Romain Feillu Explained

Romain Feillu
Fullname:Romain Feillu
Birth Date:16 April 1984
Birth Place:Châteaudun, France
Height:1.74m (05.71feet)
Weight:62kg (137lb)
Currentteam:Retired
Discipline:Road
Role:Rider
Ridertype:Sprinter
Amateuryears1:2005
Amateurteam1: (stagiaire)
Proyears1:2006–2009
Proyears2:2010–2013
Proyears3:2014–2015
Proteam3:[1]
Proyears4:2016–2019
Majorwins:One-day races and Classics

GP de Fourmies (2009, 2010)

Romain Feillu (born 16 April 1984) is a French former road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2006 and 2019.[2] He is the older brother of Brice Feillu, who also competed professionally as a cyclist.

Career

Feillu was born in Châteaudun, Eure-et-Loir. In August 2005, Feillu joined 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.

Feillu joined for the 2014 season, after his previous team – [3]  – folded at the end of the 2013 season.[1]

Major results

2005
  • 7th Overall Tour de la Somme
  • 8th Paris–Bourges
  • 8th Paris–Tours Espoirs
    2006
  • 1st Overall Tour de la Somme
  • 1st Grand Prix Tours
  • 2nd Road race, UCI Under-23 Road World Championships
  • 2nd La Côte Picarde
  • 4th Overall Giro della Toscana
  • 5th Grand Prix de la Ville de Lillers
  • 10th Overall Tour de Normandie
    2007
  • 1st Overall Tour of Britain
  • 1st Boucles de l'Aulne
  • 1st Paris–Bourges
  • 4th Cholet-Pays de Loire
  • 4th Châteauroux Classic
  • 7th Grand Prix d'Isbergues
  • 8th Overall Tour de Picardie
  • 8th Overall Boucles de la Mayenne
  • 10th Overall Tour de Luxembourg
  • 1st Stage 3
  • 10th Paris–Tours
    2008
  • 1st Boucles de l'Aulne
  • 3rd Châteauroux Classic
  • 7th Overall Boucles de la Mayenne
  • 8th GP Ouest–France
  • Tour de France
  • & Held after Stage 3
    2009
  • 1st Grand Prix de Fourmies
  • 1st Stage 4 Tour du Limousin
  • 2nd Overall Tour de Picardie
  • 1st Points classification
  • 1st Young rider classification
  • 1st Stage 2
  • 2nd Paris–Camembert
  • 2nd Châteauroux Classic
  • 3rd Route Adélie
  • 5th Boucles du Sud Ardèche
  • 5th Grand Prix de Wallonie
  • 7th Tour du Finistère
  • 7th Grand Prix de la Somme
  • 8th Paris–Brussels
  • 9th Cholet-Pays de Loire
  • 10th Paris–Bourges
    2010
  • 1st Grand Prix de Fourmies
  • Vuelta a Burgos
  • 1st Points classification
  • 1st Stage 4
  • 1st Stage 2 Tour de l'Ain
  • 2nd Châteauroux Classic
  • 2nd Paris–Brussels
  • 2nd Paris–Bourges
  • 3rd Grand Prix d'Isbergues
  • 4th Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen
  • 5th Cholet-Pays de Loire
  • 6th Paris–Tours
  • 10th Road race, UCI Road World Championships
  • 10th French: [[Grand Prix La Marseillaise|Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise]]|italic=no
  • 10th GP Ouest–France
    2011
  • 1st Overall Tour de Picardie
  • 1st Stage 2
  • 1st Tour du Finistère
  • Tour Méditerranéen
  • 1st Stages 2, 3 & 4
  • 1st Stage 5 Circuit de Lorraine
  • 1st Stage 5 Tour de Luxembourg
  • 2nd Grand Prix de Denain
  • 3rd French: [[Grand Prix La Marseillaise|Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise]]|italic=no
  • 6th Road race, UCI Road World Championships
  • 7th Grand Prix Pino Cerami
  • 7th Grand Prix de Fourmies
  • 7th Grand Prix d'Isbergues
  • 8th Paris–Bourges
    2012
  • 2nd Grand Prix Pino Cerami
  • 3rd Boucles de l'Aulne
  • 4th Scheldeprijs
  • 5th Classic Loire Atlantique
  • 6th Cholet-Pays de Loire
  • 7th Le Samyn
  • 9th Tro-Bro Léon
  • 9th Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan
    2013
  • 2nd Grand Prix Pino Cerami
  • 8th Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen
  • 9th Scheldeprijs
  • 9th Grand Prix d'Isbergues
  • 10th Tour de Vendée
    2014
  • 2nd Châteauroux Classic
  • 3rd Overall Ronde de l'Oise
  • 1st Stage 1
  • 10th Grand Prix de Fourmies
    2015
  • 1st Route Adélie
  • 5th Paris–Bourges
  • 7th Omloop van het Houtland
  • 8th Grand Prix d'Isbergues
  • 10th Arnhem–Veenendaal Classic
    2016
  • 2nd Grand Prix d'Isbergues
  • 3rd Paris–Camembert
  • 4th Grand Prix de Fourmies
  • 4th Tour de Vendée
  • 5th Tour du Finistère
  • 6th Paris–Troyes
  • 7th La Drôme Classic
  • 7th Paris–Bourges
    2017
  • 10th La Roue Tourangelle
    2018
  • 3rd Grand Prix de la ville de Pérenchies
    2019
  • 2nd Grand Prix de la Somme
  • 4th Grand Prix de la ville de Pérenchies
  • 9th Route Adélie

    Notes and References

    1. News: Feillu brothers reunited in 2014 as duo ink deals with Bretagne-Séché Environnement. VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. 29 November 2013. 4 December 2013.
    2. News: Romain Feillu : « À l'époque, j'étais le plus sérieux ». fr. Romain Feillu: "At the time, I was the most serious". Christian. Cosserat. Directvelo. Association Le Peloton. 6 November 2019. 4 May 2020.
    3. News: Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team (VCD) – NED. UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. 17 January 2013.

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