Lilian Calmejane

Lilian Calmejane (born 6 December 1992) is a French cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam. He is best known for winning stages at the Tour de France in 2017 and the Vuelta a España in 2016.

Career
Born in Albi, Calmejane turned professional in 2016 with, and in August, he won the fourth stage of the Vuelta a España, his first ride in a Grand Tour.

In 2017, the second win of his career came at the Étoile de Bessèges where he won stage 3 and the overall race. At the start of March, Calmejane won the Mountains classification at Paris–Nice. His great form continued at the Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali where he won stage 4 and the overall race. He finished off his strong spring with a stage win and the overall win at the Circuit Cycliste Sarthe – Pays de la Loire. In June, he was named in the startlist for the Tour de France. He achieved his first Tour de France stage victory after making a solo breakaway with 17 km to go on Stage 8, despite battling leg cramps 5 km from the finish line.

In February 2018, Calmejane won La Drôme Classic, before he triumphed at Paris–Camembert in April.

In August 2020, Calmejane signed a one-year contract with the for the 2021 season.

Major results

 * 2014
 * 4th Overall Ronde de l'Isard Ariege
 * 1st Stages 2 & 3 (TTT)


 * 2015
 * 1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Le Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux
 * 1st Stage 2
 * 5th Overall Tour de Bretagne
 * 1st Stage 3
 * 8th Overall Tour Alsace
 * 1st Jersey polkadot.svg Mountains classification


 * 2016 (1 pro win)
 * 1st Stage 4 Vuelta a España
 * 3rd Overall Tour La Provence
 * 8th Overall La Méditerranéenne
 * 1st Jersey white.svg Young rider classification
 * 8th Tour du Finistère
 * 10th La Drôme Classic


 * 2017 (7)
 * 1st Jersey green.svg Overall Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
 * 1st Jersey white.svg Points classification
 * 1st Stage 4
 * 1st Jersey orange.svg Overall Étoile de Bessèges
 * 1st Stage 3
 * 1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Circuit de la Sarthe
 * 1st Stage 3
 * Tour de France
 * 1st Stage 8
 * Held Jersey polkadot.svg after Stage 8
 * Jersey red number.svg Combativity award Stages 3 & 8
 * 1st Jersey polkadot.svg Mountains classification, Paris–Nice
 * 3rd Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise
 * 5th Overall Tour du Haut Var
 * 6th Overall Tour du Limousin
 * 9th Classic Sud-Ardèche
 * 10th Overall Boucles de la Mayenne
 * 10th Overall Tour du Poitou-Charentes


 * 2018 (2)
 * 1st Paris–Camembert
 * 1st La Drôme Classic
 * 3rd Classic Sud-Ardèche
 * 3rd Grand Prix Cycliste la Marseillaise
 * 5th Overall Tour La Provence
 * 6th Overall Etoile de Bessèges
 * 8th Overall Tour du Limousin
 * 8th GP Miguel Induráin
 * 9th Overall Tour de l'Ain
 * 10th Tour du Finistère


 * 2019 (2)
 * 1st Classic Sud-Ardèche
 * 1st Jersey blue.svg Mountains classification, Tour de la Provence
 * 2nd Overall Tour du Limousin
 * 1st Stage 1
 * 4th Overall Arctic Race of Norway
 * 5th Grand Prix de Wallonie
 * 5th Tro-Bro Léon
 * 6th Grand Prix La Marseillaise


 * 2020
 * 1st Jersey polkadot.svg Mountains classification, Route d'Occitanie
 * 5th Overall Étoile de Bessèges
 * 10th La Drôme Classic


 * 2021
 * 5th Classic Loire Atlantique
 * 8th Grand Prix La Marseillaise
 * 10th Grand Prix du Morbihan


 * 2022
 * 7th Tour du Jura
 * 8th Route Adélie
 * 9th Faun-Ardèche Classic


 * 2023
 * 1st Jersey white dots on blue.svg Mountains classification, Tour de l'Ain
 * 4th Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana


 * 2024
 * Giro d'Italia
 * Held after Stage 1