Alexandre Geniez
Alexandre Geniez (born 16 April 1988) is a French professional cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam Total Direct Énergie.[3]
.JPG.webp) Geniez at the 2016 Grand Prix de Denain | |
| 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 | Total Direct Énergie |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Climber |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2008 | GSC Blagnac |
| 2009 | Vélo-Club La Pomme Marseille |
| Professional teams | |
| 2010–2012 | Skil–Shimano |
| 2013–2016 | FDJ[1] |
| 2017–2020 | AG2R La Mondiale[2] |
| 2021– | Total Direct Énergie |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
| |
Career
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.[4]
In August 2020, Geniez signed a two-year contract with the Total Direct Énergie team, from the 2021 season.[5]
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 rider 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
- 9th Overall Giro d'Italia
- 9th Tour du Doubs
Combativity award Stage 20 Tour de France- 2016
- Vuelta a España
- 1st Stage 3
- 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)
- 2017
- 1st Tre Valli Varesine
- 3rd Overall Tour de l'Ain
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Stage 4
- 1st
- 3rd Overall Tour La Provence
- 1st Stage 2
Combativity award Stage 3 Vuelta a España- 2018
- 1st
Overall Tour La Provence
- 1st Prologue
- 1st Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise
- 1st Stage 12 Vuelta a España
- 2019
- 8th Classic Loire Atlantique
References
- "Geniez to FDJ". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 24 August 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
- "Official presentation of the AG2R LA MONDIALE professional cycling team 2020". AG2R La Mondiale. Groupe AG2R La Mondiale. 10 December 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- "Total Direct Energie". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 7 January 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
- Jeff Quénet (19 April 2015). "Geniez wins Tro Bro Leon at first attempt". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
- "Alexandre Geniez s'engage avec le Team" [Alexandre Geniez commits to the Team]. Total Direct Énergie (in French). SA Vendée Cyclisme. 6 August 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
External links
Media related to Alexandre Geniez at Wikimedia Commons
- Alexandre Geniez at Cycling Archives
- Alexandre Geniez at ProCyclingStats
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