Thomas Voeckler

Quick Facts

Full Name	Thomas Voeckler
Occupation	Sport Cyclist
Date Of Birth	Jun 22, 1979(1979-06-22)
Age	45
Birthplace	Schiltigheim
Country	France
Birth City	Grand Est
Horoscope	Gemini

Thomas Voeckler Biography

Thomas Voeckler is one of the most popular and richest Sport Cyclist who was born on June 22, 1979 in Schiltigheim, Grand Est, France. Thomas Voeckler (French pronunciation: [to.ma voe.kleR[to.ma voe.kleR] ; born on the 22nd of June, 1979) is a French former road racer who raced professionally from 2001 and 2017. He was a member of his Direct Energie team and its earlier versions.

It was a busy one as Voeckler took part in a variety of races, which included some that were that weren’t considered to be suitable to his riding style. The only time he won was during the stage 3 in the Four Days of Dunkirk. In 2006, he took home the fifth stage of the Tour of the Basque Country. In the Criterium du Dauphine Liberty, Voeckler placed in second place on Stage 1 He also won the Paris-Bourges race.

After a somewhat slow start to 2010, Voeckler went on to win the French National Road Race Championships for the second time. He was able to break away from the bunch along with Christophe Le Mével, and Voeckler bested Le Mével in the sprint. He later described this win in the Vendée department, where he had made his home, as the best moment of his career. His form then continued into the Tour de France where, after several unsuccessful attacks, he was first over the finish line during Stage 15. He launched himself 10 kilometres (6.2 miles) before the summit of the Hors Catégorie Port de Balès, cresting the summit alone. He negotiated the very fast descent without incident, and crossed the line in Bagnères-de-Luchon with more than a minute over the chasers.

Voeckler’s 2011 contract from Team Europcar was worth €420,000 a year, which made him the second highest-paid French cyclist after Sylvain Chavanel. His planned switch to Cofidis was worth almost twice as much, however Voeckler chose to remain at reduced salary with Jean-René Bernaudeau’s team, once it re-found sponsorship for 2011, able to continue his 15-year relationship with the coach.

The year 2003 saw Voeckler won two stage as well as the overall title in the Tour de Luxembourg. In the following year, he gained international recognition in the cycling world. After winning an opportunity to win the French National Road Race Championships in 2004, the largely unnoticed Voeckler took part in his first Tour de France. After being able to escape with five other riders on the fifth stage Voeckler was able to gain significant ground against the peloton and was awarded the jersey of yellow (French maillot jaune). Amazingly, he was able to defend his yellow jersey for ten days in spite of stages that weren’t appropriate to his skills.

Thomas Voeckler Net Worth

Thomas Voeckler is one of the richest Sport Cyclist from France. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Thomas Voeckler 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

On the 9th stage of the Tour de France, Voeckler was the leader of a breakaway. He escaped an accident caused by the media support car which caused injuries to two riders. He finished second, claiming the overall lead in time and putting on his yellow shirt (French maillot jaune). Voeckler wore the yellow jersey every day since the start of Stage 10 onwards, carrying it throughout all Pyrenean mountain stages as well as through the Alps however it was not possible to keep it at the close stage Stage 19, the queen stage which ended with Alpe d’Huez. Voeckler was fourth in the overall classification with a time of 3 minutes and 20 seconds back of his winner Cadel Evans. Voeckler’s best final general classification of the Tour and the best place of any Frenchman on the Tour in the year 2000, prior to Christophe Moreau’s fourth- place finish overall in 2000.

born in Schiltigheim, Bas-Rhin, Voeckler is an elite cyclist since 2001. He hails to the Alsace region in France but later relocated to Martinique in the Caribbean, where he was known as “Ti-Blanc” (a contraction of petit blanc, the literal meaning to mean “little white”) due to his petite height and pale complexion.

In 2007, Voeckler garnered a stunning win at the GP Ouest-France, in which he beat the favorites with a late breakaway. For 2008, his early season was highlighted with an overall win at the Circuit de la Sarthe and in 2009, he gained his first stage win at the Tour de France, winning stage 5. Voeckler went for victory with about 5 kilometres (3.1 miles) to go, having been part of a breakaway group for most of the race.

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In January, Voeckler was set to participate to the Tour Down Under, but he crashed into a car while training in Australia and broke his collarbone. He came back to competition at the Tour Méditerranéen, then went on to finish 25th in the Amstel Gold Race and 36th in Liège–Bastogne–Liège. He then participated to the Tour de Romandie in April, attacking to no avail in the final of the first stage. On the fourth stage, he took second place after being beaten for the sprint by his breakaway companion Michael Albasini (Orica–GreenEDGE). Voeckler finished 21st overall. Voeckler had a significant result in the Tour de France, finishing second on the stage to Bagnères-de- Luchon behind Michael Rogers. In August, while he was training, Voeckler hit a car and was injured again, this time dislocating his shoulder. He came back at the Tour du Doubs, finishing 46th. In October, Voeckler finished second of Paris–Tours, after being part of the early breakaway. He cooperated well with his breakaway companion Jelle Wallays until the “last kilometer to go” sign, where Wallays refused to pull and Voeckler was beaten in the two-man sprint. He was so disappointed that he did not go to the podium ceremony, which resulted in a fine and the loss of the €3,770 second-place prize.

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Thomas Ranked on the list of most popular Sport Cyclist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in France. Thomas Voeckler celebrates birthday on June 22 of every year.

Voeckler’s 2015 season was relatively quiet, with a fifth place on a stage of the Tour de France and third in the general classification of the inaugural Tour de Yorkshire being two of his most notable results.