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Arnaud Démare (born 26 August 1991) is a French professional road racing cyclist who rides for UCI WorldTeam . Having turned professional in 2012 and specialising as a sprinter, Démare has taken almost 100 wins as a professional, including 10 Grand Tour stage victories – 2 at the
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and 8 at the
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(the most by any French rider) – and he won the
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in
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. Démare is one of five riders to have won the French National Road Race Championships three times, having won the race in 2014, 2017 and 2020. He has also won the under-23 road race at the 2011 UCI Road World Championships, and the 2016 Milan–San Remo, a cycling monument.


Career


Junior and amateur career

Born in
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, Démare joined Team Wasquehal in 2008, and as a first-year junior rider, he won a stage at both the Tour de l'Abitibi and the Coupe des Nations Abitibi. During his second junior season in 2009, Démare won the bronze medal in the road race at the UEC European Road Championships in Belgium, and the silver medal in the road race at the UCI Junior World Championships in Russia. He also won a stage of the Tour d'Istrie in Croatia, and placed second to Guillaume Van Keirsbulck in the Paris–Roubaix Juniors. Ageing out of juniors, Démare signed with CC Nogent-sur-Oise for the 2010 season. He won the final stage of the Coupe des nations Ville Saguenay in Canada, before winning a bronze medal at the UEC European Road Championships for the second year in a row – this time at under-23 level. Following this, he won the Grand Prix de la ville de Pérenchies in a sprint finish, and later finished fifth in the under-23 road race at the
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in Australia. Having won La Côte Picarde in the spring of 2011, Démare won two stages at the Coupe des nations Ville Saguenay, before winning the Ronde Pévéloise one-day race and a stage of the Tour Alsace. These performances earned him a stagiaire role at to the end of the 2011 season, and during this time, Démare won the under-23 road race at the
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in Denmark – leading home teammate Adrien Petit in the sprint finish, for a second French win in three years.


FDJ–BigMat (2012–2023)

In the days after his stagiaire role with was announced, Démare was further announced to be joining the team full-time for the 2012 season.


2012–2013

Démare took his first professional victory in his first start of the 2012 season, when he won the final stage of February's Tour of Qatar. At the end of the month, Démare followed this up with a fourth-place finish in Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne, before winning Le Samyn in a sprint finish from a small group. In March, Démare won the final stage and the points classification at the Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen, before winning the Cholet-Pays de Loire in a sprint finish. After further fourth-place finishes at the Grand Prix de Denain and Tro-Bro Léon one-day races, Démare made his Grand Tour début at the
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, recording a best stage finish of fourth before abandoning ahead of the final week. Following the Giro d'Italia, Démare won the second stage of the Route du Sud, and then finished second to teammate Nacer Bouhanni in both
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and the French National Road Race Championships. He was part of the French squad that contested the road race at the London Olympics, finishing in 30th place. In August, Démare won his first
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race, winning the sprint finish at the Vattenfall Cyclassics, ahead of local favourite
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and Giacomo Nizzolo. Having held the lead of the Three Days of De Panne for a day, Démare's first victory of the 2013 season came at April's Grand Prix de Denain, winning the sprint ahead of Bryan Coquard and Bouhanni. He then won the first three stages of the
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, ultimately winning the race overall as well as the points and young rider classifications. In June, he took his first stage victory at a
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stage race, winning the bunch sprint at the end of the fourth stage of the Tour de Suisse into Buochs. Aside from another World Tour stage victory at the Eneco Tour, Démare's remaining successes during the year came in one-day races – he won the RideLondon–Surrey Classic in August, and the
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in September to take his tally to ten wins for the season, while also finishing on the podium at
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(second) and
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(third).


2014

For the second time in three years, Démare won on the Doha Corniche with a final-stage victory at the Tour of Qatar, his first race of the season. Moving into the
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, Démare finished in the front group at
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, ultimately finishing second behind John Degenkolb – a result that left him "satisfied" prior to the
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and
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, but only finished the latter in twelfth place. Having extended his contract with the team until the end of the 2016 season, Démare repeated his overall victory at May's
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, where he also won the first two stages, points and young rider classifications. The following week, he won the last two stages of the Tour de Picardie to take the overall victory, and he also won the points classification at the race. With seven victories to that point in the year, Démare was selected by as their main sprinter for the
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for the first time, being selected over teammate Nacer Bouhanni. Ahead of the Tour de France, Démare took successive victories in
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and the French National Road Race Championships – finishing directly ahead of Bouhanni in the latter. Démare's best stage results at the Tour de France were a pair of third-place finishes, on stages four and twelve. Over the remainder of the 2014 campaign, Démare took a further six victories – for a final tally of fifteen wins. He won the
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and
Grand Prix d'Isbergues Grand Prix d'Isbergues is a professional cycle road race held in Isbergues, Pas-de-Calais The Pas-de-Calais (, ' strait of Calais'; ; ) is a department in northern France named after the French designation of the Strait of Dover, which ...
one-day races in September in bunch sprints, before he won the Tour de l'Eurométropole stage race the following month, along with three stages, points and young rider classifications.


2015

In contrast to his 2014 season, Démare went winless through the first few months of 2015, recording a tenth-place finish in the
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opener Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, and a best result of any kind being a second place on the second stage of
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. Démare's first wins of the season came at May's Tour of Belgium; having finished second to Tom Boonen on the first road stage, Démare then out-sprinted Boonen to win on the next two stages to move into second overall, one second off the lead. He ultimately failed to finish the final stage, losing the points classification as a result of this. These would ultimately be his only wins of the season, with a second-place stage finish at the Eneco Tour – to Boonen – being his best result for the remainder of the year.


2016

In January, Démare announced his race plans for the first half of the new season, starting his campaign on home soil at
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and
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, followed by competing in the spring classics of Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne,
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,
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, the
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and
Paris–Roubaix Paris–Roubaix is a one-day professional bicycle road race in northern France, starting north of Paris and finishing in Roubaix, at the border with Belgium. It is one of cycling's oldest races, and is one of the 'Cycling monument, Monuments' ...
, along with the
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and Three Days of De Panne stage races. He also announced that he would skip the
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and focus on the
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instead. He enjoyed success at La Méditerranéenne, where his squad won the race's opening team time trial and he won the following stage. Démare went on to win the first full stage of Paris–Nice, his final preparatory race for Milan–San Remo. At Milan–San Remo, Démare crashed on the Cipressa climb with around remaining, but was able to rejoin the main field ahead of the Poggio di San Remo. He then won the final sprint to become the first French rider to win the race since
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in
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, and the first French rider to win a cycling monument since Jalabert's 1997 Giro di Lombardia victory. Démare's victory was however questioned by rival riders
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and Eros Capecchi, who alleged that Démare had been assisted by a tow from an team car on the Cipressa. In the absence of any photographic or video evidence, race officials decided not to take any action. After a fifth-place finish at
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, Démare contested the Giro d'Italia for the first time since
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, recording two second-place stage finishes, but ultimately withdrew from the race ahead of the final week. He won the final stage and the points classification at June's Route du Sud, but would not win another race until October, when he won Binche–Chimay–Binche in a two-up sprint against Zdeněk Štybar. He also recorded second-place finishes at the
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and
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, but ultimately finished the season with a tally of six wins.


2017

Démare won on his opening race day of the season, taking the first stage of
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in a sprint finish; he also won the fourth stage of the race in a similar fashion. He then won the opening stage of
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in a sprint à deux against Julian Alaphilippe in Bois-d'Arcy, having followed Alaphilippe's attacking move with around remaining. He held the race lead until the stage 4
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, losing it to Alaphilippe. He was unable to defend his title at
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, as he finished in sixth place – in a chase group behind a lead trio that had attacked on the Poggio di San Remo. He also finished in sixth place at
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, his first top-ten placing at the race, leading home the first chase group behind the five riders that competed for the race honours. In the lead up to the
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, Démare took a further five victories – he won the Grand Prix de Denain and
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one-day races, a stage at both the
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and Critérium du Dauphiné stage races, and a second French National Road Race Championships title in
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, beating former teammate Nacer Bouhanni to the win. Having finished second to Marcel Kittel on the second stage of the Tour de France, Démare took his first Grand Tour stage win on the fourth stage in a sprint finish in Vittel; it was the first Tour de France stage won by a Frenchman in a bunch sprint since Jimmy Casper did so in
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in
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. Wearing the green jersey of points classification leader, Démare was also edged out by Kittel on the sixth stage into
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, before falling ill ahead of the stages in the
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. On stage 8, he finished more than 37 minutes behind the stage winner, before finishing outside the time limit the following day – along with three of his teammates – eliminating them from the race. Following the Tour de France, Démare finished second to
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at the EuroEyes Cyclassics in
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, before winning the
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in a sprint finish.


2018–2019

After finishing second to Dylan Groenewegen at Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne, Démare took his first victory of the 2018 season with an opening stage win at
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. He took third-place finishes on consecutive March weekends at
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and
Gent–Wevelgem Gent–Wevelgem, officially Gent–Wevelgem – In Flanders Fields, is a road bicycle racing, road cycling race in Belgium, held annually since 1934. It is one of the classic cycle races, classic races part of the Flemish Cycling Week, run in late ...
, but it was not until June before he took another victory, winning the penultimate stage of the Tour de Suisse. At the
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, he was third on the second and thirteenth stages, before he took his second Tour de France stage win, on stage eighteen into Pau, following a lead-out from teammate Jacopo Guarnieri. With a further third-place finish on the final stage, Démare finished third in the points classification. Having also extended his contract with until the end of 2020, Démare was second at the EuroEyes Cyclassics, before he completed a clean sweep at the Tour Poitou-Charentes en Nouvelle-Aquitaine, winning all five stages on his way to the overall victory. He took one other podium result before the end of the year, finishing second to Pascal Ackermann at the Grand Prix de Fourmies. After second-place stage finishes at both the Volta ao Algarve and
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, Démare's first victory of the 2019 season came during the tenth stage of the
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– which ended on the streets of
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– prevailing in a bunch sprint ahead of
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. He took the lead of the points classification the following day, which he held for seven stages, but ultimately finished second to Pascal Ackermann – a rider he had criticised following his Modena stage victory. He then won two stages and the points classification at the
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, and also won a stage at the
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. Démare's final win of the season came at September's Okolo Slovenska, where he won the penultimate stage and the points classification; he also finished second overall in the general classification, one second in arrears of the race winner, Yves Lampaert.


2020

After competing at the UAE Tour prior to the
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-enforced suspension of racing, Démare's first win of 2020 came at Milano–Torino, which was held on a flatter parcours compared to previous years, as it was held as a midweek precursor to
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three days later. Over the rest of August, Démare took eight further victories – two stage wins and the general classification at the
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, the French National Road Race Championships (becoming the fifth rider to win the race at least three times), and three stage wins and the general classification at the Tour Poitou-Charentes en Nouvelle-Aquitaine, overhauling
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on the final day in the latter. He also won a silver medal in the road race at the UEC European Road Championships, held in Plouay, France, just behind Italy's Giacomo Nizzolo. After a stage win in September's Tour de Luxembourg, Démare returned to the
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in October, as one of the contenders for the points classification jersey. Démare won his first stage of the race on stage four, winning a bunch sprint into Villafranca Tirrena. Démare then won the next two bunch sprints on stages six and seven into
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and
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respectively, taking and solidifying his lead in the points classification, and as a result, becoming the first rider since Robbie McEwen in
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to win three stages in the opening week of the Giro d'Italia. He added a fourth stage victory on stage eleven into
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, again in a bunch sprint, and ultimately held the points classification lead until the finish in
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; he finished 49 points ahead of his closest challenger, Peter Sagan. Démare finished the 2020 season with fourteen victories, two more than any other rider, while also extending his contract with until the end of 2023.


2021

Following second-place stage finishes at the Tour de la Provence and
Paris–Nice Paris–Nice is a professional road bicycle racing, cycling stage race in France, held annually since 1933. Raced over eight days, the race usually starts with a prologue in the Paris region and ends with a final stage either in Nice or on the ...
, Démare took his first win of the season in April at
La Roue Tourangelle La Roue Tourangelle is a road bicycle race held annually in the Region Centre-Val de Loire, France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territo ...
, a one-day race, beating Nacer Bouhanni in a sprint finish. He then won two stages and the points classification in the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana, and in May, won the last three stages of the Boucles de la Mayenne on his way to winning the general and points classifications at the race. He won the second stage of the
Route d'Occitanie The Route d'Occitanie is a road bicycle race with 4 stages held annually in Southern France. It was first held in 1977 and since 2005 it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. It is usually held a week before the Tour de France. ...
, before competing in the
Tour de France The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage cycle sport, bicycle race held primarily in France. It is the oldest and most prestigious of the three Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours, which include the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a ...
for the first time since
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. Démare recorded a single top-ten stage finish (fourth) on stage six, and finished outside of the time limit three stages later, ending his race early. He made his first start at the
Vuelta a España The Vuelta a España (; ) is an annual stage race, multi-stage bicycle racing, 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'Ital ...
, looking to complete the triptych of winning a stage at all three Grand Tours. The closest he came was a second-place finish to Fabio Jakobsen on the fourth stage, and he finished inside the top-100 of a Grand Tour general classification for the first time. He finished the season with a second-place finish at
Paris–Bourges Paris–Bourges is a French road bicycle race. The race originally started in Paris and ran to the town of Bourges in the Région Centre. However, in recent year with the length of races shortened it has become impossible to link the two cities a ...
, and victory in
Paris–Tours Paris–Tours is a French one-day classic road cycling race held every October from the outskirts of Paris to the cathedral city of Tours. It is a predominantly flat course through the Chevreuse and Loire valleys; the highest point is 200 m ...
, winning out of a four-rider group that had broken clear towards the end of the race. He became the first French rider to win the race for fifteen years.


2022

In the first third of the season, Démare's best result was a second-place stage finish at Tirreno–Adriatico, and he also recorded his fourth top-ten finish at
Milan–San Remo Milan–Sanremo (in italian language, Italian ''Milano-Sanremo''), also called "''The Spring classic''" or "''La Classicissima''", is an annual road bicycle racing, road cycling race between Milan and Sanremo, in Northwest Italy. With a distance ...
, finishing tenth. At the
Giro d'Italia The Giro d'Italia (; ), also known simply as the Giro, is an annual stage race, multiple-stage bicycle racing, bicycle race primarily held in Italy, while also starting in, or passing through, other countries. The first race was organized in 19 ...
, and having missed out on victory on stage three to
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, Démare won stages five and six to move into the lead of the points classification; as a result, he surpassed
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and
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for most stage wins by a Frenchman at the Giro d'Italia, with seven. He added a third stage victory of the race on the thirteenth stage, as he ultimately won the points classification for the second time – scoring almost double the points of runner-up Fernando Gaviria. Following the Giro d'Italia, Démare took stage victories at both the
Route d'Occitanie The Route d'Occitanie is a road bicycle race with 4 stages held annually in Southern France. It was first held in 1977 and since 2005 it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. It is usually held a week before the Tour de France. ...
and the
Tour de Pologne The Tour de Pologne (; ), officially abbreviated TdP, is an annual, professional men's Race stage, multiple-stage cycle sport, bicycle race primarily held in Poland. It consists of seven or eight stages and is usually around 1,200 km ...
, also winning the points classification of the latter. Démare was seen to be one of the favourites for the road race at the UEC European Road Championships in Germany, leading the French team at the race. He ultimately won the silver medal, as he was unable to out-sprint Fabio Jakobsen in the closing metres in
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. The week after, Démare took second-place finishes on consecutive days at the Belgian one-day races
Egmont Cycling Race Egmont Cycling Race is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in August in Zottegem, Belgium. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. The race started out as 'Dokter Tistaertprijs' in 1934. Between 1971 ...
and Druivenkoers Overijse. Following another second-place finish in Belgium, at the Primus Classic, Démare finished his season with a block of racing in France, commencing with a sprint victory at the
Grand Prix d'Isbergues Grand Prix d'Isbergues is a professional cycle road race held in Isbergues, Pas-de-Calais The Pas-de-Calais (, ' strait of Calais'; ; ) is a department in northern France named after the French designation of the Strait of Dover, which ...
. He finished in second place in bunch sprints at the Tour de Vendée and
Paris–Bourges Paris–Bourges is a French road bicycle race. The race originally started in Paris and ran to the town of Bourges in the Région Centre. However, in recent year with the length of races shortened it has become impossible to link the two cities a ...
, before concluding his season with a second successive victory in
Paris–Tours Paris–Tours is a French one-day classic road cycling race held every October from the outskirts of Paris to the cathedral city of Tours. It is a predominantly flat course through the Chevreuse and Loire valleys; the highest point is 200 m ...
– the first rider to do so since
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in
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and
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.


2023

Démare did not record any top-three results until May, when he won the second stage of the Boucles de la Mayenne; he went on to finish the race second overall behind Oier Lazkano, but won the points classification. He followed this up with a second victory at the
Brussels Cycling Classic The Brussels Cycling Classic (known until June 2013 as Paris–Brussels) is a classic cycle races, semi classic European Road bicycle racing, bicycle race, one of the oldest races on the international calendar. History Paris–Brussels was first ...
, having been part of a group of some twenty riders that formed on the combination of the Muur van Geraardsbergen and Bosberg climbs with around remaining. Despite these victories, Démare was not selected for the
Tour de France The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage cycle sport, bicycle race held primarily in France. It is the oldest and most prestigious of the three Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours, which include the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a ...
for the second year in succession, and was told by team manager Marc Madiot that his contract would not be extended beyond the end of the season.


Arkéa–Samsic (2023–present)

Démare and agreed to a mutual termination of his contract as at the end of July 2023 and joined – another UCI WorldTeam – until the end of the 2025 season. He made his first start with the team at the Tour of Leuven in mid-August, He finished fourth at the Hamburg Cyclassics, before recording his first podium result with the team, finishing third at the
Grand Prix d'Isbergues Grand Prix d'Isbergues is a professional cycle road race held in Isbergues, Pas-de-Calais The Pas-de-Calais (, ' strait of Calais'; ; ) is a department in northern France named after the French designation of the Strait of Dover, which ...
. He took two victories towards the end of the season, winning the Tour de Vendée and
Paris–Bourges Paris–Bourges is a French road bicycle race. The race originally started in Paris and ran to the town of Bourges in the Région Centre. However, in recent year with the length of races shortened it has become impossible to link the two cities a ...
races in group sprints. In 2024, Démare had his least prolific season since 2015, taking two individual victories – a stage at the Tour Poitou-Charentes en Nouvelle-Aquitaine (also winning the points classification), and a one-day victory at Paris–Chauny.


Personal life

Démare is married to Morgane, and the couple have one daughter.


Major results

Source: ;2008 : Tour de l'Abitibi ::1st Points classification ::1st Stage 1 : 1st Stage 4 Coupe des Nations Abitibi : 9th Bernaudeau Junior ;2009 : 2nd Road race, UCI Junior World Championships : 2nd Paris–Roubaix Juniors : 3rd Road race, UEC European Junior Road Championships : 3rd Overall Tour d'Istrie ::1st Stage 3 : 3rd Bernaudeau Junior : 6th Overall GP Général Patton : 9th Overall Tour De Lorraine Juniors ;2010 : 1st Grand Prix de la ville de Pérenchies : 1st Stage 4 Coupe des nations Ville Saguenay : 5th Road race, UCI Under-23 Road World Championships : 8th La Côte Picarde : 9th Paris–Tours Espoirs : 10th ZLM Tour : 10th Grand Prix de la Ville de Lillers ;2011 : 1st Road race, UCI Under-23 Road World Championships : 1st La Côte Picarde : 1st Ronde Pévéloise : Coupe des nations Ville Saguenay ::1st Stages 1 & 4 : 1st Stage 3 Tour Alsace : 4th Paris–Roubaix Espoirs : 4th ZLM Tour ;2012 (6 pro wins) : 1st Vattenfall Cyclassics : 1st Le Samyn : 1st Cholet-Pays de Loire : 1st Stage 6 Tour of Qatar : 1st Stage 2 Route du Sud : 2nd Road race, National Road Championships : 2nd
Halle–Ingooigem Halle–Ingooigem is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in June in West Flanders, Belgium Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. Situated in a coastal lowland region known as the Low Cou ...
: 4th Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne : 4th Tro-Bro Léon : 4th GP de Denain Porte du Hainaut : 9th Overall Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen ::1st Points classification ::1st Stage 2 ;2013 (9) : 1st Overall
Four Days of Dunkirk The Four Days of Dunkirk () is road bicycle race around the Nord-Pas de Calais region of northern France. Despite the name of the race, since the addition of an individual time trial in 1963, the race has been held over a 5 or 6 day period for ...
::1st Points classification ::1st Young rider classification ::1st Stages 1, 2 & 3 : 1st Grand Prix de Denain : 1st RideLondon–Surrey Classic : 1st
Grand Prix d'Isbergues Grand Prix d'Isbergues is a professional cycle road race held in Isbergues, Pas-de-Calais The Pas-de-Calais (, ' strait of Calais'; ; ) is a department in northern France named after the French designation of the Strait of Dover, which ...
: 1st Grote Prijs Beeckman-De Caluwé : 1st Stage 4 Tour de Suisse : 1st Stage 2 Eneco Tour : 2nd
Paris–Bourges Paris–Bourges is a French road bicycle race. The race originally started in Paris and ran to the town of Bourges in the Région Centre. However, in recent year with the length of races shortened it has become impossible to link the two cities a ...
: 3rd
Paris–Tours Paris–Tours is a French one-day classic road cycling race held every October from the outskirts of Paris to the cathedral city of Tours. It is a predominantly flat course through the Chevreuse and Loire valleys; the highest point is 200 m ...
: 9th Overall Tour de l'Eurométropole : 9th Omloop van het Houtland : 10th Vattenfall Cyclassics ;2014 (15) : 1st Road race, National Road Championships : 1st Overall
Four Days of Dunkirk The Four Days of Dunkirk () is road bicycle race around the Nord-Pas de Calais region of northern France. Despite the name of the race, since the addition of an individual time trial in 1963, the race has been held over a 5 or 6 day period for ...
::1st Points classification ::1st Young rider classification ::1st Stages 1 & 2 : 1st Overall Tour de l'Eurométropole ::1st Points classification ::1st Young rider classification ::1st Stages 1, 2 & 4 : 1st Overall Tour de Picardie ::1st Points classification ::1st Stages 2 & 3 : 1st
Halle–Ingooigem Halle–Ingooigem is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in June in West Flanders, Belgium Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. Situated in a coastal lowland region known as the Low Cou ...
: 1st
Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen (Championship of Flanders) or Koolskamp Koerse is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in September in Koolskamp (part-municipality of Ardooie), West Flanders, Belgium Belgium, officially the Kingdom ...
: 1st
Grand Prix d'Isbergues Grand Prix d'Isbergues is a professional cycle road race held in Isbergues, Pas-de-Calais The Pas-de-Calais (, ' strait of Calais'; ; ) is a department in northern France named after the French designation of the Strait of Dover, which ...
: 1st Stage 6 Tour of Qatar : 2nd
Gent–Wevelgem Gent–Wevelgem, officially Gent–Wevelgem – In Flanders Fields, is a road bicycle racing, road cycling race in Belgium, held annually since 1934. It is one of the classic cycle races, classic races part of the Flemish Cycling Week, run in late ...
: 3rd
Brussels Cycling Classic The Brussels Cycling Classic (known until June 2013 as Paris–Brussels) is a classic cycle races, semi classic European Road bicycle racing, bicycle race, one of the oldest races on the international calendar. History Paris–Brussels was first ...
: 10th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad ;2015 (2) : Tour of Belgium ::1st Stages 2 & 3 : 4th
Paris–Bourges Paris–Bourges is a French road bicycle race. The race originally started in Paris and ran to the town of Bourges in the Région Centre. However, in recent year with the length of races shortened it has become impossible to link the two cities a ...
: 4th Tour de Vendée : 6th Vattenfall Cyclassics : 10th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad ;2016 (5) : 1st
Milan–San Remo Milan–Sanremo (in italian language, Italian ''Milano-Sanremo''), also called "''The Spring classic''" or "''La Classicissima''", is an annual road bicycle racing, road cycling race between Milan and Sanremo, in Northwest Italy. With a distance ...
: 1st Binche–Chimay–Binche :
La Méditerranéenne La Méditerranéenne, previously known as Le Tour Méditerranéen, was a professional road bicycle racing event held in Spain, France and Italy, close to the Mediterranean Sea. Run over four days, it holds a UCI race classifications, 2.1 rating on ...
::1st Stages 1 ( TTT) & 2 : 1st Stage 1
Paris–Nice Paris–Nice is a professional road bicycle racing, cycling stage race in France, held annually since 1933. Raced over eight days, the race usually starts with a prologue in the Paris region and ends with a final stage either in Nice or on the ...
: Route du Sud ::1st Points classification ::1st Stage 5 : 2nd
Paris–Tours Paris–Tours is a French one-day classic road cycling race held every October from the outskirts of Paris to the cathedral city of Tours. It is a predominantly flat course through the Chevreuse and Loire valleys; the highest point is 200 m ...
: 2nd
Brussels Cycling Classic The Brussels Cycling Classic (known until June 2013 as Paris–Brussels) is a classic cycle races, semi classic European Road bicycle racing, bicycle race, one of the oldest races on the international calendar. History Paris–Brussels was first ...
: 5th
Gent–Wevelgem Gent–Wevelgem, officially Gent–Wevelgem – In Flanders Fields, is a road bicycle racing, road cycling race in Belgium, held annually since 1934. It is one of the classic cycle races, classic races part of the Flemish Cycling Week, run in late ...
: 6th Grand Prix de Fourmies : 8th
Halle–Ingooigem Halle–Ingooigem is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in June in West Flanders, Belgium Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. Situated in a coastal lowland region known as the Low Cou ...
;2017 (10) : 1st Road race, National Road Championships : 1st
Brussels Cycling Classic The Brussels Cycling Classic (known until June 2013 as Paris–Brussels) is a classic cycle races, semi classic European Road bicycle racing, bicycle race, one of the oldest races on the international calendar. History Paris–Brussels was first ...
: 1st Grand Prix de Denain : 1st
Halle–Ingooigem Halle–Ingooigem is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in June in West Flanders, Belgium Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. Situated in a coastal lowland region known as the Low Cou ...
:
Tour de France The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage cycle sport, bicycle race held primarily in France. It is the oldest and most prestigious of the three Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours, which include the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a ...
::1st Stage 4 ::Held after Stages 4–6 : Critérium du Dauphiné ::1st Points classification ::1st Stage 2 :
Étoile de Bessèges The Étoile de Bessèges () is an early-season five-day road bicycle racing stage race held annually around Bessèges, in the Gard department of the Languedoc-Roussillon region of France. First organized in 1971 as a one-day race, it became a ...
::1st Stages 1 & 4 : 1st Stage 1
Paris–Nice Paris–Nice is a professional road bicycle racing, cycling stage race in France, held annually since 1933. Raced over eight days, the race usually starts with a prologue in the Paris region and ends with a final stage either in Nice or on the ...
: 1st Stage 2
Four Days of Dunkirk The Four Days of Dunkirk () is road bicycle race around the Nord-Pas de Calais region of northern France. Despite the name of the race, since the addition of an individual time trial in 1963, the race has been held over a 5 or 6 day period for ...
: 2nd EuroEyes Cyclassics : 6th Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne : 6th
Milan–San Remo Milan–Sanremo (in italian language, Italian ''Milano-Sanremo''), also called "''The Spring classic''" or "''La Classicissima''", is an annual road bicycle racing, road cycling race between Milan and Sanremo, in Northwest Italy. With a distance ...
: 6th
Paris–Roubaix Paris–Roubaix is a one-day professional bicycle road race in northern France, starting north of Paris and finishing in Roubaix, at the border with Belgium. It is one of cycling's oldest races, and is one of the 'Cycling monument, Monuments' ...
: 7th Tro-Bro Léon ;2018 (9) : 1st Overall Tour Poitou-Charentes en Nouvelle-Aquitaine ::1st Points classification ::1st Stages 1, 2, 3, 4 ( ITT) & 5 : 1st Stage 18
Tour de France The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage cycle sport, bicycle race held primarily in France. It is the oldest and most prestigious of the three Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours, which include the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a ...
: 1st Stage 1
Paris–Nice Paris–Nice is a professional road bicycle racing, cycling stage race in France, held annually since 1933. Raced over eight days, the race usually starts with a prologue in the Paris region and ends with a final stage either in Nice or on the ...
: 1st Stage 8 Tour de Suisse : 2nd EuroEyes Cyclassics : 2nd Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne : 2nd Grand Prix de Fourmies : 3rd
Milan–San Remo Milan–Sanremo (in italian language, Italian ''Milano-Sanremo''), also called "''The Spring classic''" or "''La Classicissima''", is an annual road bicycle racing, road cycling race between Milan and Sanremo, in Northwest Italy. With a distance ...
: 3rd
Gent–Wevelgem Gent–Wevelgem, officially Gent–Wevelgem – In Flanders Fields, is a road bicycle racing, road cycling race in Belgium, held annually since 1934. It is one of the classic cycle races, classic races part of the Flemish Cycling Week, run in late ...
: 9th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad ;2019 (5) :
Giro d'Italia The Giro d'Italia (; ), also known simply as the Giro, is an annual stage race, multiple-stage bicycle racing, bicycle race primarily held in Italy, while also starting in, or passing through, other countries. The first race was organized in 19 ...
::1st Stage 10 ::Held after Stages 11–17 :
Route d'Occitanie The Route d'Occitanie is a road bicycle race with 4 stages held annually in Southern France. It was first held in 1977 and since 2005 it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. It is usually held a week before the Tour de France. ...
::1st Points classification ::1st Stages 2 & 4 : 1st Stage 4
Tour de Wallonie The Tour de Wallonie is a stage race cycling race on the UCI Europe Tour. It runs in Wallonia, the French-speaking part of Belgium in the end of July. Between 1974 and 1995 it was reserved to amateurs. Since 2005, the race has been organized as a ...
: 2nd Overall Okolo Slovenska ::1st Points classification ::1st Stage 3 : 4th
Paris–Tours Paris–Tours is a French one-day classic road cycling race held every October from the outskirts of Paris to the cathedral city of Tours. It is a predominantly flat course through the Chevreuse and Loire valleys; the highest point is 200 m ...
: 6th
Brussels Cycling Classic The Brussels Cycling Classic (known until June 2013 as Paris–Brussels) is a classic cycle races, semi classic European Road bicycle racing, bicycle race, one of the oldest races on the international calendar. History Paris–Brussels was first ...
: 6th Paris–Chauny : 8th EuroEyes Cyclassics : 9th Road race, UEC European Road Championships ;2020 (14) : 1st Road race, National Road Championships : 1st Overall Tour Poitou-Charentes en Nouvelle-Aquitaine ::1st Points classification ::1st Stages 1, 2 & 5 : 1st Overall
Tour de Wallonie The Tour de Wallonie is a stage race cycling race on the UCI Europe Tour. It runs in Wallonia, the French-speaking part of Belgium in the end of July. Between 1974 and 1995 it was reserved to amateurs. Since 2005, the race has been organized as a ...
::1st Points classification ::1st Stages 2 & 4 : 1st Milano–Torino :
Giro d'Italia The Giro d'Italia (; ), also known simply as the Giro, is an annual stage race, multiple-stage bicycle racing, bicycle race primarily held in Italy, while also starting in, or passing through, other countries. The first race was organized in 19 ...
::1st Points classification ::1st Stages 4, 6, 7 & 11 : 1st Stage 2 Tour de Luxembourg : 2nd Road race, UEC European Road Championships : 5th Paris–Chauny ;2021 (9) : 1st Overall Boucles de la Mayenne ::1st Points classification ::1st Stages 2, 3 & 4 : 1st
Paris–Tours Paris–Tours is a French one-day classic road cycling race held every October from the outskirts of Paris to the cathedral city of Tours. It is a predominantly flat course through the Chevreuse and Loire valleys; the highest point is 200 m ...
: 1st
La Roue Tourangelle La Roue Tourangelle is a road bicycle race held annually in the Region Centre-Val de Loire, France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territo ...
: Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana ::1st Points classification ::1st Stages 2 & 5 : 1st Stage 2
Route d'Occitanie The Route d'Occitanie is a road bicycle race with 4 stages held annually in Southern France. It was first held in 1977 and since 2005 it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. It is usually held a week before the Tour de France. ...
: 2nd
Paris–Bourges Paris–Bourges is a French road bicycle race. The race originally started in Paris and ran to the town of Bourges in the Région Centre. However, in recent year with the length of races shortened it has become impossible to link the two cities a ...
: 5th
Grand Prix d'Isbergues Grand Prix d'Isbergues is a professional cycle road race held in Isbergues, Pas-de-Calais The Pas-de-Calais (, ' strait of Calais'; ; ) is a department in northern France named after the French designation of the Strait of Dover, which ...
: 6th Grand Prix de Denain ;2022 (7) : 1st
Paris–Tours Paris–Tours is a French one-day classic road cycling race held every October from the outskirts of Paris to the cathedral city of Tours. It is a predominantly flat course through the Chevreuse and Loire valleys; the highest point is 200 m ...
: 1st
Grand Prix d'Isbergues Grand Prix d'Isbergues is a professional cycle road race held in Isbergues, Pas-de-Calais The Pas-de-Calais (, ' strait of Calais'; ; ) is a department in northern France named after the French designation of the Strait of Dover, which ...
:
Giro d'Italia The Giro d'Italia (; ), also known simply as the Giro, is an annual stage race, multiple-stage bicycle racing, bicycle race primarily held in Italy, while also starting in, or passing through, other countries. The first race was organized in 19 ...
::1st Points classification ::1st Stages 5, 6 & 13 :
Tour de Pologne The Tour de Pologne (; ), officially abbreviated TdP, is an annual, professional men's Race stage, multiple-stage cycle sport, bicycle race primarily held in Poland. It consists of seven or eight stages and is usually around 1,200 km ...
::1st Points classification ::1st Stage 7 : 1st Stage 1
Route d'Occitanie The Route d'Occitanie is a road bicycle race with 4 stages held annually in Southern France. It was first held in 1977 and since 2005 it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. It is usually held a week before the Tour de France. ...
: 2nd Road race, UEC European Road Championships : 2nd Primus Classic : 2nd
Egmont Cycling Race Egmont Cycling Race is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in August in Zottegem, Belgium. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. The race started out as 'Dokter Tistaertprijs' in 1934. Between 1971 ...
: 2nd Druivenkoers Overijse : 2nd Tour de Vendée : 2nd
Paris–Bourges Paris–Bourges is a French road bicycle race. The race originally started in Paris and ran to the town of Bourges in the Région Centre. However, in recent year with the length of races shortened it has become impossible to link the two cities a ...
: 6th Classic Brugge–De Panne : 7th Paris–Chauny : 10th
Milan–San Remo Milan–Sanremo (in italian language, Italian ''Milano-Sanremo''), also called "''The Spring classic''" or "''La Classicissima''", is an annual road bicycle racing, road cycling race between Milan and Sanremo, in Northwest Italy. With a distance ...
: 10th
Gent–Wevelgem Gent–Wevelgem, officially Gent–Wevelgem – In Flanders Fields, is a road bicycle racing, road cycling race in Belgium, held annually since 1934. It is one of the classic cycle races, classic races part of the Flemish Cycling Week, run in late ...
;2023 (4) : 1st
Brussels Cycling Classic The Brussels Cycling Classic (known until June 2013 as Paris–Brussels) is a classic cycle races, semi classic European Road bicycle racing, bicycle race, one of the oldest races on the international calendar. History Paris–Brussels was first ...
: 1st
Paris–Bourges Paris–Bourges is a French road bicycle race. The race originally started in Paris and ran to the town of Bourges in the Région Centre. However, in recent year with the length of races shortened it has become impossible to link the two cities a ...
: 1st Tour de Vendée : 2nd Overall Boucles de la Mayenne ::1st Points classification ::1st Stage 2 : 3rd
Grand Prix d'Isbergues Grand Prix d'Isbergues is a professional cycle road race held in Isbergues, Pas-de-Calais The Pas-de-Calais (, ' strait of Calais'; ; ) is a department in northern France named after the French designation of the Strait of Dover, which ...
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Paris–Tours Paris–Tours is a French one-day classic road cycling race held every October from the outskirts of Paris to the cathedral city of Tours. It is a predominantly flat course through the Chevreuse and Loire valleys; the highest point is 200 m ...
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Demare, Arnaud 1991 births Living people Cyclists at the 2012 Summer Olympics French male cyclists French Tour de France stage winners French Giro d'Italia stage winners Olympic cyclists for France Sportspeople from Beauvais Cyclists from Oise Tour de Suisse stage winners 21st-century French sportsmen