 Jungels,Ans.Liège–Bastogne–Liège, 2018. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Bob Jungels |
| Born | (1992-09-22)22 September 1992 (age 33) Rollingen, Luxembourg |
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft2+1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb; 11 st 0 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Ineos Grenadiers |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | All-rounder |
| Amateur team | |
| 2011 | UC Dippach |
| Professional teams | |
| 2012 | Leopard–Trek Continental Team |
| 2013–2015 | RadioShack–Leopard[1] |
| 2016–2020 | Etixx–Quick-Step[2] |
| 2021–2022 | AG2R Citroën Team[3] |
| 2023–2024 | Bora–Hansgrohe |
| 2025– | Ineos Grenadiers |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
| |
Medal record | |
Bob Jungels (born 22 September 1992) is a Luxembourgishroad bicycle racer, who rides forUCI WorldTeamIneos Grenadiers.[4]
Born inRollingen,Mersch,Luxembourg, Jungels competed in theTour de France for the first time in2015,[5] as part of theUCI World Tour teamTrek Factory Racing, finishing 27th overall and 5th in theyoung rider classification.
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Jungels signed forEtixx–Quick-Step for the 2016 and 2017 seasons.[6] He was named in the start list for the2016 Giro d'Italia where he finished sixth overall and won theyoung rider classification.[7]
In 2017 he confirmed his ambitions in thegeneral classification by finishing 8th in theGiro d'Italia. He also defended theyoung rider classification from the previous edition. OnlyVladimir Poulnikov andPavel Tonkov won the classification in consecutive years before him. In the process he was able to take stage 15 and became the first rider from Luxembourg, sinceCharly Gaul 56 years earlier, to win at theGiro d'Italia.[8]
In 2018, Jungels wonLiège–Bastogne–Liège after a solo attack on the Côte de la Roche-aux-Faucons.
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In August 2020, Jungels signed a two-year contract with theAG2R Citroën Team from the 2021 season.[9]
His first season with the French squad was hampered first by a back injury[10] and then a head injury suffered in a crash in theAmstel Gold Race.[11] Then in June 2021 the team announced that he would miss theTour de France and theCOVID-19 pandemic-delayed2020 Summer Olympics for surgery for iliac artery endofibrosis.[12] He returned to competition after a 93-day absence at theTour de Luxembourg in September.[13]
Jungels regained his title at theLuxembourgish National Time Trial Championships in 2022, finishing around half a minute faster than any other competitor over the 13.6-kilometre (8.5-mile) course inNospelt.[14] Following this success, Jungels' next race was theTour de France – prior to the race, he tested positive forCOVID-19 on the two days prior to the openingindividual time trial stage, but was allowed to compete by both theUnion Cycliste Internationale (UCI) and race organisersAmaury Sport Organisation (ASO).[15] After finishing in the top-ten placings in the sprint finish on stage eight,[16] Jungels got into the breakaway on the following stage. On the day's third categorised climb, the Col de la Croix, Jungels attacked the breakaway group with 3 kilometres (1.9 miles) left to climb.[17] Jungels eventually soloed to victory as the race returned to France, finishing 22 seconds clear ofJonathan Castroviejo inChâtel,[18] to become the first cyclist from Luxembourg to win a stage sinceAndy Schleck in2011.[19] He ultimately finished the race in 12th place overall.[20]
In August 2022, it was announced that Jungels was to joinBora–Hansgrohe for the 2023 season, on an initial two-year contract with an option for a further year.[21]
In August 2024, it was announced that Jungels was to joinIneos Grenadiers for the 2025 season, on a two-year contract.[22]
Source:[23]
National Junior ChampionshipsNational Junior ChampionshipsRoad raceTime trial
Time trial,UEC European Junior Championships
Time trial,UCI World Junior ChampionshipsRoad raceTime trial
OverallGrand Prix Rüebliland
Mountains classification
Points classification Overall Vuelta al Besaya Points classification Overall Keizer der Juniores Koksijde Overall 3-Etappen-Rundfahrt Mountains classification,GP Général Patton
Road race Time trialRoad raceTime trial Time trial
Young rider classificationTime trial, National Under-23 Championships OverallFlèche du Sud Young rider classification OverallLe Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux Points classification Time trial,UEC European Under-23 Championships Young rider classificationRoad raceTime trial
Combativity award Stage 17Vuelta a EspañaRoad raceTime trial
OverallÉtoile de Bessèges
Team time trialRoad raceTime trial Young rider classificationYoung rider classification
after Stages 10–12Road race Young rider classification,Tirreno–AdriaticoYoung rider classification after Stages 4–8Team time trial,UCI World ChampionshipsRoad raceTime trialRoad raceTime trialTime trialTime trial, National ChampionshipsTime trial, National Championships
Combativity award Stage 13Vuelta a España| Grand Tour general classification results | |||||||||||
| Grand Tour | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giro d'Italia | — | — | 6 | 8 | — | 33 | — | — | — | 39 | — |
| Tour de France | — | 27 | — | — | 11 | — | 43 | — | 12 | 26 | 37 |
 Vuelta a España | DNF | — | — | 42 | — | — | — | — | 51 | — | — |
| Major stage race general classification results | |||||||||||
| Race | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
 Paris–Nice | 18 | 23 | — | — | — | 8 | 15 | 27 | — | 19 | 34 |
 Tirreno–Adriatico | — | — | 3 | 14 | 18 | — | — | — | 23 | — | — |
 Volta a Catalunya | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | NH | 59 | — | — | — |
| Tour of the Basque Country | 57 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 91 | |
| Tour de Romandie | — | — | DNF | 8 | — | — | — | 61 | 42 | — | |
 Critérium du Dauphiné | 86 | — | — | — | 25 | — | 42 | — | — | — | 40 |
| Tour de Suisse | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | NH | 19 | 6 | — | — |
| Monument | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milan–San Remo | — | 87 | — | — | — | — | — | 73 | — | 52 | — | — |
| Tour of Flanders | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | 56 | — | — |
| Paris–Roubaix | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NH | — | — | — | — |
| Liège–Bastogne–Liège | — | 62 | 82 | — | — | 1 | — | 94 | — | 58 | — | 45 |
| Giro di Lombardia | — | — | — | — | DNF | DNF | 52 | — | — | — | 67 | DNF |
| Classic | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Omloop Het Nieuwsblad | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 32 | — | — | — | 126 |
| Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne | NH | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 55 | — | — | — | 98 |
| Strade Bianche | — | — | — | 17 | DNF | — | — | DNF | — | — | — | — |
| E3 Harelbeke | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | NH | — | 65 | — | — |
| Dwars door Vlaanderen | DNF | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 70 | — | — | |
| Amstel Gold Race | — | 38 | 23 | 43 | 39 | 33 | — | DNF | — | — | 33 | |
| La Flèche Wallonne | — | 143 | DNF | 66 | 39 | 41 | — | 70 | — | 78 | — | DNF |
| Clásica de San Sebastián | 16 | — | 80 | 84 | — | 52 | — | NH | — | — | DNF | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
| IP | In progress |
| NH | Not held |
In 2010, Jungels was the winner of the Prix du Jeune Espoir Luxembourgeois.[24] In 2018, Jungels was the men's winner at theLuxembourgish Sportspeople of the Year awards.[25]
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