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Paul Ourselin

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Paul Ourselin
Ourselin in 2018
Personal information
Born (1994-04-13) 13 April 1994 (age 30)
Saint-Pierre-sur-Dives, France
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Team information
Current teamTeam TotalEnergies
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Amateur teams
2012ES Livarot
2013POC Côte de Lumière
2014Sojasun Espoir ACNC
2015–2016Vendée U
Professional teams
2016Direct Énergie (stagiaire)
2017–Direct Énergie[1][2]

Paul Ourselin (born 13 April 1994) is a French cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam Team TotalEnergies.[3]

Biography

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Born in Saint-Pierre-sur-Dives, Ourselin started cycling at the age of seven, in the French "Poussin" category, which is reserved for youths between the ages of 7 and 8 years old.[4] Later on, he moved to Caen before leaving Normandy for Vendée, having obtained his high school diploma in 2012. He continued his studies with a 2-year diploma in sales application. During this time, he shared an apartment with Justin Mottier, while also getting to know Pierre-Henri Lecuisinier and Lorrenzo Manzin, who became racing cyclists for the FDJ team.[5]

In July 2019, he was named in the startlist for the 2019 Tour de France.[6] In October 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Vuelta a España.[7]

Major results

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2013
3rd Grand Prix cycliste de Machecou
2015
1st Overall Circuit du Mené
2016
1st Road race, National Under–23 Road Championships
1st Paris–Mantes-en-Yvelines
2018
5th Route Adélie de Vitré
2019
7th Polynormande
8th Paris-Troyes
2022
4th Boucles de l'Aulne
2023
6th Overall La Tropicale Amissa Bongo

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

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Grand Tour 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia
A yellow jersey Tour de France 95
A red jersey Vuelta a España 79 26
Legend
Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References

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  1. ^ "Direct Énergie". Directvelo (in French). Association Le Peloton. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Total Direct Énergie". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 12 January 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Total Direct Energie". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 7 January 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  4. ^ Ruscitto, Jean-Michel (25 August 2016). "La Grande Interview : Paul Ourselin". directvelo.com.
  5. ^ Tiburce, Marie (5 October 2016). "Sur les traces de leur parrain Paul Ourselin". ouest-france.fr.
  6. ^ "2019: 106th Tour de France: Start List". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  7. ^ "75th La Vuelta ciclista a España: Startlist". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
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