Yoann Offredo (born 12 November 1986) is a French former professional

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, who rode professionally between 2008 and 2020, for the and teams. His only professional victory came at the 2009

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, where he won stage 4. He is best known for his efforts in the spring classics where he has finished 14th in the

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and the

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. His best result in a monument came at the 2011 Milan–San Remo where he finished 7th after trying a late attack. He has competed in the

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on three occasions, in

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, and

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, where he was often seen in the breakaway. Offredo is a user of the popular fitness site

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, where he posts regular rides from his training and races.

Career

Française des Jeux (2008–2016)

Offredo turned professional with in 2008, after riding as a

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with the team in 2007. In 2010, Offredo finished 16th at

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, after attacking solo on the

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. He also finished 3rd in the Pro Tour Classic GP Ouest France – Plouay. He started in the

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which was his first Grand Tour start. He abandoned the race on stage 10. Offredo also finished 7th in

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. In the first Belgian classics race of the 2011 season, Offredo finished 4th at

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. One month later, he started at

, and finished 7th; his best result in a monument classic. A week later he started

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and just missed out on the top 10, with an 11th-place finish, despite a crash earlier in the race. After the race, it was found that he had suffered a heel injury, and as a result, he had to miss the

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. After missing three whereabouts tests, Offredo received a 1-year ban at the start of the 2012 season. Upon his return to professional cycling in 2013, he finished 5th in the

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Wanty–Groupe Gobert (2017–2020)

In the 2017 season, Offredo turned out for the Belgian Professional Continental team, . He achieved some of his best results during the classics campaign, with a 14th place in both the

and

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. He also rode the

for the first time, and attacked on several stages. On Stage 2, Offredo got in the breakaway, and won the

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, after a late attack from the breakaway with

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. He was also in the breakaway on Stage 10 with fellow Frenchman,

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. Offredo started his 2018 season at the

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where he finished in 20th position. His best result in the 2018 season came in February where he placed 13th at the

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. At the end of March, Offredo suffered from a sprained ankle, which made him abandon the

. Offredo started his second

, and was in the breakaway on the opening stage, securing the

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just as he did in on the first mass start stage in

. Offredo was also in the breakaway on Stage 7 but as the stage was long, and as he was the only man in the breakaway, he quickly returned to the peloton.

Major results

;2006 : 2nd

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;2007 : 2nd

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: 2nd

;2009 : 1st Stage 4

: 5th Overall

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: 9th

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;2010 : 3rd GP Ouest–France : 7th

: 8th

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;2011 : 4th

: 7th

: 8th Overall

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: 10th GP Ouest–France ;2013 : 5th Road race, National Road Championships ;2016 : 6th

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: 8th Overall

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;2017 :

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Stage 2

;2018 :

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Stage 1

;2019 :

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Stage 7

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Classics & Monuments results timeline

References

External links

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Yoann Offredo
at ''Strava'' * {{DEFAULTSORT:Offredo, Yoann French male cyclists 1986 births Living people People from Savigny-sur-Orge Sportspeople from Essonne Cyclists from Île-de-France