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Romain Feillu
Personal information |
Full name |
Romain Feillu |
Date of birth |
April 16, 1984 (1984-04-16) (age 24) |
Country |
France |
Team information |
Current team |
Agritubel |
Discipline |
Road |
Role |
Rider |
Rider type |
Sprinter |
Professional team(s) |
2005– |
Agritubel |
Infobox last updated on: |
July 19, 2007 |
Romain Feillu (born April 16, 1984 in Châteaudun) is a French road racing cyclist who rides for Agritubel.
In August 2005 joined Agritubel 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.
[edit] Palmarès
- 2006
- 1st, Grand Prix Tours
- 1st, overall, Tour de la Somme
- 2007
- 1st, Circuit de l'Aulne
- 1st, Stage 3, Tour de Luxembourg
- 1st overall, Tour of Britain
- 1st, Paris-Bourges
- 10th, Paris-Tours (PT)
- 2008
- 1st, Circuit de l'Aulne
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