Julien Bernard

{{short description|French cyclist}} {{distinguish|Julien Bérard}} {{Infobox cyclist | name = Julien Bernard | image = Julien Bernard at the rider presentation of Itzulia Basque Country stage 3.jpg | caption = Bernard in 2024 | fullname = Julien Bernard | nickname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|3|17|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Nevers]], [[France]] | height = {{height|m=1.76}} | weight = {{convert|60|kg|lb stlb|0|abbr=on}} | currentteam = {{UCI team code|TFS}} | discipline = Road | role = Rider | ridertype = | amateuryears1 = 2011–2015 | amateurteam1 = SCO Dijon | amateuryears2 = | amateurteam2 = | proyears1 = 2015 | proteam1 = {{UCI team code|TFS|2015}} ''(stagiaire)'' | proyears2 = 2016– | proteam2 = {{UCI team code|TFS|2016}}<ref>{{cite news|url=https://racing.trekbikes.com/stories/trek-segafredo-women/trek-segafredo-announce-official-2019-rosters-for-men-and-women|title=Trek-Segafredo announce official 2019 rosters for men and women|work=[[Trek Bicycle Corporation]]|publisher=Intrepid Corporation|date=27 December 2018|accessdate=5 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/trek-segafredo-announce-complete-2020-mens-roster/|title=Trek-Segafredo announce complete 2020 men's roster|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=9 November 2019|accessdate=3 January 2020}}</ref> | majorwins = | medaltemplates = | show-medals = }} '''Julien Bernard''' (born 17 March 1992) is a French cyclist, who currently rides for [[UCI WorldTeam]] {{UCI team code|TFS men}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15233/1001628/279|title=Trek - Segafredo|work=UCI.org|publisher=[[Union Cycliste Internationale]]|accessdate=2 January 2021|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20210102200011/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15233/1001628/279|archivedate=2 January 2021}}</ref>

==Career== The son of former professional cyclist [[Jean-François Bernard]], Julien Bernard was initially discouraged from taking up cycle racing by his father; he originally played tennis and football as a goalkeeper before switching to cycling at the age of 16. He joined {{UCI team code|TFS|2015}} as a ''[[Stagiaire (cycling)|stagiaire]]'' in 2015, where he ended up becoming the team's lead rider in the [[2015 USA Pro Cycling Challenge|USA Pro Cycling Challenge]], where he finished tenth overall.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.treksegafredo.com/blog/his-words-julien-bernard |title=In his words - Julien Bernard|date=18 January 2016 |website=[[Trek–Segafredo (men's team)|Trek-Segafredo]] |access-date=22 October 2016}}</ref> Bernard joined the team full-time in 2016, and he was named in the startlist for that year's [[2016 Vuelta a España|Vuelta a España]]<ref name="Vuelta">{{cite web |url=http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Vuelta_a_Espana_2016_Startlist |title=71st Vuelta a España |accessdate=20 August 2016 |work=ProCyclingStats}}</ref> and the start list for the [[2017 Giro d'Italia]].<ref name="Giro">{{Cite web|url=http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Giro_dItalia_2017_Startlist |title=2017: 100th Giro d'Italia: Start List |accessdate=2 May 2017 |work=Pro Cycling Stats}}</ref> In July 2018, he was named in the start list for the [[2018 Tour de France|Tour de France]].<ref name="TDF18">{{Cite web|url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/tour-de-france/2018/startlist |title=2018: 105th Tour de France: Start List |accessdate=5 July 2017 |work=Pro Cycling Stats}}</ref>

==Major results== {{div col|colwidth=30em}} ;2015 : 6th Overall [[Tour of Hainan]] : 10th Overall [[2015 USA Pro Cycling Challenge|USA Pro Cycling Challenge]] ;2016 : 6th Overall [[2016 Abu Dhabi Tour|Abu Dhabi Tour]] ::1st {{cjersey|white}} Young rider classification ;2018 : 10th Overall [[Tour Poitou-Charentes en Nouvelle-Aquitaine]] ;2020 : [[2020 Tour des Alpes-Maritimes et du Var|Tour des Alpes-Maritimes et du Var]] ::1st {{cjersey|red}} Mountains classification ::1st Stage 3 : 1st {{cjersey|blue polkadot inverse}} Mountains classification, [[2020 Tour de l'Ain|Tour de l'Ain]] ;2021 : 9th Overall [[2021 Danmark Rundt|Danmark Rundt]] ;2023 : 1st {{cjersey|turquoise}} Mountains classification, [[2023 Tour de Romandie|Tour de Romandie]] : 3rd [[French National Road Race Championships|Road race]], National Road Championships : 10th Overall [[2023 Tour de l'Ain|Tour de l'Ain]] : 10th [[2023 Japan Cup|Japan Cup]] ;2024 : 2nd [[French National Road Race Championships|Road race]], National Road Championships : 6th [[2024 Japan Cup|Japan Cup]] ;2025 : 9th [[2025 Japan Cup|Japan Cup]] ;2026 : 10th Overall [[2026 Tour de la Provence|Tour de la Provence]] {{div col end}}

===Grand Tour general classification results timeline=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |- ! scope="col" | [[Grand Tour (cycling)|Grand Tour]] ! scope="col" | 2016 ! scope="col" | 2017 ! scope="col" | 2018 ! scope="col" | 2019 ! scope="col" | 2020 ! scope="col" | 2021 ! scope="col" | 2022 ! scope="col" | 2023 ! scope="col" | 2024 ! scope="col" | 2025 |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | {{cjersey|pink}} [[General classification in the Giro d'Italia|Giro d'Italia]] | — | [[2017 Giro d'Italia|42]] | — | — | [[2020 Giro d'Italia|49]] | — | — | — | — | — |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | {{cjersey|yellow}} [[General classification in the Tour de France|Tour de France]] | — | — | [[2018 Tour de France|35]] | [[2019 Tour de France|30]] | — | [[2021 Tour de France|37]] | — | — | [[2024 Tour de France|22]] | — |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | {{cjersey|red}} [[General classification in the Vuelta a España|Vuelta a España]] | [[2016 Vuelta a España|57]] | [[2017 Vuelta a España|85]] | — | — | — | — | [[2022 Vuelta a España|88]] | [[2023 Vuelta a España|68]] | — | [[2025 Vuelta a España|33]] |}

{| class="wikitable" |+ Legend |- ! scope="row" | — | Did not compete |- ! scope="row" | [[Did not finish|DNF]] | Did not finish |}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * {{Cycling Archives}} * {{CQ ranking}} * {{ProCyclingStats}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bernard, Julien}} [[Category:1992 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:French male cyclists]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Nevers]] [[Category:Cyclists from Bourgogne-Franche-Comté]] [[Category:21st-century French sportsmen]]