Find out who will take on the 2025 GP La Marseillaise: Kévin Vauquelin, Kévin Geniets, Axel Laurance or Pierre Latour
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Racing in France opens thi Sunday with traditional Grand Prix La Marseillaise. This 1.1 race offers a bit for every rider, from climbers to sprinters. And this unpredictability is one of the things that makes it an exciting watch year after year. Who'll be in the contention for victory in 2025? Find out who'll be at the start here.
It's not easy to predict the favourites for a race with such complex parcours, but we wouldn't be surprised to see these names at the front today: Kevin Geniets (defending champion), Thibaud Gruel, Pierre Gautherat, Nicolas Prodhomme, Paul Seixas, Anthony Perez, Kevin Vauquelin, Omar Fraile, Axel Laurance, Victor Langellotti, Pierre Latour, Pau Miquel, Adrien Maire or Jonas Gregaard.
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Groupama - FDJ
1 Geniets, Kévin
2 Braz Afonso, Clément
3 Cavagna, Rémi
4 Gruel, Thibaud
5 Jacobs, Johan
6 Le Gac, Olivier
7 Decomble, Maxime
Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale
11 Chamberlain, Oscar
12 De Bondt, Dries
13 Gautherat, Pierre
14 Pedersen, Rasmus Søjberg
15 Pollefliet, Gianluca
16 Prodhomme, Nicolas
17 Seixas, Paul
Arkéa - B&B Hotels
21 Capiot, Amaury
22 Gesbert, Elie
23 Delaplace, Anthony
24 Guernalec, Thibault
25 Svestad-Bårdseng, Embret
26 Thierry, Pierre
27 Vauquelin, Kévin
Cofidis
31 Touzé, Damien
32 Ferron, Valentin
33 Izquierdo, Clément
34 Knight, Oliver
35 Maisonobe, Sam
36 Perez, Anthony
37 Thomas, Benjamin
INEOS Grenadiers
41 Fraile, Omar
42 Laurance, Axel
43 Langellotti, Victor
44 Puccio, Salvatore
45 Shmidt, Artem
46 Tarling, Joshua
47 Turner, Ben
Alpecin - Deceuninck
51 Janssens, Jimmy
52 Kielich, Timo
53 Van Tricht, Stan
54 Vergallito, Luca
55 Belmans, Lennert
56 Kitzki, Louis
57 Hollmann, Juri
TotalEnergies
61 Bonnet, Thomas
62 Brunel, Alexys
63 Delettre, Alexandre
64 Boulahoite, Rayan
65 Dujardin, Sandy
66 Latour, Pierre
67 Retailleau, Valentin
Unibet Tietema Rockets
71 Maire, Adrien
72 Stokbro, Andreas
73 Huens, Axel
74 de Vries, Hartthijs
75 Kubiš, Lukáš
76 Verschuren, Killian
77 Kopecký, Tomáš
Burgos Burpellet BH
81 Kudus, Merhawi
82 Delgado, David
83 Diaz, José Manuel
84 Fuentes, Angel
85 Faura, José Luis
86 Sainbayar, Jambaljamts
87 Alleno, Clément
Caja Rural - Seguros RGA
91 Diaz, Alex
92 Fernández, Samuel
93 Guardeño, Jaume
94 Lopez, Joseba
95 Molenaar, Alex
96 Peñuela, Francisco
97 Prades, Eduard
Equipo Kern Pharma
101 Galván, Francisco
102 Aznar, Unai
103 Miquel, Pau
104 Retegi, Mikel
105 Soto, Antonio
106 Etxeberria, Haimar
Euskaltel - Euskadi
111 Murguialday, Jokin
112 Mintegi, Iker
114 Isasa, Xabier
115 Sutton, Louis
116 Hennequin, Paul
117 Martín, Gotzon
Lotto
121 Drizners, Jarrad
122 Giddings, Joshua
123 Grignard, Sébastien
124 Taminiaux, Lionel
125 Veistroffer, Baptiste
126 Gregaard, Jonas
Team Flanders - Baloise
131 Colman, Alex
132 Geens, Jonas
133 Maris, Elias
134 Van Hemelen, Vincent
135 Vandenstorme, Dylan
136 Vanhoof, Ward
137 Vercouillie, Victor
Wagner Bazin WB
141 Baguelin, Jocelyn
142 De Meester, Luca
143 Lambrecht, Michiel
144 Papon, Victor
145 Tizza, Marco
146 Van Petegem, Axandre
147 Vermoote, Jelle
Solution Tech - Vini Fantini
151 Baldaccini, Davide
152 Balmer, Alexandre
153 Quartucci, Lorenzo
154 Meo, Felix James
155 Piras, Andrea
156 Nencini, Tommaso
157 Sbaragli, Kristian
St Michel - Preference Home - Auber93
161 Beneteau, Lucas
162 Breuillard, Nicolas
163 Champion, Thomas
164 Delacroix, Théo
165 Riou, Alan
166 Simon, Yohann
167 van Niekerk, Morné
CIC U Nantes Atlantique
171 Augé, Ronan
172 Chaussinand, Joris
173 Devroute, Corentin
174 Guégan, Maël
175 Julien, Matisse
176 Langella, Lenaic
177 Mariault, Axel
Van Rysel - Roubaix
181 Planckaert, Baptiste
182 Théot, Killian
183 Capron, Rémi
184 Guillon, Célestin
185 Jarnet, Maxime
186 Juillard, Maximilien
187 Molly, Kenny
Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur
191 Crommelinck, Melvin
192 Girard, Damien
193 Hänninen, Jaakko
194 Konijn, Alexander
195 Massa, Dylan
196 Mifsud, Andrea
197 Narbonne Zuccarelli, Axel
Beltrami TSA - Tre Colli
201 Rossi, Leonardo
202 Biancalani, Andrea
203 Fede, Gabriel
204 Tagliavini, Giacomo
205 Anastasia, Tommaso
206 Tela, Raffaele
207 Lykke, Frederik

Ondrej ZhasilCycling Journalist
Ondřej Zhasil is a cycling journalist at CyclingUpToDate and has been part of the team since 2023. He is based in Ostrava, the third-largest city in the Czech Republic, and covers professional cycling across the main UCI competitions, including the Tour de France, the Giro d’Italia, and La Vuelta a España. A key focus of his work is startlist analysis and pre-race coverage, where he examines team selections, rider line-ups, and tactical scenarios ahead of major events.
Alongside WorldTour coverage, Ondřej has developed specific expertise in junior cycling and in racing across East Asia, including competitions in China and Japan. He also maintains a broad working knowledge of other disciplines and levels, including cyclocross, while continuing to expand his understanding of mountain bike racing.
Ondřej holds a bachelor’s degree in Mathematics and Physics, which supports his analytical, data-driven approach to performance and race analysis. In his reporting, he regularly uses ProCyclingStats for results, statistics, and historical context. He places strong emphasis on careful sourcing, editorial accuracy, and updating articles promptly when new, verified information becomes available.
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