Alexandre Geniez (born 16 April 1988) is a French former professional cyclist, who competed as a professional from 2010 to 2022.
 Geniez at the 2016 Grand Prix de Denain | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Alexandre Geniez |
| Born | 16 April 1988 Rodez, France |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb; 10.7 st) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Climber |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2008 | GSC Blagnac |
| 2009 | Vélo-Club La Pomme Marseille |
| Professional teams | |
| 2010–2012 | Skil–Shimano |
| 2013–2016 | FDJ[1] |
| 2017–2020 | AG2R La Mondiale[2] |
| 2021–2022 | Total Direct Énergie[3] |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
| |
In March 2022 Geniez was convicted of domestic violence charges and given a four month suspended prison sentence.[4][5] On 31 May 2022 Team TotalEnergies terminated his contract effective immediately.[6]
Career
editOne of his prestigious feats was winning the white jersey awarded to the best young rider in the 2011 Tour de Luxembourg.
Geniez left Argos–Shimano at the end of the 2012 season, and joined FDJ for the 2013 season.[1]
In April 2015, Geniez won the Tro Bro Leon, a race cycled on asphalt and sandy roads, outsprinting four breakaway companions to accomplish the feat.[7]
In August 2020, Geniez signed a two-year contract with the Total Direct Énergie team, from the 2021 season.[8]
Major results
edit- 2009
- 1st
Overall Ronde de l'Isard - 2nd Overall Tour de Gironde
- 7th Overall Giro della Valle d'Aosta
- 1st Stage 4
- 2010
- 2nd Overall Route du Sud
- 6th Les Boucles du Sud-Ardèche
- 7th Overall Tour de Luxembourg
- 2011
- 1st Stage 4 Tour of Austria
- 2nd Overall Tour de Luxembourg
- 1st
Young rider classification
- 1st
- 4th Overall Critérium International
- 5th Overall Circuit de la Sarthe
- 5th Overall Vuelta a Murcia
- 2012
- 8th Overall Circuit de la Sarthe
- 9th Overall Tour de Pologne
- 2013
- 1st Stage 15 Vuelta a España
- 9th Overall Tour Méditerranéen
- 2014
- 4th Overall Volta ao Algarve
- 2015
- 1st Overall Tour de l'Ain
- 1st Stage 3
- 1st Tro-Bro Léon
- 4th Tour du Finistère
- 9th Overall Giro d'Italia
- 9th Tour du Doubs
Combativity award Stage 20 Tour de France- 2016
- Vuelta a España
- 1st Stage 3
- Held
after Stages 3–4 - Held
after Stages 3–7
- 3rd Tour du Finistère
- 6th Overall Tour de l'Ain
- 1st Stage 4
- 7th Overall La Méditerranéenne
- 1st Stage 1 (TTT)
- 9th Overall Critérium International
- 2017
- 1st Tre Valli Varesine
- 3rd Overall Tour de l'Ain
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Stage 4
- 1st
- 3rd Overall Tour La Provence
- 1st Stage 2
Combativity award Stage 3 Vuelta a España- 2018
- 1st
Overall Tour La Provence
- 1st Prologue
- 1st Grand Prix La Marseillaise
- 1st Stage 12 Vuelta a España
- 2019
- 1st Stage 2 Tour de l'Ain
- 8th Classic Loire Atlantique
- 2022
- Tour du Rwanda
- 1st Prologue & Stage 5
- 8th Overall Saudi Tour
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
edit| Grand Tour | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
|
— | — | — | 13 | 9 | DNF | DNF | 11 | — | — |
| Tour de France
|
— | — | 44 | — | 112 | — | — | — | — | — |
 Vuelta a España
|
158 | 90 | 47 | — | — | 108 | DNF | 90 | — | DNF |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
edit- ^ a b "Geniez to FDJ". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 24 August 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
- ^ "Official presentation of the AG2R LA MONDIALE professional cycling team 2020". AG2R La Mondiale. Groupe AG2R La Mondiale. 10 December 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ^ "Total Direct Energie". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 7 January 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
- ^ "TotalEnergies responds after Alexandre Geniez's conviction of domestic abuse". VeloNews.com. 4 March 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
- ^ "Alexandre Geniez gets four-month suspended prison sentence for domestic violence". VeloNews.com. 2 March 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
- ^ "Team TotalEnergies terminate contract with Alexandre Geniez". CyclingTips. 3 June 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ^ Jeff Quénet (19 April 2015). "Geniez wins Tro Bro Leon at first attempt". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
- ^ "Alexandre Geniez s'engage avec le Team" [Alexandre Geniez commits to the Team]. Total Direct Énergie (in French). SA Vendée Cyclisme. 6 August 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
External links
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Media related to Alexandre Geniez at Wikimedia Commons
- Alexandre Geniez at UCI
- Alexandre Geniez at Cycling Archives
- Alexandre Geniez at ProCyclingStats
- Alexandre Geniez at Cycling Quotient
- Alexandre Geniez at CycleBase
