Victor Lafay (born 17 January 1996) is a French cyclist who currently rides for UCI ProTeam .
Career
In October 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Vuelta a España.
He won stage 8 of the 2021 Giro d'Italia, from Foggia to Guardia Sanframondi on May 15, 2021, from a breakaway of nine riders.
On 2 July 2023, Lafay won from an elite bunch on stage 2 of the 2023 Tour de France in San Sebastián, attacking in the final kilometre and holding off Wout Van Aert, Tadej Pogacar and Tom Pidcock. On 5 November 2025, Lafay was announced as a new rider on Unibet Tietema Rockets. Prior to this announcement there Lafay had publicly admitted that he had considered retirement.
Major results
2014
1st Overall Tour du Valromey
:1st Stages 2 & 3
2017
1st Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
7th Overall Grand Prix Priessnitz spa
9th Overall Rhône-Alpes Isère Tour
9th Overall Tour de Savoie Mont Blanc
2018
1st Stage 2 Tour de Savoie Mont Blanc
2nd Road race, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships
2021 <small>(1 pro win)</small>
1st Stage 8 Giro d'Italia
3rd Overall Arctic Race of Norway
:1st Young rider classification
4th Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
:1st Young rider classification
2022 <small>(1)</small>
2nd Classic Grand Besançon Doubs
5th Overall Arctic Race of Norway
:1st Stage 3
6th Trofeo Laigueglia
2023 <small>(2)</small>
1st Classic Grand Besançon Doubs
Tour de France
:1st Stage 2
:Held after Stages 2âÂÂ3
3rd Coppa Agostoni
4th Ardèche Classic
6th La Flèche Wallonne
7th Overall Route d'Occitanie
7th Tour du Jura
2024
4th Overall Tour of Guangxi
7th Overall Tour de l'Ain
2025
2nd Overall Tour of Guangxi
3rd Classic Var
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
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