# Lilian Calmejane

Lilian Calmejane (born 6 December 1992) is a French former professional road cyclist. He is best known for winning stages at the Tour de France in 2017 and the Vuelta a España in 2016.

## Career

Born in Albi, Calmejane turned professional in 2016 with Direct Énergie, and in August, he won the fourth stage of the Vuelta a España, his first ride in a Grand Tour.
In 2017, the second win of his career came at the Étoile de Bessèges where he won stage 3 and the overall race. At the start of March, Calmejane won the Mountains classification at Paris–Nice. His great form continued at the Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali where he won stage 4 and the overall race. He finished off his strong spring with a stage win and the overall win at the Circuit Cycliste Sarthe – Pays de la Loire. In June, he was named in the startlist for the Tour de France. He achieved his first Tour de France stage victory after making a solo breakaway with 17 kilometres (11 miles) to go on Stage 8, despite battling leg cramps 5 kilometres (3.1 miles) from the finish line.
In February 2018, Calmejane won La Drôme Classic, before he triumphed at Paris–Camembert in April.
In August 2020, Calmejane signed a one-year contract with the AG2R Citroën Team for the 2021 season.

## Major results
### 2014

    4th Overall Ronde de l'Isard Ariege
       1st Stages 2 & 3 (TTT)

### 2015

    1st Overall Le Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux
       1st Stage 2
    5th Overall Tour de Bretagne
       1st Stage 3
    8th Overall Tour Alsace
       1st Mountains classification

### 2016 (1 pro win)

    1st Stage 4 Vuelta a España
    3rd Overall Tour La Provence
    8th Overall La Méditerranéenne
       1st Young rider classification
    8th Tour du Finistère
    10th La Drôme Classic

### 2017 (7)

    1st Overall Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
       1st Points classification
       1st Stage 4
    1st Overall Étoile de Bessèges
       1st Stage 3
    1st Overall Circuit de la Sarthe
       1st Stage 3
    Tour de France
       1st Stage 8
       Held after Stage 8
       Combativity award Stages 3 & 8
    1st Mountains classification, Paris–Nice
    3rd Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise
    5th Overall Tour du Haut Var
    6th Overall Tour du Limousin
    9th Classic Sud-Ardèche
    10th Overall Boucles de la Mayenne
    10th Overall Tour du Poitou-Charentes

### 2018 (2)

    1st Paris–Camembert
    1st La Drôme Classic
    3rd Classic Sud-Ardèche
    3rd Grand Prix Cycliste la Marseillaise
    5th Overall Tour La Provence
    6th Overall Etoile de Bessèges
    8th Overall Tour du Limousin
    8th GP Miguel Induráin
    9th Overall Tour de l'Ain
    10th Tour du Finistère

### 2019 (2)

    1st Classic Sud-Ardèche
    1st Mountains classification, Tour de la Provence
    2nd Overall Tour du Limousin
       1st Stage 1
    4th Overall Arctic Race of Norway
    5th Grand Prix de Wallonie
    5th Tro-Bro Léon
    6th Grand Prix La Marseillaise

### 2020

    1st Mountains classification, Route d'Occitanie
    5th Overall Étoile de Bessèges
    10th La Drôme Classic

### 2021

    5th Classic Loire Atlantique
    8th Grand Prix La Marseillaise
    10th Grand Prix du Morbihan

### 2022

    7th Tour du Jura
    8th Route Adélie
    9th Faun-Ardèche Classic

### 2023

    1st Mountains classification, Tour de l'Ain
    4th Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana

### 2024

    Giro d'Italia
       Held after Stage 1

### Grand Tour general classification results timeline

| Grand Tour | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Giro d'Italia | — | — | — | — | — | — | 86 | — | 42 |
| Tour de France | — | 35 | 30 | 106 | DNF | — | — | 77 | — |
| Vuelta a España | 70 | — | — | — | — | 33 | — | — | — |
Legend :
| — | Did not compete |
| DNF | Did not finish |
| NH | Not held |