Alexandre Geniez
.jpg) Geniez at the 2012 Tour of California | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Alexandre Geniez |
| Born |
16 April 1988 Rodez, France |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb; 10.7 st) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | FDJ |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Climber |
| Amateur team(s) | |
| 2008 | GSC Blagnac |
| 2009 | Vélo-Club La Pomme Marseille |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2010–2012 | Skil–Shimano |
| 2013– | FDJ |
| Major wins | |
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Infobox last updated on 4 January 2015 | |
Alexandre Geniez (born 16 April 1988) is a French professional cyclist, who rides for the UCI ProTeam FDJ.[1] One of his prestigious feats was winning the white jersey awarded to the best young rider in the 2011 Tour de Luxembourg.
Geniez left Argos–Shimano at the end of the 2012 season, and joined FDJ for the 2013 season.[1]
In April 2015, Geniez won the Tro Bro Leon, a race cycled on asphalt and sandy roads, outsprinting four breakaway companions to accomplish the feat.[2]
Palmarès
- 2009
- 1st Overall Ronde de l'Isard
- 2nd Overall Tour De Gironde
- 7th Overall Giro della Valle d'Aosta
- 2010
- 2nd Overall Route du Sud
- 6th Les Boucles du Sud Ardèche
- 7th Overall Tour of Luxembourg
- 2011
- 1st Stage 4 Tour of Austria
- 2nd Overall Tour of Luxembourg
- 1st
Young riders classification
- 1st
- 4th Overall Critérium International
- 5th Overall Circuit de la Sarthe
- 6th Overall Vuelta a Murcia
- 2012
- 8th Overall Circuit de la Sarthe
- 9th Overall Tour de Pologne
- 2013
- 1st Stage 15 Vuelta a España
- 9th Overall Tour Méditerranéen
- 2014
- 4th Overall Volta ao Algarve
- 2015
- 1st
Overall Tour de l'Ain
- 1st Stage 3
- 1st Tro Bro Leon
- 4th Tour du Finistère[3]
- 9th Overall Giro d'Italia
- 9th Tour du Doubs
Combativity award Stage 20 Tour de France- 2016
- 7th Overall La Méditerranéenne
- 1st Stage 1 (TTT)
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro |
— | — | — | 13 | 9 |
| Tour |
— | — | 44 | — | 112 |
 Vuelta |
159 | 90 | 47 | — |
WD = Withdrew; In Progress = IP
References
- 1 2 "Geniez to FDJ". Cycling News (Future Publishing Limited). 24 August 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
- ↑ Jeff Quénet (19 April 2015). "Geniez wins Tro Bro Leon at first attempt". Cyclingnews.com (Future plc). Retrieved 19 April 2015.
- ↑ "Tim De Troyer wins Tour du Finistère". cyclingnews.com. 18 April 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
External links
Media related to Alexandre Geniez at Wikimedia Commons
- Alexandre Geniez profile at Cycling Archives
- Alexandre Geniez profile at Cycling Quotient
- Alexandre Geniez profile at ProCyclingStats
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