Alexis Vuillermoz

Alexis Vuillermoz (born 1 June 1988) is a French road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam Total Direct Énergie.[5]

Alexis Vuillermoz
Vuillermoz at the 2015 Tour de France
Personal information
Full nameAlexis Vuillermoz
NicknamePikachu
Born (1988-06-01) 1 June 1988
Saint-Claude, Jura, France
Height1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)[1]
Weight60 kg (132 lb; 9 st 6 lb)[1]
Team information
Current teamTotal Direct Énergie
Disciplines
  • Road
  • Mountain biking
RoleRider
Rider typePuncheur[2]
Amateur teams
2006–2008Scott–Les 2 Alpes
2009–2012Lapierre International
2012Saur–Sojasun (stagiaire)
Professional teams
2013Sojasun
2014–2020Ag2r–La Mondiale[3][4]
2021–Total Direct Énergie
Major wins
Grand Tour
Tour de France
1 individual stage (2015)

Career

He was originally a mountain bike racer before switching to road cycling, winning the French national under-23 mountain bike title twice and riding as part of the French national team that took the team relay title at the 2008 Mountain Bike World Championships.[2] He was a member of the Sojasun team that competed at the 2013 Tour de France,[6] finishing the race 46th overall.

Vuillermoz joined Ag2r–La Mondiale for the 2014 season, after his previous team – Sojasun – folded at the end of the 2013 season.[3] In the eighth stage of the 2015 Tour de France, Vuillermoz attacked the leading group on the Mûr-de-Bretagne to cross the line solo atop the hill.[7] "After winning I thought about my dad who died three years ago. He was the one who got me interested in the Tour de France, he used to take my cousins and I to the side of the road to watch the Tour go past," said Vuillermoz. "I hope today he's proud of me."[7]

In 2016, Vuillermoz finished in 23rd position in the Olympics men's road race and in 29th position in the Olympic men's road time trial.

He started the 2018 Tour de France, but was forced to abandon with a fractured scapula due to injuries sustained after colliding with a roadside spectator trying to take a photo in one of the cobbled sectors on stage 9 to Roubaix.[8]

In October 2020, Vuillermoz signed a two-year contract with the Total Direct Énergie team, from the 2021 season.[9]

Major results

Mountain biking
2005
3rd Team relay, UCI World Championships
3rd Cross-country, National Junior Championships
2006
1st Cross-country, National Junior Championships
2nd Cross-country, UEC European Junior Championships
2008
1st Team relay, UCI World Championships
1st Team relay, UEC European Championships
2009
1st Cross-country, National Under-23 Championships
2nd Cross-country, UCI World Championships
2010
1st Cross-country, National Under-23 Championships

Road
2012
5th Overall Tour des Pays de Savoie
2013
5th Overall Rhône-Alpes Isère Tour
2014
1st Mountains classification Route du Sud
3rd Overall Tour du Gévaudan Languedoc-Roussillon
1st Stage 2
5th Tour du Doubs
8th Overall Critérium International
2015
1st Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan
1st International Road Cycling Challenge
1st Stage 8 Tour de France
6th Overall Tour du Gévaudan Languedoc-Roussillon
1st Stage 2
6th La Flèche Wallonne
9th Overall Tour du Haut Var
9th Overall Critérium International
2016
2nd Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan
3rd Road race, National Road Championships
5th Overall Critérium International
2017
1st Overall Tour du Limousin
1st Stage 2
1st Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan
4th Giro di Lombardia
4th Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec
6th Giro dell'Emilia
2018
2nd Overall Tour du Haut Var
4th Classic de l'Ardèche
5th Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan
5th Coppa Sabatini
8th Overall Paris–Nice
2019
1st La Drôme Classic
4th Overall Tour du Haut Var
7th Classic Sud-Ardèche

Grand Tour general classification results timeline
Grand Tour 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Giro d'Italia — 11 — — — — 29 —
Tour de France 46 — 26 20 13 DNF 41 35
Vuelta a España Has not contested during his career
Legend
— Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References
  1. "Alexis Vuillermoz - Equipe cycliste AG2R La Mondiale". Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  2. Decaluwé, Brecht (11 July 2015). "Tour de France: Vuillermoz rises to stardom after stage win on the Mûr-de-Bretagne". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  3. "Vuillermoz chez AG2R" [Vuillermoz with AG2R]. L'Équipe (in French). Éditions Philippe Amaury. 21 October 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
  4. "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.
  5. "Total Direct Energie". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 7 January 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  6. "Profile". Tour de France. Amaury Sport Organisation. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  7. "Stage 8: Vuillermoz takes first French victory of 2015 Tour". VeloNews. Competitor Group, Inc. 11 July 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  8. http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/tour-shorts-moscon-questions-rapid-returns-after-cobbled-crashes-groenewegen-hopes-to-continue/
  9. "Vuillermoz joins Total Direct Energie on two-year contract". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 22 October 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
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