Alexandre Blain

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Alexandre Blain
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Blain in 2016
Personal information
Full nameAlexandre Blain
Born (1981-03-07) 7 March 1981 (age 43)
Nice, France
Team information
Current team AT85 Pro Cycling
DisciplineRoad
Role
Rider type Classics specialist [1]
Amateur team
2018Team Cycliste Azuréen
Professional teams
2008–2009 Cofidis
2010–2012 Endura Racing
2013–2014 Team Raleigh
2015 Team Marseille 13 KTM [2]
2016–2017 Madison Genesis
Managerial team
2019– Canyon dhb p/b Bloor Homes

Alexandre Blain (born 7 March 1981) is a French former road bicycle racer, who now works as a directeur sportif for UCI Continental team AT85 Pro Cycling. [3]

Contents

He started cycling for his local mountain bike club in his hometown of Peillon in 1997, riding in downhill mountain biking before switching to cross-country. [1] He was a member of UCI ProTeam Cofidis and Continental teams Endura Racing and Team Raleigh. [4] In November 2015 he was announced as a member of the Madison Genesis squad for 2016. [5]

Major results

2005
1st Stage 4 Volta a Lleida
2006
2nd Points race, National Track Championships
2007
1st Overall Tour du Loir-et-Cher
1st Boucles Catalanes
1st Stage 2 Tour de Gironde
1st Stage 5 Ronde de l'Oise
6th Overall Les 3 Jours de Vaucluse
2008
7th Châteauroux Classic [6]
8th Grand Prix de Denain [7]
2010
10th East Midlands International CiCLE Classic
2011
1st Overall Tour de Normandie
1st Stage 7
3rd Tallinn–Tartu GP
6th Paris–Bourges [8]
7th Druivenkoers Overijse [9]
9th Tro-Bro Léon
2012
1st Maldon Dengie Tour
1st Rutland–Melton CiCLE Classic
3rd Overall Mi-Août Bretonne
3rd Beverbeek Classic
4th Omloop van het Waasland [10]
7th Tartu GP
2013
2nd Overall Tour de Normandie
1st Jersey green.svg Points classification
1st Stage 3
2014
1st Overall British Cycling Elite Circuit Series [11]
5th Otley Grand Prix [12]
5th Stockton Festival of Cycling Criterium [13]
6th Colne Grand Prix [14]
6th Sheffield Grand Prix [15]
8th Beverley Grand Prix [16]
1st Severn Bridge Road Race [17]
4th Circuit of the Fens [18]
5th Stafford GP [19]
7th Eddie Soens Memorial [20]
2015
4th Overall Circuit des Ardennes
1st Stage 3 (TTT)
9th La Roue Tourangelle
2016
1st Round 10 - Portsmouth, Tour Series [21]
5th Beaumont Trophy
7th Rutland–Melton CiCLE Classic

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