Kévin Reza
Kévin Reza (born 18 May 1988) is a French former professional road bicycle racer, who last rode for UCI ProTeam B&B Hotels p/b KTM.[3] He was named in the start list for the 2015 Vuelta a España.[4]
Reza at the 2015 Giro d'Italia | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Kévin Reza |
| Nickname | LaRez |
| Born | 18 May 1988 Versailles, Yvelines, France |
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb; 11.3 st) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | B&B Hotels p/b KTM |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Sprinter |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2007–2010 | Vendée U |
| 2010 | Bbox Bouygues Telecom (stagiaire) |
| Professional teams | |
| 2011–2014 | Team Europcar |
| 2015–2017 | FDJ |
| 2018–2021 | Vital Concept[1][2] |
Early life edit
Reza was born in May 1988 on the outskirts of Paris. His family originate from Guadeloupe.[5]
Career edit
Reza signed his first professional contract in 2011 for French cycling team Team Europcar. In 2013 he took part in his first Grand Tour, the Tour de France, finishing in 134th position overall.[6]
In 2015, Reza signed for French team FDJ. Whilst at FDJ, during the 2017 Tour de Romandie, Reza was a victim of racial abuse from Team Sky rider Gianni Moscon. Moscon was subsequently suspended from racing with Team Sky for six weeks.[7]
In August 2017, Reza was named as one of fifteen riders joining new French cycling outfit Vital Concept.[8] In June 2021, Reza announced that he would be retiring from cycling at the end of the season.[9]
Activism and advocacy edit
At the 2020 Tour de France, Reza was involved in a small gesture of solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement. As the only black rider in the race, he rode at the front of the peloton on the final day of racing.[10]
Major results edit
- 2007
- 3rd Madison, National Junior Track Championships
- 2008
- 1st Stage 2 Vuelta Madrid Under-23
- 2009
- 2nd Overall Circuit du Mené
- 3rd Les Boucles de la Loire
- 8th Overall Tour de Martinique
- 1st Stages 1, 5 & 8a
- 2010
- 1st Les Boucles de la Loire
- 7th Classic Loire Atlantique
- 2011
- 3rd Madison, National Track Championships
- 2012
- 9th Overall Rhône-Alpes Isère Tour
- 2013
- 8th Cholet-Pays de Loire
- 9th Brussels Cycling Classic
- 2014
- 3rd Road race, National Road Championships
- 6th Classic Loire Atlantique
- 9th Overall Tour de Picardie
- 2015
- 4th Classic Sud-Ardèche
- 10th Classic Loire Atlantique
- 2016
- 7th Overall Tour de Picardie
- 2017
- 3rd Paris–Camembert
- 8th Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan
- 2018
- 4th Paris–Chauny
- 9th Grand Prix de Wallonie
- 2019
- 6th Classic Loire Atlantique
- 10th Heistse Pijl
Grand Tour general classification results timeline edit
| Grand Tour | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giro d'Italia | — | — | 103 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tour de France | 134 | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | 137 |
| Vuelta a España | — | — | 113 | DNF | — | — | — | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References edit
- ^ Malvestio, Carlo (22 January 2019). "Presentazione Squadre 2019, Vital Concept – B&B Hotels" [Presentation of Teams 2019, Vital Concept - B & B Hotels]. SpazioCiclismo – Cyclingpro.net (in Italian). Gravatar. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
- ^ . UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 4 January 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
- ^ "B&B Hotels p/b KTM". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 4 January 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
- ^ "Vuelta a España 2015". Cycling Fever. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
- ^ "Tour De France rider Kevin Reza ready to take Black Lives Matter stand". Sky Sports. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ "2013 Tour de France GC". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ Dobson, Mark (1 May 2017). "Team Sky suspend Gianni Moscon for six weeks over racial abuse". TheGuardian.com. Guardian News and Media. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ "Coquard confirmed as leader of new Vital Concept team". Cycling News. 17 August 2017.
- ^ "Cycling news - Kevin Reza to retire from cycling at the end of the season and has no regrets". Eurosport.
- ^ Ballinger, Alex. "Tour de France peloton makes small gesture of solidarity with Kévin Reza and Black Lives Matter movement". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
External links edit
- Kévin Reza at ProCyclingStats
- Kévin Reza at Cycling Archives