Romain Feillu
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| Personal information | |
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| Full name | Romain Feillu |
| Born | 16 April 1984 Châteaudun, France |
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 62 kg (140 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Vacansoleil-DCM |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Sprinter |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2005–2009 2010– |
Agritubel-Loudun Vacansoleil |
| Infobox last updated on 7 January 2012 |
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Romain Feillu (born 16 April 1984 in Châteaudun, Eure-et-Loir) is a French road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam Vacansoleil-DCM. He is the older brother of Brice Feillu, who is also a road racing cyclist.
In August 2005 joined Agritubel as a trainee (stagiaire) and impressed his team managers, resulting in a professional contract. During the 2006 season he won the Grand Prix Tours as well as the overall rankings of the Tour de la Somme. In 2007 he won a stage in the Tour de Luxembourg and the Circuit de l'Aulne. In that year he also made his Tour de France debut finishing three times in the top 10 in mass sprints. He withdrew after stage 8, which was the second mountain stage. Later that year he won the Tour of Britain and the late season Paris–Bourges.
At the end of the 2009 season, he won the Grand Prix de Fourmies. He won this race again in 2010.
[edit] Palmarès
- 2006
- 1st, Grand Prix Tours
- 1st, Tour de la Somme
- 2007
- 1st, Circuit de l'Aulne
- 1st, Paris–Bourges
- 1st, Stage 3, Tour de Luxembourg
- 1st, Overall, Tour of Britain
- 2008
- 1st, Circuit de l'Aulne
1st, Young Rider Classification Stage 4, Tour de France- 2009
- 1st, Stage 2, Tour de Picardie
- 1st, Stage 4 Tour du Limousin
- 1st, Grand Prix de Fourmies
- 2nd, Châteauroux Classic
- 3rd, Route Adélie
- 2010
- 1st, Grand Prix de Fourmies
- 1st, Stage 2, Tour de l'Ain
- 1st, Stage 4, Vuelta a Burgos
- 1st
, Points classification
- 1st
- 2011
- 1st, Stage 2, Tour Méditerranéen
- 1st, Stage 3, Tour Méditerranéen
- 1st, Stage 4, Tour Méditerranéen
- 1st, Tour du Finistère
- 1st, Overall Tour de Picardie
- 1st, Stage 2
- 1st, Stage 5, Circuit de Lorraine
- 1st, Stage 5, Tour de Luxembourg
- 2nd, Grand Prix de Denain
- 2nd, Stage 3, Tour de France
- 3rd, Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise
[edit] External links
- Romain Feillu profile at Cycling Archives
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