Alexandre Blain Explained

Alexandre Blain
Fullname:Alexandre Blain
Birth Date:1981 3, df=y
Birth Place:Nice, France
Discipline:Road
Ridertype:Classics specialist[1]
Amateuryears1:2018
Amateurteam1:Team Cycliste Azuréen
Proyears1:2008–2009
Proyears2:2010–2012
Proyears3:2013–2014
Proyears4:2015
Proteam4:[2]
Proyears5:2016–2017
Manageyears1:2019–

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

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. He was a member of UCI ProTeam and Continental teams and .[4] In November 2015 he was announced as a member of the 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 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

    Notes and References

    1. News: Interview Alex Blain – Winner 2012 . Manning-Ohren . Jenni . 20 April 2014 . . 23 April 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140424060803/http://cicleclassic.co.uk/2014/04/20/interview-alex-blain-winner-2012/ . 24 April 2014 .
    2. Web site: La Pomme Marseille team up with KTM . Clarke . Stuart . 19 November 2014 . Cycling Weekly. 6 February 2015.
    3. Web site: Canyon DHB p/b Soreen. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 29 May 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200314204552/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/14067/1002054/257. 14 March 2020.
    4. News: Blain finds new home at Raleigh in 2013. Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 6 November 2012. 21 March 2013.
    5. Web site: Mark Cavendish to coach young Madison-Genesis riders . Wynn . Nigel. 18 November 2015 . Cycling Weekly. 21 March 2016.
    6. Web site: Résultats Coupe de France - Châteauroux Classic de l'Indre. Yahoo! Eurosport. TF1 Group. 23 April 2014.
    7. News: Éditions Philippe Amaury. GP de Denain. https://web.archive.org/web/20140424045208/http://www.lequipe.fr/Cyclisme/CyclismeResultat1361.html . dead . April 24, 2014 . 17 April 2008 . L'Équipe. 23 April 2014.
    8. Web site: Hayman takes Paris–Bourges . Smith . Sophie . Sophie Smith (journalist) . 7 October 2011 . . . 23 April 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140424064815/http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/news/33215/hayman-takes-paris-bourges . 24 April 2014 .
    9. Web site: Results - Cycling - Road 2011: Men Elite Druivenkoers - Overijse (BEL/1.1). UCI.ch. Infostrada Sports; Union Cycliste Internationale. 23 April 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140424043812/http://uci.infostradasports.com/asp/lib/TheASP.asp?PageID=19006&SportID=102&CompetitionID=20670&EditionID=647816&SeasonID=480&ClassID=1&GenderID=1&EventID=10635&EventPhaseID=647817&Phase1ID=0&Phase2ID=0&Phase3ID=0&PhaseClassificationID=-1&Detail=2&Ranking=0&All=0&TaalCode=2&StyleID=0&Cache=8. 24 April 2014. dead. dmy-all.
    10. Web site: Full Result: Blain 4th for Endura Racing at Omloop Van Het Waasland. VeloUK . 23 April 2014.
    11. Web site: Graham Briggs (Rapha Condor) wins Wales Open Criterium, while Alex Blain (Team Raleigh) wins overall series . Whitehouse . Andy . 30 July 2014 . . 5 August 2014.
    12. Web site: Blythe victorious in Property Development Otley Grand Prix . Whitehouse . Andy. 2 July 2014 . British Cycling. 17 July 2014.
    13. Web site: Atkins wins Stockton Velo29-Altura Town Centre Races . Swarbrick . Guy . 21 July 2014 . British Cycling. 21 July 2014.
    14. Web site: Rapha Condor JLT's Graham Briggs wins 2014 Elite Circuit Series Colne Grand Prix . Swarbrick . Guy . 16 July 2014 . . 4 August 2014.
    15. Web site: Kristian House (Rapha Condor-JLT) wins penultimate round of the 2014 British Cycling Elite Circuit Series. 23 July 2014 . British Cycling. 4 August 2014.
    16. Web site: Mike Northey (Madison Genesis) wins latest round of the 2014 British Cycling Elite Circuit Series . Swarbrick . Guy . 18 July 2014 . British Cycling. 4 August 2014.
    17. News: Alex Blain wins Severn Bridge Road Race. 2 March 2014 . Cycling Weekly. IPC Media. 23 April 2014.
    18. Web site: Adam Blythe (NFTO Pro Cycling) wins the 2014 Vericool for Schools Circuit of the Fens . Whitehouse . Andy . 27 July 2014 . British Cycling. 7 August 2014.
    19. Web site: Morgan Kneisky (Team Raleigh) wins 2014 Stafford Grand Prix . Whitehouse . Andy. 2 August 2014 . British Cycling. 5 August 2014.
    20. Web site: 53rd Eddie Soens Memorial Cycle Race. . 16 June 2014.
    21. Web site: Round Ten, Portsmouth, Results. 9 June 2016. Tour Series. 18 June 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160613015506/http://www.tourseries.co.uk/news/14675.php. 13 June 2016. dead. dmy-all.

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