Valentin Madouas
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Valentin Madouas (born 12 July 1996) is a French cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Groupama–FDJ United.
Career
Described as a puncheur, Madouas has seen success in one-day classic races as well as having strong climbing abilities. He won his first pro race in 2018 at Paris–Bourges in his first season as a professional. In May 2019, competed in the Giro d'Italia, his first Grand Tour. In August 2020, he finished 27th overall in his first Tour de France. He saw his first top 10 in a Grand Tour at the 2022 Tour de France, placing 10th. He obtained his first podium place in a classic with a third place at the 2022 Tour of Flanders. That season, he also won two stages of the Tour de Luxembourg in addition to the one-day Tour du Doubs. In June 2023, he won the French National Road Race Championships after placing second in the Strade Bianche three months earlier. In September, he took his first UCI WorldTour level victory, winning a four-rider sprint at the Bretagne Classic. He won a silver medal in the road race at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Personal life
His father is Laurent Madouas who was also a professional cyclist, riding from 1989 until 2001.
Major results
2014
2nd Overall GP Général Patton 1st Stage 1
3rd Overall Ronde des Vallées 1st Stage 2 (ITT)
2016
1st Road race, National Amateur Road Championships
1st Stage 2 Kreiz Breizh Elites
7th Overall ZLM Tour
2017
8th Overall Ronde de l'Isard
2018 (1 pro win)
1st Paris–Bourges
2nd Paris–Camembert
4th Overall Tour du Haut Var
5th Paris–Tours
7th Overall Four Days of Dunkirk
7th Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise
8th Overall Route d'Occitanie 1st Young rider classification
8th Bretagne Classic
2019
2nd La Drôme Classic
5th Road race, National Road Championships
8th Overall Étoile de Bessèges 1st Young rider classification
8th Amstel Gold Race
2020
2nd Grand Prix La Marseillaise
4th Paris–Tours
10th Mont Ventoux Dénivelé Challenge
2021 (1)
1st Polynormande
3rd Tour du Jura
5th Tour du Doubs
7th Overall Tour des Alpes-Maritimes et du Var
8th Bretagne Classic
2022 (3)
1st Tour du Doubs
1st Mountains classification, Paris–Nice
3rd Overall Tour de Luxembourg 1st Stages 1 & 5
3rd Tour of Flanders
4th Overall Tour du Limousin 1st Mountains classification
4th Overall Tour des Alpes-Maritimes et du Var
10th Overall Tour de France
2023 (2)
1st Road race, National Road Championships
1st Bretagne Classic
2nd Strade Bianche
4th Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal
4th Vuelta a Murcia
4th Paris–Camembert
8th E3 Saxo Classic
2024
2nd Road race, Olympic Games
5th Vuelta a Murcia
6th Amstel Gold Race
9th Overall Tour du Limousin
2025
3rd Tro-Bro Léon
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giro d'Italia | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tour de France | — | 27 | 42 | 10 | 20 | 25 | 21 |
| Vuelta a España | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Classics results timeline
| Monument | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milan–San Remo | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tour of Flanders | — | — | 14 | 39 | 3 | DNF | 16 |
| Paris–Roubaix | — | — | NH | — | 34 | — | — |
| Liège–Bastogne–Liège | 129 | 31 | 25 | 83 | 34 | 5 | 7 |
| Giro di Lombardia | — | 97 | — | — | — | 27 | |
| Classic | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Strade Bianche | 20 | — | — | 21 | — | 2 | 15 |
| E3 Saxo Bank Classic | — | — | NH | — | 7 | 8 | 43 |
| Dwars door Vlaanderen | — | — | 117 | 11 | 28 | 13 | |
| Brabantse Pijl | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — |
| Amstel Gold Race | 64 | 8 | NH | 27 | 14 | 11 | 6 |
| La Flèche Wallonne | DNF | 40 | 11 | 86 | — | 24 | 15 |
| Bretagne Classic | 8 | 24 | — | 8 | 15 | 1 | 44 |
| Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec | 49 | 24 | Not held | — | 32 | ||
| Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal | 12 | 48 | — | 4 | |||
| Paris–Tours | 5 | — | 4 | 22 | — | — |
Major championships timeline
| Event | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold medal Olympic Games | Road race | Not held | — | Not held | 2 | |||
| World Championships | Road race | — | — | 34 | 13 | 29 | 15 | |
| European Championships | Road race | — | — | — | DNF | — | — | |
| National Championships | Road race | 38 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 64 | 1 | 6 |
| — | Did not compete |
| DNF | Did not finish |
| NH | Not held |
| IP | In progress |