Samuel Leroux Explained

Samuel Leroux
Birth Date:27 November 1994
Birth Place:Boulogne-sur-Mer, France
Height:1.89 m
Weight:79 kg
Role:Rider
Amateuryears1:2011–2012
Amateurteam1:VC Roubaix–Lille Métropole
Amateuryears2:2013–2015
Amateurteam2:ESEG Douai
Amateuryears3:2016
Amateurteam3:Dunkerque Littoral Cyclisme–Cofidis
Amateuryears4:2016
Amateurteam4: (stagiaire)
Amateuryears5:2017
Amateurteam5:CC Nogent-sur-Oise
Proyears1:2018–
Proteam1:[1]

Samuel Leroux (born 27 November 1994) is a French professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team .[2] He took a surprise victory on stage four of the 2024 Étoile de Bessèges from the breakaway, holding off the chasing peloton by two seconds.[3]

Major results

Road

2012
  • 9th Grand Prix Bati-Metallo
    2015
  • 4th Paris–Mantes-en-Yvelines
    2016
  • 5th Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
    2017
  • 1st Trio Normand (with Romain Bacon & Kévin Lalouette)
  • 9th Paris–Mantes-en-Yvelines
    2019
  • 3rd Grand Prix de la ville de Nogent-sur-Oise
    2020
  • 1st Paris–Connerré
    2021
  • 10th Eurométropole Tour
  • 10th Grand Prix de la ville de Pérenchies
    2022
  • 1st Overall Tour d'Eure-et-Loir
  • 1st Stage 3
  • 4th Grand Prix de la Ville de Lillers
  • 8th Grand Prix de Denain
    2023
  • 1st Trofee Maarten Wynants
  • 1st Omloop van het Waasland
  • 1st Stage 2 Tour d'Eure-et-Loir
  • 2nd Ruddervoorde Koerse
    2024 (1 pro win)
  • 1st Stage 4 Étoile de Bessèges
  • 1st Omloop van het Waasland

    MTB

    2019
  • 1st National Beach Race Championships
    2021
  • 1st European Beach Race Championships
  • 1st National Beach Race Championships

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Xelliss - Roubaix Lille Metropole. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 6 March 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210306215305/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15313/1001276/276. 6 March 2021.
    2. Web site: Go Sport - Roubaix Lille Metropole. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 3 February 2021.
    3. Web site: Etoile de Bessèges: Samuel Leroux holds off charging field to win stage 4. Stephen. Farrand. CyclingNews. Future plc. 3 February 2024. 4 February 2024.