Alexandre Geniez

Alexandre Geniez

Geniez at the 2016 Grand Prix de Denain
Personal information
Full name Alexandre Geniez
Born (1988-04-16) 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

Grand Tours

Vuelta a España
2 individual stages (2013, 2016)
Infobox last updated on
22 August 2016

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]

Career achievements

Major results

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
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
1st Stage 3 Vuelta a España
Held after Stages 3–4
Held after Stages 3–7
6th Overall Tour de l'Ain
1st Stage 4
7th Overall La Méditerranéenne
1st Stage 1 (TTT)

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Pink jersey Giro 13 9 WD
Yellow jersey Tour 44 112
red jersey Vuelta 159 90 47 108

WD = Withdrew; In Progress = IP

References

  1. 1 2 "Geniez to FDJ". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 24 August 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
  2. Jeff Quénet (19 April 2015). "Geniez wins Tro Bro Leon at first attempt". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
  3. "Tim De Troyer wins Tour du Finistère". cyclingnews.com. 18 April 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2015.

External links

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