Blel Kadri (born 3 September 1986) is a former
French professional
road racing cyclist
Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professional form of bicycle racing, in terms of numbers of competitors, events and spectators. The two most common ...
, who most recently rode for
UCI ProTeam UCI most commonly refers to:
* University of California, Irvine, a public university in Irvine, California, United States
* Union Cycliste Internationale, the world governing body for the sport of cycling
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* Uganda Cancer In ...
. He is of
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Career
2013
In March 2013, Kadri won the
Roma Maxima
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, a newly revived race formerly known as the
Giro del Lazio
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The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing ...
. 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 to go. He managed to resist to the
peloton
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's onslaught and triumphed in Rome.
2014
On 12 July 2014, he achieved his biggest success, winning his first stage victory in the
Tour de France
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. 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.
Post-cycling
After retiring from professional racing, he was working in the cycling aisle of a department store in
Toulouse
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.
Career achievements
Major results
;2007
: 7th Overall
Giro delle Regioni
The Giro delle Regioni was a multi-day cycling race held annually in Italy. It is part of UCI Europe Tour in category 2.ncup, meaning it was part of the UCI Under 23 Nations' Cup
The UCI Under 23 Nations' Cup is an annual, season-long competitio ...
;2008
: 2nd Overall
Ronde de l'Isard
The Ronde de l'Isard is a road bicycle race held annually in France. It is organized as a 2.2U event on the UCI Europe Tour
The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the Union C ...
::1st Stage 2
: 7th Overall
Tour du Haut-Anjou
The Tour du Haut-Anjou was a road bicycle race held annually in France. It was organized as a 2.2U event on the UCI Europe Tour
The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing
Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of ...
;2009
: 3rd
Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan
Grand Prix du Morbihan is a single-day men's road bicycle race held annually in May around Plumelec, in the region of Brittany, France. Since 2020, the race is organised as a 1.Pro event on the UCI ProSeries
The UCI ProSeries is the second tie ...
: 7th
Trophée des Grimpeurs
The Trophée des Grimpeurs, called Polymultipliée until 1970, was a single-day road bicycle race held annually in August in the region of Val-d'Oise, France, between Argenteuil and Sannois. Between 1980 and 2002 it was a criterium. Since 2005, t ...
;2010
: 7th Overall
Route du Sud
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::1st Stage 2
: 9th Overall
Étoile de Bessèges
The Étoile de Bessèges () is an early-season five-day road bicycle racing stage race held annually around Bessèges, in the Gard department of the Languedoc-Roussillon region of France. First organized in 1971 as a one-day race, it became a ...
;2011
: 2nd Overall
Circuit de la Sarthe
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: 4th Overall
Bayern–Rundfahrt
: 8th Overall
Tour Down Under
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: 10th Overall
Volta a Catalunya
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It is one of three World Tour stage races in Spain, together with the Vuelta a España and the Tour of th ...
;2012
: 1st
Mountains classification,
Route du Sud
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: 10th
Les Boucles du Sud Ardèche
;2013
: 1st
Roma Maxima
The Giro del Lazio is a semi classic European bicycle race held in the region of Lazio, Italy. From 2005 to 2008, the race has been organised as a 1.HC event on the UCI Europe Tour
The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing ...
:
Combativity award
The combativity award is a prize given in road bicycle racing to a stage's or the overall race's most aggressive rider.
References
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Stage 2
Tour de France
The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage bicycle race primarily held in France, while also occasionally passing through nearby countries. Like the other Grand Tours (the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a España), it consists ...
;2014
:
Tour de France
The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage bicycle race primarily held in France, while also occasionally passing through nearby countries. Like the other Grand Tours (the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a España), it consists ...
::1st Stage 8
::Held
after Stage 8
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Combativity award
The combativity award is a prize given in road bicycle racing to a stage's or the overall race's most aggressive rider.
References
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Stages 2 & 8
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
References
External links
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Cycling Base: Blel Kadri*
Ag2r-La Mondiale: Blel Kadri
1986 births
Living people
French male cyclists
Sportspeople from Bordeaux
2014 Tour de France stage winners
French Tour de France stage winners
French sportspeople of Algerian descent
Cyclists from Nouvelle-Aquitaine
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