Felix Gall
 Gall at the 2025 Tour of the Alps | ||||||||||||
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| Born | 27 February 1998 Nußdorf-Debant, Tyrol, Austria | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | |||||||||||
| Weight | 66 kg (146 lb)[1] | |||||||||||
| Team information | ||||||||||||
| Current team | Decathlon CMA CGM Team | |||||||||||
| Discipline | Road | |||||||||||
| Role | Climber | |||||||||||
| Amateur team | ||||||||||||
| 2012–2016 | RC ARBÖ Tom Tailor RBK Wörgl[1] | |||||||||||
| Professional teams | ||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Development Team Sunweb | |||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Team Sunweb[2][3] | |||||||||||
| 2022– | AG2R Citroën Team | |||||||||||
| Major wins | ||||||||||||
Grand Tours
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Medal record
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Felix Gall (born 27 February 1998) is an Austrian professional cyclist who rides for the UCI WorldTeam Decathlon CMA CGM Team.[4] Gall is regarded as one of Austria’s best cyclists ever and achieved international prominence after winning Stage 17 of the 2023 Tour de France, finishing fifth overall in the 2025 Tour de France and finishing 2nd overall at the 2026 Giro d'Italia
Career
[edit]Junior career
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Gall was born in Nußdorf-Debant, Tyrol, Austria. During his childhood, he practiced several sports including climbing, tennis, skiing, and taekwondo before becoming interested in cycling through school friends involved in triathlon.[5][6]
In 2015, Gall won the Austrian National Junior Road Race Championships. Later that year, he achieved international recognition by winning the junior road race at the 2015 UCI Road World Championships in Richmond, Virginia.[7][8] Following his victory, he received a public welcome in his hometown attended by around 1,000 people and was awarded a cycling scholarship, a driving course, and a new racing bicycle.[9]
In 2016, Gall won the junior Trofeo Dorigo Porte. The following season, he joined the Development Team Sunweb. In 2018, he won the Austrian National Under 23 Road Race Championships.[10] In 2019, he claimed his first elite stage race victory by winning both Stage 2 and the overall classification of the Istrian Spring Trophy.[11]
Gall progressed through the development structure of Team Sunweb and later joined the WorldTour squad. During his time with the team, he developed into a promising climber and stage racer. In 2021, after two seasons with the WorldTour team, he announced that he would leave Team DSM to join AG2R Citroën Team for the 2022 season..[12] Although his contract with DSM was initially due to run through 2022, Gall and the team agreed to terminate it early amid reported tensions between several riders and team management.[13]
2022
[edit]In his first season with AG2R Citroën Team, Gall finished sixth overall at the Tour of the Alps.[14] He was subsequently selected for the 2022 Giro d'Italia, marking his debut appearance in a Grand Tour.[15]
2023
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Gall made a significant breakthrough during the 2023 season. Early results included sixth place at the Ardèche Classic, 16th overall at Tirreno–Adriatico, ninth at GP Miguel Induráin, and tenth overall at the Tour of the Basque Country, where he recorded four top 10 stage finishes.[16][17][18] He also finished second on the opening stage of the Tour of the Alpes before crashing later in the race, and later took second place at the Mercan'Tour Classic.
At the 2023 Tour de Suisse, Gall secured his first professional victory by winning Stage 4. He also finished second on Stage 3, eighth overall in the general classification, and fourth in the mountains classification.[19]
Gall was selected for his first 2023 Tour de France in 2023.[20] During Stage 5, he joined the breakaway and became to wear the polka dot jersey after taking the lead in the mountains classification by cresting the Col du Soudet first.[21] On 17 July 2023, Gall achieved the biggest victory of his career by winning Stage 17 of the Tour de France, the race’s Queen Stage, after a solo attack in the Alps.[22] He ultimately finished eighth overall and third in the young rider classification among riders under 25.
2024
[edit]Gall rode the 2024 Tour de France and finished 14th overall. Later that season, he competed in the 2024 Vuelta a España, primarily working in support of teammate Ben O'Connor, who finished second overall. Gall remained inside the top 10 of the general classification through Stage 14 before losing time in the final mountain stages and eventually finishing 29th overall.[23]
2025
[edit]In 2025, Gall entered the 2025 Tour de France as team leader for Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team. He prepared for the race with an altitude training camp and a fourth place overall finish at the Tour de Suisse.[24][25]
Gall moved into the top 10 of the Tour de France general classification on Stage 12 and climbed to sixth overall after Stage 18.[26] On Stage 19, strong teamwork from Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale helped Gall overtake Primož Roglič in the standings after Roglič’s unsuccessful attack earlier in the stage.[27] Gall ultimately finished fifth overall,[28] the best Grand Tour result of his career and achieved the best result by an Austrian rider since Peter Luttenberger in 1996.[citation needed] He later also finished eighth overall at the 2025 Vuelta a España, securing another top 10 Grand Tour result.[29]
2026
[edit]Gall earned his first Grand Tour podium at the 2026 Giro d'Italia; despite struggling on the race's sole time trial, he was consistently the strongest climber behind eventual winner Jonas Vingegaard and finished in second place.[30]
Major results
[edit]- 2015
- 1st
Road race, UCI Junior Road World Championships - National Junior Road Championships
- 1st
Road race - 2nd Time trial
- 1st
- 4th Time trial, UEC European Junior Road Championships
- 4th Overall Oberösterreich Juniorenrundfahrt
- 8th Overall GP Général Patton
- 2016
- 1st Trofeo Guido Dorigo
- 3rd Overall Tour du Pays de Vaud
- 6th G.P. Sportivi Sovilla
- 9th Overall Course de la Paix Juniors
- 2018
- 1st Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
- 4th Overall Tour de Savoie Mont Blanc
- 1st
Young rider classification
- 1st
- 6th Overall Grand Prix Priessnitz spa
- 2019
- 1st
Overall Istrian Spring Trophy
- 1st Stage 2
- 9th Overall Circuit des Ardennes
- 2022
- 5th Trofeo Pollença–Port d'Andratx
- 6th Overall Tour of the Alps
- 10th Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana
- 2023 (2 pro wins)
- 2nd Mercan'Tour Classic
- 6th Overall Tour des Alpes-Maritimes et du Var
- 6th Ardèche Classic
- 8th Overall Tour de France
- 1st Stage 17
- Held
after Stage 5 
Combativity award Stage 17
- 8th Overall Tour de Suisse
- 1st Stage 4
- 9th Overall Tour of the Alps
- 9th GP Miguel Induráin
- 10th Overall Tour of the Basque Country
- 2024
- 4th Ardèche Classic
- 4th Tour du Jura
- 5th Classic Grand Besançon Doubs
- 9th Overall Paris–Nice
- 10th Overall Tour de Suisse
- 2025
- 4th Overall Tour de Suisse
- 5th Overall Tour de France
- 5th Overall Tour of the Alps
- 8th Overall Vuelta a España
- 2026
- 2nd Overall Giro d'Italia
- 5th Overall UAE Tour
- 6th Overall Volta a Catalunya
General classification results timeline
[edit]| Grand Tour general classification results | |||||||
| Grand Tour | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia |
— | 50 | — | — | — | 2 | |
| Tour de France |
— | — | 8 | 14 | 5 | ||
 Vuelta a España |
— | — | — | 29 | 8 | ||
| Major stage race general classification results | |||||||
| Race | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
 Paris–Nice |
— | — | — | 9 | 18 | — | |
 Tirreno–Adriatico |
— | — | 16 | — | — | — | |
 Volta a Catalunya |
— | — | — | — | DNF | 6 | |
| Tour of the Basque Country |
85 | 12 | 10 | DNF | — | — | |
| Tour de Romandie |
32 | — | — | — | — | — | |
 Critérium du Dauphiné |
22 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Tour de Suisse |
— | — | 8 | 10 | 4 | — | |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
| IP | Race in Progress |
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Felix Gall". Equipe cycliste AG2R CITROËN TEAM (in French). Archived from the original on 2 June 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ↑ "Team Sunweb". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 3 January 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ↑ "Team DSM". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "AG2R Citroën Team". UCI. Archived from the original on 7 January 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ↑ "Gall Felix oeterreichs erster Radweltmeister". Regionalsport (in German). Archived from the original on 30 March 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ↑ Scheiber, Claudia (13 June 2012). "Osttiroler Triathleten wieder erfolgreich". MeinBezirk (in German). Archived from the original on 5 July 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ↑ "Gall wins junior men's world championship road race". Velo. 26 September 2015. Archived from the original on 5 July 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ↑ Scheiber, Claudia (30 September 2015). "Felix Gall holt WM-Gold". MeinBezirk (in German). Archived from the original on 5 July 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ↑ Scheiber, Claudia (2 October 2015). "Nußdorf-Debant feierte seinen Weltmeister". MeinBezirk (in German). Archived from the original on 5 July 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ↑ "2018 Österr. StaatsmeisterInnen & MeisterInnen". Austrian Cycling Federation (in German). 9 May 2018. Archived from the original on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ↑ "Osttiroler Gall gewinnt Spring Trophy in Istrien". ÖRF (in German). 17 March 2019. Archived from the original on 5 July 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ↑ "Ex-Junioren-Weltmeister Gall ab 2022 für Radprofiteam AG2R unterwegs". DER STANDARD (in Austrian German). 19 August 2021. Archived from the original on 3 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ↑ "Streit zwischen Team DSM und Ilan Van Wilder landet vor Gericht". cyclingmagazine (in German). 28 October 2021. Archived from the original on 23 March 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ↑ Ryan, Barry (22 April 2022). "Tour of the Alps: Pinot surges to stage 5 win as Bardet grabs overall title". Cyclingnews. Archived from the original on 8 January 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ↑ Michl, George (6 May 2022). "Radrennsport: Felix Gall stellt sich zum ersten Mal dem Giro d'Italia". Kleine Zeitung (in German). Archived from the original on 18 May 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ↑ "Felix Gall extends with AG2R Citroën Team through 2025". CyclingUpToDate. 9 June 2023. Archived from the original on 9 June 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ↑ "Itzulia Basque Country: Felix Gall tenth". AG2R CITROËN TEAM. 8 April 2023. Archived from the original on 5 July 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ↑ "Radsport: Gall kommt erstem Profisieg immer näher". LAOLA1 (in German). 30 May 2023. Archived from the original on 5 July 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ↑ McGrath, Andy (14 June 2023). "Tour de Suisse: Felix Gall grabs GC lead with solo victory on stage 4". Cyclingnews. Archived from the original on 16 June 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ↑ Canales, Romain Perez (26 June 2023). "Tour de France 2023 (July 1 to 23) - AG2R CITROËN TEAM cycling team". AG2R CITROËN TEAM. Archived from the original on 27 June 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ↑ Glendenning, Barry (5 July 2023). "Tour de France: Hindley wins stage five as Vingegaard deals major blow to Pogacar – as it happened". the Guardian. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ↑ "Felix Gall, the third winning debutant - Tour de France 2023". www.letour.fr. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
- ↑ "Profil of Felix GALL - DECATHLON AG2R LA MONDIALE TEAM - La Vuelta 2024". www.lavuelta.es. Retrieved 2024-10-05.
- ↑ Wilson, Ewan (7 July 2025). "'There are many outcomes for us to be happy in Paris': Felix Gall Tour de France 2025 interview". Cyclist. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
- ↑ "Portuguese rider Almeida wins Tour de Suisse". BBC Sport. 22 June 2025. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
- ↑ "Profil of Felix GALL - DECATHLON AG2R LA MONDIALE TEAM". Tour de France. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
- ↑ Fotheringham, Alasdair (25 July 2025). "'Only the GC counted' - Felix Gall closes in on fifth overall at Tour de France on final summit finish". CyclingNews. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
- ↑ Collins, Ben (27 July 2025). "Tour de France 2025 LIVE: Stage 21 route, standings, winners & updates as Van Aert denies Pogacar final stage win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
- ↑ Stuart, Peter (14 September 2025). "Vuelta a España standings 2025 – Final general classification after stage 21". Cycling News. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
- ↑ van der Ploeg, Bram (1 June 2026). "Naesen says Gall's Giro podium was built on unwritten rules, smart positioning and a team effort against Arensman". IDL Pro Cycling. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
External links
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- Felix Gall at UCI
- Felix Gall at ProCyclingStats
- Felix Gall at Cycling Quotient
- Felix Gall at InterSportStats
