Pierre Rolland (born 10 October 1986) is a French professional

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, who rides for

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. He is particularly known for his aggressive style of racing in the mountains. He is a two-time stage winner in the

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and a stage winner in the Giro d'Italia. His most famous win to date came at

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in the

2011 Tour de France The 2011 Tour de France was the 98th edition of the race. It started on 2 July at the Passage du Gois and ended on the Champs-Élysées in Paris on 24 July. The cyclists competed in 21 stages over 23 days, covering a distance of . The route en ...

. With his win on the legendary mountain, Rolland has his name on the sign at turn 16 together with Dutchman

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. His best overall finishes in a

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include 4th overall at the

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and 8th overall at the

2012 Tour de France The 2012 Tour de France was the 99th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. It started in the Belgian city of Liège on 30 June and finished on the Champs-Élysées in Paris on 22 July. The Tour consisted of 21 stages, inc ...

. Alongside winning a stage in the 2011 Tour de France, Rolland also won the young rider classification.

Cycling career

Early years (2007–2008)

Born in

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, Rolland turned professional in 2007 for after riding for the team as a stagiaire in late 2006. In his first season as a professional he won a stage at

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and the

Tour du Limousin Tour du Limousin is a 4-day road bicycle race held annually in Limousin, France. It was first held in 1968 and since 2005 it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. In 2011 it was upgraded to an 2.HC The UCI 1.HC and UCI 2.HC ar ...

. In 2008 he won the mountains classification at the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré. At the

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, Rolland competed in the road race but did not finish.

Bbox Bouygues Telecom/Team Europcar (2009–2015)

In his first season at , Rolland finished 3rd at

, but had to wait until 2010 to collect his first victory for the team, as he won a stage at the

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and finished eighth at the

Critérium du Dauphiné The Critérium du Dauphiné, before 2010 known as the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré, is an annual cycling road race in the Dauphiné region in the southeast of France. The race is run over eight days during the first half of June. It is part ...

2011

On stage 9 in the

Thomas Voeckler Thomas Voeckler (; born 22 June 1979) is a French former road racing cyclist, who competed professionally between 2001 and 2017, for the team and its previous iterations. One of the most prominent French riders of his generation, Voeckler has b ...

claimed the yellow jersey after being in the breakaway. For the following week, Rolland would help Voeckler defend the jersey over legendary mountain passes at

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, the

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and the

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. Rolland gained acclaim for his strong work in defense of Voeckler's yellow jersey. Following the 14th stage of the Tour,

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referred to Rolland as a "rockstar." Rolland won the 19th stage at the top of

, beating Olympic gold medalist

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and two-time Tour champion

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. The victory also won him the white jersey, which he successfully defended in the 20th stage, as he finished the Tour 10th overall.

2012

In his first race of the season, Rolland won a stage at the

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and finished the race 4th overall. Rolland recorded his best result, at the time, at

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, where he finished 12th. After the first week in the

, Rolland was only 25th overall, and had also endured a crash on stage 6. On stage 11, Rolland was part of a four-rider breakaway, along with

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(),

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() and

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(). On the descent from the

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, Rolland crashed in a corner but quickly got back on his bike. On the final climb up to La Toussuire/

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, Rolland attacked and left the other riders behind, to take yet another solo win in the Tour de France. Rolland moved up to 9th position overall after the stage but was still keen to hunt for more stage wins. On the final mountain stage of the Tour, Rolland finished 5th and moved up to 8th position overall. This was his best career finish at the time, at the Tour de France, and he was also the best placed Frenchman in the general classification.

2013

In April, Rolland won the penultimate stage of the

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, and won the race overall the next day. Just a few days later he was 3rd in the one-day race,

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. Rolland then went on to finish 10th overall at the

Giro del Trentino The Tour of the Alps is an annual professional cycling stage race in Italy and Austria. First held in 1962, it was named Giro del Trentino ( en, Tour of Trentino) until 2016, and run over four stages in the Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol region o ...

, before one of his last goals of the spring campaign at

. After finishing 12th the previous year, Rolland had high hopes but had to settle for 24th. On stage 2 in the 100th edition of the

, Rolland made it into the breakaway and snatched the

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for the first time in his career. He would keep it until stage 7, where fellow Frenchman

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took the lead with 1 point. On the last day in the Pyrenees on stage 9, Rolland reclaimed the jersey after collecting enough points in the breakaway. Rolland lost the jersey on stage 15 to

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, who won the stage to

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2014

The 2014 season was the first season that Rolland rode the Giro d'Italia. After a spring where he had not delivered any top results, the pressure was lifted off his shoulders as he started the race. After finishing 21st in the team time trial, Rolland started the Giro off in the worst way possible. However at the end of the first week, Rolland improved and he moved up to 12th overall when the second rest day approached. As the more mountainous stages appeared in the race, Rolland improved his performance and moved even further up in the general classification. On the stage to Val Martello, Rolland finished 3rd and moved up to 4th overall. He advanced to 3rd place just two days after, and despite delivering one of his best Time trials ever on stage 19 where Rolland finished 4th, he dropped out of the podium placings. On the penultimate stage to

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, Rolland was on an almost impossible task, if he wanted to finish on the podium. He eventually lost 4 seconds to

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, and therefore finished fourth in the general classification, his best finish in a

. As he arrived at the

, Rolland was not considered any threat to the general classification and could therefore focus on breakaways. He attacked on stage 2 in the final kilometres but was unable to remain clear. On stage 9 to Mulhouse, Rolland moved up to 8th in the general classification after his performance in the breakaway. On the next day he dropped to 16th overall, possibly because of his efforts on the previous day. His best stage finish came on stage 17 to

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where he was 6th. Rolland finished the Tour de France just outside top 10, in eleventh overall.

2015

In his last season with , Rolland was very close to victory on two occasions in the spring. He finished 2nd on the first stage of the

Volta a Catalunya The Volta a Catalunya (; en, Tour of Catalonia, es, Vuelta a Cataluña, link=no) is a road bicycle race held annually in Catalonia, Spain. It is one of three World Tour stage races in Spain, together with the Vuelta a España and the Tour of th ...

, after losing the sprint to

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. Paterski moved into the leader's jersey after the stage, but Rolland claimed the jersey on stage 3 after Paterski lost over a minute. Rolland lost the jersey on the following stage, losing over five minutes. Two weeks later, Rolland was in the breakaway in the

Circuit Cycliste Sarthe The Circuit de la Sarthe-Pays de la Loire ( en, Circuit of Sarthe) is an early-season short road bicycle racing stage race held annually in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire, France. Since 2005, it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour ...

, but this time he lost the sprint to

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. One week later, Rolland finally achieved his first win of the season by winning the third and last stage of the

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in solo fashion, winning the overall race by 16 seconds. At the

, Rolland was outside the top 10 before the final week. On stage 18, Rolland was in the breakaway and finished 2nd behind countryman

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. On the following day, Rolland went into the breakaway again and attacked solo. As he had won on La Toussuire–

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, Rolland was looking to repeat it once again but was later overtaken by the eventual stage winner

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, and finished 11th on the stage. Rolland went into the breakaway once again on stage 20 on the stage to

, a mountain he had also won on previously, in

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. This time, Rolland finished 6th and defended his 10th place in the general classification. In the

Vuelta a España The Vuelta a España (; en, Tour of Spain) is an annual multi-stage bicycle race primarily held in Spain, while also occasionally making passes through nearby countries. Inspired by the success of the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia, the r ...

, Rolland was targeting stage wins and was in the breakaways once again with his best result being 5th on stage 16.

Cannondale (2016–2018)

On 27 August 2015, it was announced that Rolland would join for the 2016 season.

2016

With Rolland's move to for the 2016 season, Rolland was looking to add more flavour to his racing career. Having ridden many races in the previous seasons, he switched his focus to altitude camps. Having raced on a French team for the previous 10 seasons, Rolland did not speak English when he first arrived at . Even though being tough at first, Rolland could eventually communicate well with his team-mates even though the year was a learning curve; he was still looking to perform on his best level. At the

, Rolland finished 10th overall. Rolland was 9th overall after stage 7 at the

, however he crashed into the side of a rock on the descent to

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on stage 8 and lost almost 2 minutes. He also crashed on a descent on stage 19 after being in the breakaway with

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. At his last race of the season, at the

, Rolland finished 7th on stage 4.

2017

Rolland started the 2017 season off by finishing 78th at the Vuelta a Andalucia. His first top 10 result came at the

Tour of the Alps The Tour of the Alps is an annual professional cycling stage race in Italy and Austria. First held in 1962, it was named Giro del Trentino ( en, Tour of Trentino) until 2016, and run over four stages in the Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol region o ...

where he finished 6th overall. He also finished 4th on stage 3, and 5th on the final stage. One of Rolland's season goals was the 100th edition of the Giro d'Italia. He was very close to winning stage 11 of the race but finished 3rd in a reduced breakaway sprint behind

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and

. On stage 17, Rolland tried his luck once again, and after having made a solo attack inside the final , he managed to stay away to celebrate his first Giro d'Italia stage win. Just two days later he was yet again in the breakaway, but this time he would be beaten by

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and Costa to take another 3rd place in the race. Almost three weeks after the Giro, Rolland took part in the

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, his final race before the

. Having lost almost 10 minutes after the first two stages, Rolland was no real threat towards the general classification and attacked with to go on stage 3 on the climb to Gavarnie-Gèdre. He managed to keep the other contenders behind him to take his second win of the year. The Tour de France did not become a success for Rolland. His primary goal was to hunt stage wins but throughout the race he battled against angina, rhinitis and bronchitis which made his race more difficult. Rolland also said that if it had been any other race, he would have been at home instead of racing. Rolland finished his season with the

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in August, finishing 79th.

2018

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, Rolland finished 23rd overall. He abandoned

on the last day, but recovered throughout the following week to take part in the

where he finished 20th overall. He then rode the spring classics but did not manage to deliver any top results. Having had a disappointing spring season, Rolland was looking to rebound at the

. The last four stages of the race all featured mountains, and Rolland slowly made his way into the top 10, and was in the breakaway on the final day where he finished 10th and moved up to 8th overall. Starting his 10th

, Rolland was a support rider for

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in the mountains, but with Urán abandoning the race after stage 11, it meant Rolland had more chances for stage victories and he grabbed that opportunity on stage 12 – with three

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climbs in the with a finish at

, on which Rolland won in

. Although having made a great effort early on the stage, Rolland and many others in the breakaway were caught before the final climb. His best stage result came on stage 14 to Mende where he was in the decisive breakaway but had to settle with 11th. Rolland also rode the

, and was in the breakaway on stage 4, however he did not cover the eventual winning attack inside the breakaway by

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and Ben King.

Vital Concept–B&B Hotels (2019–present)

On 9 August 2018, it was announced that Rolland was to join for the 2019 season after three years at . Rolland started his 2019 season at the

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, where he finished 73rd. His first top 10 result came at the

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where he placed 6th overall. Rolland finished 7th overall at the

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, the

and the

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. For the

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, the team managed to gain a wildcard, however the race was postponed – from June and July to August and September – due to the

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. At the

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, Rolland won stage 3 en route to the overall victory; he also won the mountains classification. At the Tour de France, Rolland finished 2nd on Stage 12, and finished 18th overall. At the

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, Rolland won stage 6 after attacking with to go. The breakaway group were unable to catch Rolland, as he went on to win the stage by 50 seconds, for his first professional win since the 2017

Major results

;2005 : 10th Overall

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;2006 : 4th Overall

: 9th Overall

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;2007 : 1st Stage 2

: 2nd Overall

::1st Stage 1 : 2nd

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: 7th

Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise Grand Prix Cycliste La Marseillaise, formerly known as the Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise, is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in February around the city of Marseille, France. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event ...

: 8th

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;2008 : 1st Jersey white dots on red

Mountains classification, Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré : 6th Overall

: 8th

Trophée des Grimpeurs The Trophée des Grimpeurs, called Polymultipliée until 1970, was a single-day road bicycle race held annually in August in the region of Val-d'Oise, France, between Argenteuil and Sannois. Between 1980 and 2002 it was a criterium. Since 2005, th ...

: 9th

Tour du Haut Var The Tour du Haut Var ( en, Tour of the Haut Var) is an early-season two-day road bicycle race in the Var department region in the south of France. Until 2008 it was run as a one-day race, part of the UCI Europe Tour. In 2009, the race transformed ...

;2009 : 3rd Overall

;2010 : 1st Jersey polkadot

Mountains classification,

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: 2nd Overall

::1st Stage 4 : 5th

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: 8th Overall

: 9th

Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan Grand Prix du Morbihan is a single-day men's road bicycle race held annually in May around Plumelec, in the region of Brittany, France. Since 2020, the race is organised as a 1.Pro event on the UCI ProSeries The UCI ProSeries is the second tie ...

;2011 : 5th Overall

: 6th Overall

Tour de l'Ain Tour de l'Ain, also known as the Prix de l'Amitié, is an annual professional cycling stage race held in eastern France. G.P. de l'Amitié The first edition of the race was in 1970, as the G.P. de l'Amitié (Friendship G.P.). It was held over fo ...

: 7th Les Boucles du Sud Ardèche : 10th Overall

::1st

Young rider classification Young rider classification (french: classement général des jeunes) is a cycling jersey competition in multi-day stage race events, such as the Tour de France, Giro d'Italia and many others, which awards the current leader by overall time for ride ...

::1st Stage 19 : 10th Overall

Tour Méditerranéen Tour or Tours may refer to: Travel * Tourism, travel for pleasure * Tour of duty, a period of time spent in military service * Campus tour, a journey through a college or university's campus * Guided tour, a journey through a location, directed b ...

;2012 : 4th Overall

::1st Stage 3 : 8th Overall

::1st Stage 11 ;2013 : 1st Jersey yellow

Overall

::1st Stage 4 : 3rd

: 10th Overall

::Held

after Stages 2–6 & 9–14 ;2014 : 4th Overall Giro d'Italia ;2015 : 1st Jersey multicolor

Overall

::1st Stage 3 : 10th Overall

;2016 : 10th Overall

;2017 : 1st Soccer_Jersey_White-Black_(borders)

Sprints classification,

: 1st Stage 17 Giro d'Italia : 1st Stage 3

: 6th Overall

;2018 : 8th Overall

;2019 : 6th Overall

: 7th Overall

;2020 : 1st Jersey yellow

Overall

::1st

Points classification ::1st Jersey red

Mountains classification ::1st Stage 3 : Jersey red number

Combativity award The combativity award is a prize given in road bicycle racing Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on Road surface, paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professional sport, professional form of ...

Stage 15

;2021 : 1st Stage 6 Tour du Rwanda ;2022 : 1st Jersey white dots on blue

Mountains classification,

Grand Tour classification results timeline

References

External links

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Pierre Rolland profile
at Team Europcar {{DEFAULTSORT:Rolland, Pierre French male cyclists 1986 births Living people French Tour de France stage winners French Giro d'Italia stage winners Cyclists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists of France People from Gien 2012 Tour de France stage winners 2011 Tour de France stage winners Sportspeople from Loiret Cyclists from Centre-Val de Loire