Alex Peters Explained

Alex Peters
Fullname:Alex James Peters
Birth Date:31 March 1994
Birth Place:Hackney, London, United Kingdom
Discipline:Road
Role:Rider
Amateuryears1:2006
Amateurteam1:Lee Valley Youth Cycling Club
Amateuryears2:2009–2011
Amateurteam2:Cycling Club Hackney
Amateuryears3:2012
Amateurteam3:Mosquito Bikes
Proyears1:2013–2014
Proyears2:2015
Proyears3:2015
Proteam3: (stagiaire)
Proyears4:2016
Proyears5:2017
Proyears6:2020
Proteam6:[1]
Proyears7:2021
Proyears8:2022
Proteam8:[2] [3]

Alex James Peters (born 31 March 1994) is an English cyclist, who last rode for UCI Continental team Ribble Weldtite. Peters previously rode professionally between 2013 and 2017 for the, and teams.

Career

In 2014, whilst riding for, he came second overall in the Rás Tailteann stage race.

In July 2015 it was announced that he would join as a stagiaire for the rest of 2015,[4] becoming a fully fledged team member on 1 January 2016.[5] In January 2017 it was announced that Peters and Team Sky had reached an agreement for him to leave the team and return to for the 2017 season, due to struggling with personal issues.[6]

Major results

2011
  • 4th Road race, National Junior Road Championships
    2012
  • 1st Overall National Junior Road Series[7]
  • 1st Stage 1 (ITT) Junior Tour of Wales
    2014
  • 1st Overall Tour of the Reservoir
  • 1st Stage 1
  • 2nd Overall Rás Tailteann
  • 1st Young rider classification
    2015
  • 2nd Overall Tour de Normandie
  • 1st Young rider classification
  • 7th Overall Tour de Bretagne
  • 1st Stage 4
  • 9th Flèche Ardennaise
    2016
  • 6th Japan Cup
    2021
  • 1st Ryedale Grand Prix
    2023
  • 5th Timmy James Memorial Grand Prix

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Alex Peters is making his comeback after leaving Team Sky in 2016 . Ballinger . Alex . 6 December 2019 . . 10 March 2020.
    2. Web site: SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 25 February 2021. https://archive.today/20210225161250/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15319/2003322/276. 25 February 2021.
    3. News: Larry. Hickmott. News: SwiftCarbon Reveals 2021 Lineup. VeloUK. LH Publishing. 21 December 2020. 21 December 2020.
    4. Web site: Team Sky add Geoghegan Hart and Peters as stagiaires. Cycling News. Cyclingnews.com.
    5. Web site: Team Sky new boy Alex Peters prepared for steep learning curve.
    6. Web site: Alex Peters will not race for Team Sky during 2017 . Wynn . Nigel . 9 January 2017 . . 4 August 2018.
    7. Web site: British Junior Men's Road Series Winners – The Definitive List. .

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