Romain Feillu

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Romain Feillu
Personal information
Full name Romain Feillu
Date of birth April 16, 1984 (1984-04-16) (age 24)
Country Flag of France 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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NAME Feillu, Romain
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Road bicycle racer
DATE OF BIRTH 1984-04-16
PLACE OF BIRTH Châteaudun, France
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
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