The peloton's philosopher — a Paris Nanterre philosophy graduate and published author — leads the team's discreet GC ambitions at 33, fresh off a top-10 at the Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Now racing as Guillaume Martin-Guyonnet, the pure climber who finished 8th at the 2021 Tour joined from Cofidis in 2025 and knows the 2026 route's two time trials work against him. Expect him to ride his own stubborn, attacking race toward another top 10 while doubling as elder statesman for a young squad.
Palmarès
- 8th overall Tour de France (2021)
- Vuelta a España mountains classification winner (2020)
- 9th overall Vuelta a España (2021)
- Tour de l'Ain GC winner (2022)
- Mercan'Tour Classic winner (2021)
- 3rd overall Critérium du Dauphiné (2020)
Cut-out factHe has written three books — including 'Socrate à vélo' — won a prize from the Académie française in 2023, and in 2024 added his mother's surname, Guyonnet, to his own as a stand against patriarchal naming conventions.
The squad
Riding the 2026 Tour with Romain Grégoire, Clément Berthet, Clément Braz Afonso, Ewen Costiou, Lorenzo Germani, Quentin Pacher, Clément Russo — see the full Groupama-FDJ United team page.
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