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] | |||||||||||
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| Current team | Decathlon CMA CGM Team | |||||||||||
| Discipline | Road | |||||||||||
| Role | Climber | |||||||||||
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| 2012–2016 | RC ARBÖ Tom Tailor RBK Wörgl[1] | |||||||||||
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| 2017–2019 | Development Team Sunweb | |||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Team Sunweb[2][3] | |||||||||||
| 2022– | AG2R Citroën Team | |||||||||||
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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. In this year he was the only one who achieved two podium finishes in the general classifications of the Grand Tours.
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]