Christophe Laporte

Christophe Laporte is a French professional road cyclist, born on 11 December 1992 in La Seyne-sur-Mer, who rides for the UCI WorldTeam Visma-Lease a Bike. A sprinter and classics rider, he has taken more than 30 professional victories, including Gent-Wevelgem and Dwars door Vlaanderen in 2023 and the road race at that year's UEC European Road Championships. He has also won a stage at the 2022 Tour de France, a silver medal in the road race at the 2022 UCI Road World Championships and a bronze medal in the road race at the 2024 Paris Olympics. As an amateur he rode for VS Hyérois and AVC Aix-en-Provence and took silver in the road race at the 2013 Mediterranean Games. He turned professional with Cofidis in 2014, won the Tour de Vendée in 2015 and again in 2017, and had a breakout 2018 season that included wins at the Étoile de Bessèges stage race, the Tour La Provence and Tro-Bro Léon.