Brice Feillu

A stage of the Tour de France 2009

Brice Feillu (born 26 July 1985 in Châteaudun ) is a French cyclist.

Career

Brice Feillu began his cycling career in 2005 at the French Bicycle Club CC Nogent sur ​​Oise, for until July 2008, he played his race. He won there, among others, the one-day races Classique Sauveterre Pyrénées Atlantique. As of August 2008 Feillu went first as an intern for the Professional Continental team Agritubel in the 2009, he received his first professional contract. He immediately gained in his first race the final stage of the Tour Alsace up on the Ballon d' Alsace.

From the start of the 2009 season Brice Feillu is professional cyclist. In the very first year as a pro in Agritubel he succeeded his biggest success when he won the first mountain stage of the Tour in the Pyrenees for in the Tour de France. This stage win maneuvered him at the same time in the polka-dot jersey as the leader in the mountain classification, but he was allowed to carry only one day.

Trivia

His older brother Romain Feillu is also cyclist.

Achievements

  • A stage in Tour Alsace
  • A stage of the Tour de France

Placement in the Grand Tours

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