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Yohann Gène

    Key Stats

    Nationality: French
    Born: June 25, 1981
    Hometown: Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadaloupe
    Height: 5-foot-9
    Weight: 148 pounds
    Strengths: attacking, breakaways, lead-outs
    Turned Pro: 2005

    Palmares

    Career Highlights:

    2009
    1st, stage 7, Tour de Langkawi

    2004
    2nd, Château d'Ollonne

    2003
    1st, Jard sur Mer-Les Herbiers
    1st, Vendée U Littoral
    2nd, stage 4, Ronde de l’Isard

    2002
    1st, Two Days of Machecoul
    1st, stage 3 Tour de Marie Galante
    1st, Beauvoir sur Mer-Notre Dame de Monts

    Biography

    Raised on the Caribbean island of Guadaloupe in the French Antilles, Bernaudeau enticed him along with Rony Martias to join Vendée-U in 2001. Gène quickly earned the respect as a lead-out man for the sprints.