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Antoine Huby

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Antoine Huby
Huby at the 2023 Tour de l'Avenir
Personal information
Born (2001-01-19) 19 January 2001 (age 25)
Uzel, France
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight56 kg (123 lb)
Team information
Current team7-Eleven Cliqq Roadbike Philippines
Discipline
RoleRider
Amateur teams
2019–2020VC Pays de Loudéac[1]
2023Vendée U
Professional teams
2021–2022Cross Team Legendre
2024–2025Soudal–Quick-Step
2026–7-Eleven Cliqq Roadbike Philippines

Antoine Huby (born 19 January 2001) is a French cyclist who competes in road bicycle racing and cyclo-cross.[2] He rides for the UCI Continental team 7-Eleven Cliqq Roadbike Philippines.[3] He previously rode for the UCI WorldTeam Soudal Quick-Step during the 2024 and 2025 seasons.[2] He was born in Uzel, a commune in the Cotes d'Armor department in the Brittany region of France.[4] His racing height is 1.74 meters and his racing weight is 56 kilograms.[5] He specializes as a climber and a puncheur in road cycling events.[6] He won French national cyclo-cross championships in the cadet, junior, and Under-23 age groups.[6]

Early life

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Huby grew up in Uzel, located in northwestern France.[7] He began riding bicycles during his childhood. He completed evening training rides on the local roads around Uzel with his father.[7] He joined a local amateur club, CC Uzelais, and competed in regional events from 2016 to 2017.[5] Huby attended La Ville Davy, an educational institution located in Quessoy.[8] He enrolled in the professional baccalaureate program known as NJPF, which stands for Nature, Jardins, Paysage, Foret.[8] At La Ville Davy, Huby received instruction from Jerome Couppey, a teacher in the NJPF section and a former mountain bike competitor who managed the mountain biking division.[9] Couppey provided Huby with technical guidance on off-road bicycle handling.[9] Huby developed a habit of greeting race referees and organizers at amateur events, attributing this polite demeanor to his upbringing.[7]

Amateur cyclo-cross career

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Huby focused his early athletic efforts on cyclo-cross. He won the French National Cyclo-cross Championship in the cadet category in 2017 while a student at La Ville Davy.[8] During a muddy cyclo-cross race in Lievin, he pedaled past competitors who were running with their bicycles in the deep mud.[10] Huby advanced to the junior category and joined the amateur team VC Pays de Loudeac.[5] He secured the French National Junior Cyclo-cross Championship title during the 2018 to 2019 season.[6] Following his junior career, Huby transitioned to the Under-23 category and signed with Cross Team Legendre.[3] During the 2020 to 2021 season, he won the French National Under-23 Cyclo-cross Championship.[6] He became the first French rider to win consecutive national cyclo-cross titles across the cadet, junior, and Under-23 classifications.[7]

Initial transition to road racing and physical trauma

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Huby incorporated road racing into his schedule. During a stage of the Tour Alsace, he finished second on the ascent of the Planche des Belles Filles.[7] This performance led to discussions with his coach, Herve Gebel, about his physiological suitability for professional road racing.[7] His progress stopped due to a training accident in June 2022.[7] While descending a mountain pass, he crashed to avoid a motor vehicle.[7] The impact resulted in a fracture of his left femur.[7] A surgeon informed Huby that he might experience chronic pain and that a return to professional cycling was uncertain.[7] Huby completed physical therapy and resumed bicycle training.

Amateur road racing with Vendee U

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Huby shifted his focus to road racing for the 2023 season and joined Vendee U.[6] He finished second at the Liege Bastogne Liege Espoirs and second overall at the Fleche du Sud.[6] He won the general classification of the Course de la Paix Grand Prix Jeseniky.[6] He was originally listed as a reserve rider for the French national team for this event before being added to the starting roster.[10]

The WorldTour years with Soudal Quick Step

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In August 2023, the Belgian UCI WorldTeam Soudal Quick-Step announced they signed Antoine Huby to a two-year contract covering the 2024 and 2025 seasons.[6] The team's scout, Johan Molly, initiated contact with Huby after his second place finish at Liege Bastogne Liege Espoirs.[6] The transfer allowed Huby to race alongside Julian Alaphilippe and Remco Evenepoe.[9] Huby integrated data driven training protocols and nutritional planning into his routine.[11] He made his WorldTour debut in Australia at the Santos Tour Down Under in January 2024, finishing twenty-seventh in the general classification.[5] He participated in the Grand Prix Cycliste de Quebec and the Grand Prix Cycliste de Montreal later in the year.[12] Huby began the 2025 season with a return trip to Australia, finishing eleventh at the Surf Coast Classic.[5] On February 15, 2025, while participating in a training ride, he was struck by a motor vehicle.[13] The collision forced him to stop riding for several weeks.[14] He participated in the Tour of Burgos in August, recording three stage finishes within the top twenty.[15] Soudal Quick-Step did not renew his contract for the 2026 season.[16]

Contract free agency and psychological impact

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The non-renewal of his contract left Huby without an employer for the 2026 season.[16] The situation led to a psychological decline during the winter.[17] Huby reported seeing his future in black and questioned his motivation to train.[17] He struggled to leave his house to ride his bicycle and stopped following the training plans provided by his coach, Herve Gebel.[17] He engaged in alternative physical activities, including running with his girlfriend who was preparing for a marathon.[11] His family provided support during this period.[17] In the spring of 2026, a French compatriot named Edouard Bonnefoix presented an offer from 7-Eleven Cliqq Roadbike Philippines.[18] Huby signed with the team to return to competition and score UCI points.[17]

Resurgence at the 2026 Tour of Luzon, Philippines

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Huby traveled to the Philippines to join the 7-Eleven Cliqq Roadbike Philippines roster.[4] He adapted to the extreme meteorological conditions, experiencing ambient temperatures reaching 45 degrees Celsius.[17] Huby shared cooling techniques with his teammates, such as placing ice inside nylon tights down the back of their racing jerseys.[17] The primary target for the team was the MPTC Tour of Luzon, a fourteen-stage national race held in April and May 2026.[19]

Stage 10 of the competition took place on May 9, 2026.[19] The route covered 124.2 kilometers, starting in Candon City and finishing atop the Bessang Pass Natural Monument in Cervantes, Ilocos Sur. Bessang Pass is a Hors Categorie climb stretching for 30 kilometers.[20] Huby bridged across to a six-man breakaway group in the final ten kilometers.[20] During the ascent, he suffered a front wheel flat tire.[20] He received a wheel change and chased back to the lead group. In the final three kilometers, Huby accelerated and dropped the yellow jersey holder Nikita Shulchenko.[21] Huby crossed the finish line alone in 3 hours, 32 minutes, and 1 second, collapsing in physical exhaustion.[21] He finished 50 seconds ahead of Shulchenko.[21]

On May 11, the riders faced Stage 12, covering 141.4 kilometers from Agoo, La Union, to the Daang Kalikasan view deck in Mangatarem, Pangasinan. The route finished with a 7.4 kilometer Category 2 ascent.[4] Ronnilan Quita executed an attack at the base of the final climb to test Shulchenko.[22] Shulchenko dropped to the rear of the lead group. Huby launched an acceleration, establishing a 15-second gap.[22] He won the stage with a time of 3 hours, 17 minutes, and 37 seconds. Shulchenko finished in second place, 1 minute and 20 seconds behind Huby.[4]

The 14th and last stage occurred on May 13.[19] The stage covered 177.8 kilometers from Lingayen to Baguio.[23] The route required the riders to ascend Kennon Road.[24] Huby broke away from Shulchenko and the lead group past the Lion's Head landmark with seven kilometers remaining.[24] He crossed the finish line at Camp John Hay to win his third and final stage, recording a time of 4 hours, 26 minutes, and 42 seconds.[24] Nikita Shulchenko finished the stage 2 minutes and 12 seconds after Huby and won the overall general classification. Antoine Huby finished in second place overall, 1 minute and 34 seconds behind the winner.[24]

Huby won the Green Jersey for the individual points classification and the Polka Dot Jersey for the mountain classification.[25] He was awarded the Most Combative Rider honors.[26] Huby's individual performances, along with teammates Ronnilan Quita, Mervin Corpuz, and Jonel Carcueva, secured the Team General Classification title for 7-Eleven Cliqq Roadbike Philippines.[27] The team finished with a cumulative time of 162 hours, 25 minutes, and 49 seconds.[27]

Continued campaigns in Mauritius

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Huby traveled to compete in the Tour de Maurice from June 2 to June 5, 2026.[28] The event is a Category 2.2 race on the UCI Africa Tour calendar.[29] Huby targeted Stage 3, a 125 kilometer route from Cascavelle to Bois Cheri.[30] He crossed the finish line first in a time of 3 hours, 12 minutes, and 7 seconds, tying on time with Anatolii Budiak.[28] Huby finished the tour in second place in the general classification with an aggregate time of 12 hours, 9 minutes, and 56 seconds.[28] He tied exactly on time with the overall winner, Anatolii Budiak, and the final standing was decided by tiebreakers.[29]

Major results

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Cyclo-cross

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2018–2019
1st National Junior Championships
2nd Overall Junior Coupe de France
2nd Pierric
3rd Flamanville
3rd Junior Laudio
3rd Junior Elorrio
2020–2021
1st National Under-23 Championships

Road

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2023
1st Overall Course de la Paix U23 – Grand Prix Jeseníky
2nd Overall Flèche du Sud
2nd Liège–Bastogne–Liège Espoirs
5th Overall Tour Alsace
7th Overall Orlen Nations Grand Prix
7th Manche-Atlantique [fr]
7th Tour du Gévaudan
9th Overall Circuit des Ardennes
2026
2nd Overall Tour of Luzon (1st at Stage 14, Stage 12, Stage 10)

References

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  1. ↑ "Antoine Huby". FirstCycling.com. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Antoine Huby | Biography and career overview". Domestique Cycling. Retrieved 2026-06-30.
  3. 1 2 "Antoine Huby - Teams and Career History | Cyclingflash". cyclingflash.com. Retrieved 2026-06-30.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Villar, Joey. "Huby makes it look easy". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2026-06-30.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "Antoine Huby". Road cycling news, tests and more. Retrieved 2026-06-30.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Antoine Huby passe pro chez Soudal Quick-Step - TotalVelo". www.total-velo.com (in French). 2023-08-14. Retrieved 2026-06-30.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Le Télégramme (2024-03-15). Antoine Huby veut briller au milieu des stars de la Soudal Quick-Step #cyclisme. Retrieved 2026-06-30 – via YouTube.
  8. 1 2 3 "Focus Sport, ça continue : Antoine Huby Champion de France Cadet de cyclocross". www.lavilledavy.fr. Retrieved 2026-06-30.
  9. 1 2 3 "Focus Sport : Antoine Hyby, jeune prometteur en cylo-cross et élève à La Ville Davy". www.lavilledavy.fr. Retrieved 2026-06-30.
  10. 1 2 Eurosport France (2025-09-08). Bistrot Vélo avec Romain Grégoire et Antoine Huby. Retrieved 2026-06-30 – via YouTube.
  11. 1 2 Le coup tordu (2026-04-15). COUP TORDU 441 : INVITE ANTOINE HUBY ! LE TROP BON SOLDAT. Retrieved 2026-06-30 – via YouTube.
  12. ↑ "2024 Cycling Stats - Antoine Huby". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 2026-06-30.
  13. ↑ "Antoine Huby joins Soudal Quick-Step Pro Cycling Team". Reddit. Retrieved 2026-06-30.
  14. ↑ "Antoine Huby". CyclingUpToDate.com. Retrieved 2026-06-30.
  15. ↑ "Antoine HUBY - Fiche Coureur Cycliste - Cyclism'Actu". www.cyclismactu.net. Retrieved 2026-06-30.
  16. 1 2 "Future former talent in doubt after forced exit from Soudal Quick-Step". cyclingflash.com. 2026-01-07. Retrieved 2026-06-30.
  17. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Aux Philippines, j'ai redécouvert pourquoi j'aimais le vélo" : Antoine Huby toque à la porte des équipes européennes". Eurosport. 2026-05-25. Retrieved 2026-06-30.
  18. ↑ "Cyclisme. Route - Antoine Huby performant aux Philippines, les équipes WT dans le viseur..." www.cyclismactu.net (in French). 2026-05-29. Retrieved 2026-06-30.
  19. 1 2 3 "Antoine Huby". www.procyclingstats.com. Archived from the original on 2025-11-05. Retrieved 2026-06-30.
  20. 1 2 3 Satumbaga-Villar, Kristel (2026-05-09). "Frenchman Antoine Huby conquers brutal Stage 10; Shulchenko keeps yellow jersey in Tour of Luzon". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved 2026-06-30.
  21. 1 2 3 Tribune, Daily (2026-05-09). "FRENCH TOAST: Climbing specialist Huby takes Stage 10 honors". Daily Tribune. Retrieved 2026-06-30.
  22. 1 2 Tribune, Daily (2026-05-11). "FRENCH REVOLUTION: Huby shines anew, climbs way to Stage 12 triumph". Daily Tribune. Retrieved 2026-06-30.
  23. ↑ Satumbaga-Villar, Kristel (2026-05-13). "Shulchenko wins Tour of Luzon title". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved 2026-06-30.
  24. 1 2 3 4 Terrado, Jonas (2026-05-13). "Tour of Luzon: Nikita Shulchenko seals overall title in Baguio". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved 2026-06-30.
  25. ↑ News-Online, G.M.A. (2026-05-13). "Tour of Luzon 2026: Stage-by-stage results". GMA News Online. Retrieved 2026-06-30.
  26. ↑ amar, aj (2026-05-11). "Climbing is My Huby: Antoine Finishes Stage 12 with Dominant Solo Win". Tour of Luzon Cycling. Retrieved 2026-06-30.
  27. 1 2 Terrado, Jonas (2026-05-14). "Tour of Luzon: 7-Eleven captures team classification crown". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved 2026-06-30.
  28. 1 2 3 velowire.com, Thomas Vergouwen /; www.velowire.com, Thomas Vergouwen /. "2026 UCI cycling calendar | 2026 Tour de Maurice | velowire". velowire.com. Retrieved 2026-06-30.
  29. 1 2 "Tour de Maurice 2026 | Standings". Domestique Cycling. Retrieved 2026-06-30.
  30. ↑ "Tour de Maurice 2026 Stage 3 Results". cyclingflash.com. Retrieved 2026-06-30.
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