Alexys Brunel Explained

Alexys Brunel
Birth Place:Boulogne-sur-Mer, France
Height:1.9 m
Weight:80 kg
Currentteam:Dunkerque Grand Littoral
Discipline:Road
Role:Rider
Amateuryears1:2015–2016
Amateurteam1:Dunkirk Littoral Juniors
Amateuryears2:2017–2018
Amateurteam2:CC Étupes
Amateuryears3:2018
Amateurteam3: (stagiaire)
Amateuryears4:2019
Amateurteam4: (stagiaire)
Amateuryears5:2022
Amateurteam5:Uni Sport Lamentinois
Amateuryears6:2023–
Amateurteam6:Dunkerque Grand Littoral
Proyears1:2019
Proyears2:2020–2021
Proteam2:[1] [2]
Proyears3:2022
Proteam3:[3]

Alexys Brunel (born 10 October 1998) is a French cyclist, who currently rides for French amateur team Dunkerque Grand Littoral.[4] Brunel retired on 22 June 2022 from professional cycling to focus on other aspects of life.[5] [6] [7] However, he has since returned to racing as an amateur, notably winning a stage of the 2022 Tour de Guadeloupe.

Major results

2015
  • National Junior Road Championships
  • 2nd Road race
  • 2nd Time trial
  • 2nd La Philippe Gilbert Juniors
  • 10th Time trial, UCI Junior Road World Championships
    2016
  • 1st Time trial, UEC European Junior Road Championships
  • 1st Chrono des Nations Juniors
  • 1st Gent–Wevelgem Juniors
  • 1st Mountains classification Course de la Paix Juniors
  • 2nd Time trial, National Junior Road Championships
  • 2nd La Philippe Gilbert Juniors
    2017
  • 1st Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
  • 6th Paris–Roubaix Espoirs
  • 9th Time trial, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships
    2018
  • National Under-23 Road Championships
  • 1st Time trial
  • 2nd Road race
  • 1st Time trial, National Amateur Road Championships
  • 2nd Chrono des Nations U23
  • 3rd Liège–Bastogne–Liège U23
  • 8th Time trial, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships
    2019
  • 1st Paris–Tours Espoirs
  • 5th Overall Tour de Bretagne
    2020
  • 3rd Overall Étoile de Bessèges
  • 1st Young rider classification
  • 1st Stage 1
    2021
  • 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
  • 8th Polynormande
    2022
  • 1st Stage 8 Tour de Guadeloupe

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Groupama - FDJ. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 2 January 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200102031051/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/13988/1000562/260. 2 January 2020.
    2. Web site: Groupama - FDJ. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 1 January 2021. https://archive.today/20210101153609/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15240/1000562/279. 1 January 2021.
    3. Web site: UAE Team Emirates. UCI. 4 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220107212012/https://www.uci.org/team-details/17188. 7 January 2022.
    4. Web site: Alexys Brunel . FirstCycling.com . 18 January 2023.
    5. Web site: Alexys Brunel to step away from professional cycling . UAE team Emirates . 29 September 2022 . en . 22 June 2022.
    6. Web site: Dabbs . Ryan . UAE Emirates rider Alexys Brunel retires from professional cycling at 23 . cyclingweekly.com . 29 September 2022 . en . 23 June 2022.
    7. Web site: Alexys BRUNEL . UCI . 29 September 2022.