 Elissonde at the 2011Giro della Valle d'Aosta | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Kenny Elissonde |
| Nickname | King Kenny[1] |
| Born | (1991-07-22)22 July 1991 (age 34) Longjumeau, France |
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft6+1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 52 kg (115 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Climber |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2010–2011 | CC Etupes |
| 2011 | FDJ(stagiaire) |
| Professional teams | |
| 2012–2016 | FDJ–BigMat |
| 2017–2019 | Team Sky[2] |
| 2020–2023 | Trek–Segafredo[3][4] |
| 2024 | Cofidis[5] |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
| |
Kenny Elissonde (born 22 July 1991) is a French former professionalroad cyclist, who competed as a professional from 2012 to 2024.
Elissonde is a climbing specialist, having won the prestigious stage up theAlto de l'Angliru at the2013 Vuelta a España.[6]
In September 2016, it was announced that Elissonde would joinTeam Sky, fromFDJ, for the 2017 season on an initial 2-year deal.[7] He was the first French rider to be a member of the team sinceNicolas Portal was part of the inaugural squad back in 2010. In August 2020, he was named in the startlist for theTour de France.[8]
In 2021, he earned thecombativity award for his efforts on stage eleven of theTour de France.[1] During theVuelta a España he was involved in a successful breakaway on stage three,[9] where he finished third; two days later, he moved into the overall race lead for a day.[10]
Road race, National Junior Road Championships
Mountains classification
OverallRonde de l'Isard
Points classification
Young rider classification Young rider classification
after Stages 14–19
after Stage 5
Combativity award Stage 11Tour de FranceCombativity award Overall| Grand Tour | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia | — | — | 46 | — | DNF | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 Tour de France | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 36 | — | — | — |
 Vuelta a España | 33 | DNF | 16 | 20 | — | — | — | DNF | DNF | 64 | 50 | DNF |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
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