31/07/1997
Châteaulin
1m85
71
Our rider from Finistere is a time trial specialist. He grabbed attention in the discipline for the first time in 2015 as a junior by winning three regional or national events. The following year he claimed the champion de Bretagne title. In 2017, he finished fifth in the amateurs French championships. After turning professional in August 2018, he found himself in a breakaway on Paris-Tours with his idol, Sylvain Chavanel, who that day was hanging up his shoes. Thibault Guernalec is a rouleur who likes to help his team gear up for the sprints.
WHO GOT YOU INTO CYCLING ?
My mum, who signed me up in the Chateaulin club
YOUR FIRST BIKE ?
A BH
YOUR BEST MEMORY ABOUT 2018?
My victory in the Circuit du Mené
WHAT DO YOU LIKE THE MOST ABOUT YOUR JOB ?
The races atmosphere
WHAT HAS CYCLING BROUGHT TO YOU AS A PERSON ?
Rigour and determination
YOUR FAVOURITE RACE ?
Paris-Tours : it’s a windy and unpredictable race
YOUR NICKNAME PELOTON ?
Guerna
YOUR CLOSEST FRIEND IN CYCLING ?
Léo Jacq
IF YOU WEREN’T A PRO RIDER, WHAT WOULD YOU BE DOING?
An engineering school
YOUR INTERESTS OUTSIDE OF CYCLING ?
Handiwork and cooking
FAVOURITE SINGER OR BAND ?
Lomepal
A VIDEO GAME, A BOOK ?
Gran Turismo
YOUR FAVOURITE MOVIE ?
Le père noël est une ordure
MOST FAMOUS PERSON IN YOUR PHONE BOOK?
I don’t have any !
YOUR FAVOURITE MEAL ?
My mother’s spaghetti Bolognese
THE CAR OF YOUR DREAMS ?
The Lamborghini aventador
YOUR CAREER WILL HAVE BEEN A SUCCESS IF…
…I have no regrets
WHAT DOES BRITTANY MEAN TO YOU ?
A country !
YOUR FAVOURITE SPORTSPERSON ?
Martin Fourcade