Blel Kadri

Blel Kadri (born 3 September 1986) is a former French professional road racing cyclist, who most recently rode for UCI ProTeam . He is of Algerian descent.

Career 2013 In March 2013, Kadri won the Roma Maxima, a newly revived race formerly known as the Giro del Lazio. He was part of the early breakaway which formed after the first hour of racing, and shook off his fellow escapees until he was alone with to go. He managed to resist to the peloton's onslaught and triumphed in Rome.

2014 On 12 July 2014, he achieved his biggest success, winning his first stage victory in the Tour de France. Also, on this stage, he won the Most Combative Rider award for the second time during the Tour de France and held the King of the Mountains jersey.

Post-cycling After retiring from professional racing, he was working in the cycling aisle of a department store in Toulouse.

Career achievements Major results

2007 7th Overall Giro delle Regioni 2008 2nd Overall Ronde de l'Isard 1st Stage 2 7th Overall Tour du Haut-Anjou 2009 3rd Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan 7th Trophée des Grimpeurs 2010 7th Overall Route du Sud 1st Stage 2 9th Overall Étoile de Bessèges 2011 2nd Overall Circuit de la Sarthe 4th Overall Bayern–Rundfahrt 8th Overall Tour Down Under 10th Overall Volta a Catalunya 2012

10th Les Boucles du Sud Ardèche 2013 1st Roma Maxima

2014 Tour de France 1st Stage 8

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

+ Legend — Did not compete DNF Did not finish