Blel Kadri
Blel Kadri (born 3 September 1986) is a French professional road racing cyclist, who most recently rode for UCI ProTeam AG2R Citroën Team. He is of Algerian descent.[1]
 Kadri at the 2011 Critérium du Dauphiné | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Blel Kadri |
| Born | 3 September 1986 Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 90 kg (200 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | All-rounder |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2000–2004 | Villeneuve CC |
| 2005–2006 | GSC Blagnac |
| 2007–2008 | Albi VS |
| 2008 | Ag2r–La Mondiale (stagiaire) |
| Professional team | |
| 2009–2016 | Ag2r–La Mondiale |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
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Career
2013
In March 2013, Kadri won the Roma Maxima, a newly revived race formerly known as the Giro del Lazio. He was part of the early breakaway which formed after the first hour of racing, and shook off his fellow escapees until he was alone with 40 km (24.9 mi) to go. He managed to resist to the peloton's onslaught and triumphed in Rome.[2]
2014
On 12 July 2014, he achieved his biggest success, winning his first stage victory in the Tour de France. Also on this stage he won the Most Combative Rider award for the second time during the Tour de France and held the King of the Mountains jersey. Shortly after the stage, whilst receiving treatment from his Soigneur, Kadri received a text message of congratulations from François Hollande, the President of France. The text was followed by a call from a withheld number, again it was the President to offer his congratulations.
Post-cycling
After retiring from professional racing he was working in the cycling aisle of a department store in Toulouse.[3]
Career achievements
Major results
- 2007
- 7th Overall Giro delle Regioni[4]
- 2008
- 2nd Overall Ronde de l'Isard
- 1st Stage 2
- 7th Overall Tour du Haut-Anjou
- 2009
- 3rd Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan
- 7th Trophée des Grimpeurs
- 2010
- 7th Overall Route du Sud
- 1st Stage 2
- 9th Overall Étoile de Bessèges
- 2011
- 2nd Overall Circuit de la Sarthe
- 4th Overall Bayern–Rundfahrt
- 8th Overall Tour Down Under
- 10th Overall Volta a Catalunya
- 2012
- 1st
Mountains classification Route du Sud - 10th Les Boucles du Sud Ardèche
- 2013
- 1st Roma Maxima
Combativity award Stage 2 Tour de France- 2014
- Tour de France
- 1st Stage 8
- Held after Stage 8
- Combativity award Stages 2 & 8 Tour de France
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 147 |
 Tour de France |
— | 116 | 89 | 125 | 84 | — | — |
 Vuelta a España |
82 | — | 169 | — | — | 150 | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
- Stéphane Colineau (22 July 2012). "L'échappé Blel". Le Journal du Dimanche (in French). Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- Pastonesi, Marco (3 March 2013). "Roma Maxima goes to the Frenchman Kadri who managed to join the winning breakaway". La Gazzetta dello Sport. RCS MediaGroup. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
- https://www.ladepeche.fr/2019/07/16/ancien-maillot-a-pois-blel-kadri-est-devenu-vendeur-chez-decathlon,8315200.php
- "Swift wins Giro delle Regioni final stage". Cycling Weekly. 1 May 2007. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
External links
Media related to Blel Kadri at Wikimedia Commons- Cycling Base: Blel Kadri
- Blel Kadri at Cycling Archives
- Ag2r-La Mondiale: Blel Kadri