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Axel Zingle

Axel Zingle is a French cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Visma–Lease a Bike.

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Axel Zingle
Zingle at the 2021 Tour Alsace
Personal information
Born (1998-12-18) 18 December 1998
Mulhouse, France
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Team information
Current teamVisma–Lease a Bike
Discipline
  • Road
  • Mountain bike
RoleRider
Rider type
  • Sprinter
  • Classics Specialist
Amateur teams
2017–2018VC Unité Schwenheim
2019–2021CC Étupes
Professional teams
2020Nippo–Delko–One Provence (stagiaire)
2021Cofidis (stagiaire)1
2022–2024Cofidis2
2025–Visma–Lease a Bike

Axel Zingle (born 18 December 1998) is a French cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Visma–Lease a Bike.3

Major results

Road

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 2023 2024 2025
Giro d'Italia
Tour de France 142 108
Vuelta a España DNF
Legend
Did not compete
DNF Did not finish
IP Race in Progress

Mountain bike

2016
1st Roc d'Azur Juniors
European Championships
2nd Team relay
3rd Junior Cross-country
3rd Cross-country, National Junior Championships
2018
2nd Cross-country, National Under-23 Championships

Other information

During stage 5 of the 2024 Tour de France, as Mark Cavendish was just about to secure his record-breaking 35th stage win, Mads Pedersen crashed into a barrier and fell full length onto the road. Zingle, who had just completed his sprint lead-out duties but was still riding at high speed immediately behind, bunny hopped over him and rode over the finishing line. Pedersen escaped serious injury45

References

References

  1. "Cofidis". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 1 January 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. "Cofidis". UCI. Archived from the original on 28 January 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  3. "Team Visma–Lease a Bike". UCI. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  4. Giuliani, Simone (4 July 2024). "'Too fast to brake' – The bunny hop that stopped Axel Zingle crashing into Mads Pedersen". Cycling News.
  5. Silva, Rúben (4 July 2024). "Mads Pedersen crashes in final sprint... And Axel Zingle bunny-hops over him at 65Km/h". cyclinguptodate.com.
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