Brice Feillu
Brice Feillu (born 26 July 1985) is a French former road racing cyclist,[4] who rode professionally between 2009 and 2019 for the Agritubel, Vacansoleil, Leopard Trek, Sojasun and Arkéa–Samsic teams.
 Feillu at the 2011 Tour de Romandie | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Brice Feillu |
| Born | 26 July 1985 Châteaudun, France |
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Climber |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2004 | Agritubel–Loudun 86 |
| 2005–2008 | CC Nogent-sur-Oise |
| 2008 | Agritubel (stagiaire) |
| Professional teams | |
| 2009 | Agritubel |
| 2010 | Vacansoleil |
| 2011 | Leopard Trek |
| 2012–2013 | Saur–Sojasun[1] |
| 2014–2019 | Bretagne–Séché Environnement[2][3] |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
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Career
Born in Châteaudun, Eure-et-Loir, he is the younger brother of Romain Feillu, who was also a road racing cyclist. Brice Feillu achieved his greatest success with a stage victory on Stage 7 (from Barcelona to Arcalis, Andorra) of the 2009 Tour de France, the highest finish of that year's tour and the longest stage.
Feillu joined Bretagne–Séché Environnement for the 2014 season, after his previous team – Sojasun – folded at the end of the 2013 season.[2]
Career achievements
Major results
- 2008
- 2nd Overall Paris–Corrèze
- 6th Overall Tour Alsace
- 1st Stage 5
- 2009
- 1st Stage 7 Tour de France
- 2010
- 8th Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise
- 8th Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan
- 2012
- 6th Overall Volta a Portugal
- 8th Klasika Primavera
- 10th Overall Circuit de Lorraine
- 2014
- 2nd Overall Boucles de la Mayenne
- 2015
- 1st
Mountains classification Tour de l'Ain - 9th Overall Four Days of Dunkirk
- 2016
- 1st
Mountains classification Tour de Luxembourg - 9th Overall Tour de Savoie Mont Blanc
- 2017
- 1st
Mountains classification Tour de Luxembourg - 4th Overall Route du Sud
- 6th Overall Tour de l'Ain
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia |
— | — | DNF | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 Tour de France |
25 | — | — | 91 | 104 | 16 | 98 | 70 | 16 |
 Vuelta a España |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
- "Feillu finds saviour in Saur-Sojasun". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 23 October 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
- "Feillu brothers reunited in 2014 as duo ink deals with Bretagne-Séché Environnement". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. 29 November 2013. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
- "Arkéa-Samsic". Directvelo (in French). Association Le Peloton. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
- "Brice Feillu arrêtera sa carrière à la fin de la saison" [Brice Feillu to end career at season end]. L'Équipe (in French). Éditions Philippe Amaury. 29 September 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
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