ^ Nicolas Gachet (2 September 2019). "Une DN1 pour Axel Laurance". directvelo.com.
  • ^ "Cyclisme. Le Morbihannais Axel Laurance passe pro chez B & B Hôtels". Le Télégramme. 20 August 2021.
  • ^ "Axel Laurance". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  • ^ "Première victoire chez les pros pour le Morbihannais Axel Laurence". ouest-france.fr (in French). 30 September 2022.
  • ^ Ryan, Barry (12 August 2023). "World Championships: Axel Laurance wins U23 road race from early break". Cycling News. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  • ^ Ostanek, Daniel (1 February 2024). "Etoile de Bessèges: Axel Laurance outlasts Mads Pedersen as race restarts for stage 2". CyclingNews. Future plc. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  • ^ Weislo, Laura (22 March 2024). "Volta a Catalunya: Axel Laurance wins stage 5 sprint with bike throw". CyclingNews. Future plc. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  • ^ "La famille Laurance, la passion du vélo". ouest-france.fr. 2 December 2013.
  • ^ "Cyclisme. Le vélo, une histoire de famille chez les Laurance". ouest-france.fr. 8 May 2020.
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