Jérémy Roy (cyclist)

Jérémy Roy
	Jérémy Roy (2012)
To person
Date of birth	June 22, 1983
nation	France
discipline	Street
Driver type	All-rounder
height	186 cm
Racing weight	70 kg
End of career	2018
Most important successes
	a stage Paris – Nice 2009
	Last updated: November 11, 2018

Jérémy Roy (born June 22, 1983 in Tours ) is a former French cyclist . He was considered an aggressive all-rounder.

Career

As a junior rider, Roy finished fifth in the road race at the 2001 World Championships . After winning the silver medal at the U23 European Championships in 2003, he drove as a stagiaire for the cycling team FDJ , with which he received a regular contract from 2003 and stayed until the end of his career. In addition to his career as a cyclist Roy studied at the Institut national des sciences appliquées in Rennes Engineering and graduated in 2008 with a Master degree from.

Roy achieved his greatest career success on the hilly 5th stage from Paris – Nice in 2009 when he pulled away from a three-man breakaway group with Thomas Voeckler and Tony Martin 7 kilometers from the finish and saved a small lead at the finish.

At the Tour de France 2011 he attacked frequently and won the mountain classifications at the Col du Tourmalet and the Col d'Aubisque . On the thirteenth stage he was in the lead up to two kilometers from the finish in Lourdes before Thor Hushovd and David Moncoutié overtook him and he was third on the stage. For one day he wore the spotted jersey of the leader of the mountain classification. Voted the most combative driver at the end of the tour .

At the end of the 2018 season, Roy ended his career as a cyclist.