Alexys Brunel (born 10 October 1998) is a French cyclist, who currently rides for French amateur team Groove Gravel.[6] Brunel retired on 22 June 2022 from professional cycling to focus on other aspects of life.[7][8][9] However, he has since returned to racing as an amateur, notably winning a stage of the 2022 Tour de Guadeloupe.
 Brunel in 2019 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 10 October 1998 Boulogne-sur-Mer, France |
| Height | 1.9 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Groove Gravel |
| Discipline |
|
| Role | Rider |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2015–2016 | Dunkirk Littoral Juniors |
| 2017–2018 | CC Étupes |
| 2018 | Groupama–FDJ (stagiaire) |
| 2019 | Groupama–FDJ (stagiaire) |
| 2022 | Uni Sport Lamentinois |
| 2023 | Dunkerque Grand Littoral |
| 2024– | Groove Gravel |
| Professional teams | |
| 2019 | Groupama–FDJ Continental Team |
| 2020–2021 | Groupama–FDJ[1][2][a] |
| 2022 | UAE Team Emirates[5] |
Major results
edit- 2015
- National Junior Road Championships
- 2nd Road race
- 2nd Time trial
- 2nd La Philippe Gilbert Juniors
- 10th Time trial, UCI Junior Road World Championships
- 2016
- 1st
Time trial, UEC European Junior Road Championships - 1st Chrono des Nations Juniors
- 1st Gent–Wevelgem Juniors
- 1st
Mountains classification Course de la Paix Juniors - 2nd Time trial, National Junior Road Championships
- 2nd La Philippe Gilbert Juniors
- 2017
- 1st
Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships - 6th Paris–Roubaix Espoirs
- 9th Time trial, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships
- 2018
- National Under-23 Road Championships
- 1st Time trial
- 2nd Road race
- 1st
- 1st Time trial, National Amateur Road Championships
- 2nd Chrono des Nations U23
- 3rd Liège–Bastogne–Liège U23
- 8th Time trial, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships
- 2019
- 1st Paris–Tours Espoirs
- 5th Overall Tour de Bretagne
- 2020
- 3rd Overall Étoile de Bessèges
- 1st
Young rider classification - 1st Stage 1
- 1st
- 2021
- 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
- 8th Polynormande
- 2022
- 1st Stage 8 Tour de Guadeloupe
- 2024
- 1st Criterium Ivan Graït Memorial
- 1st Stages 2 & 3 Oregon Trail Gravel
- UCI Gravel World Series
- 2nd Houffa
- 2nd Utopia Gravel Fest
Notes
edit- ^ Brunel also competed at the 2020 Le Samyn with the Groupama–FDJ Continental Team,[3] following the introduction of a UCI rule allowing riders registered with a UCI WorldTeam or UCI ProTeam to participate in class 1 or 2 events with a related development team.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Groupama - FDJ". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 January 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- ^ "Groupama - FDJ". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ Mabyle, Nicolas (4 March 2020). "Samyn : La Conti Groupama-FDJ pour grandir" [Samyn: Groupama-FDJ Conti to grow]. Directvelo (in French). Association Le Peloton. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
- ^ "Part 2 Road Races" (PDF). UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 2 March 2020. p. 6. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
- ^ "UAE Team Emirates". UCI. Archived from the original on 7 January 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ "Alexys Brunel". FirstCycling.com. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
- ^ "Alexys Brunel to step away from professional cycling". UAE team Emirates. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
- ^ Dabbs, Ryan (23 June 2022). "UAE Emirates rider Alexys Brunel retires from professional cycling at 23". cyclingweekly.com. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
- ^ "Alexys BRUNEL". UCI. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
External links
edit- Alexys Brunel at UCI
- Alexys Brunel at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Alexys Brunel at ProCyclingStats
- Alexys Brunel at Cycling Quotient
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