Romain Feillu

Romain Feillu (born 16 April 1984) is a French former road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2006 and 2019. He is the older brother of Brice Feillu, who also competed professionally as a cyclist.

Career Feillu was born in Châteaudun, Eure-et-Loir. In August 2005, Feillu joined 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.

At the end of the 2009 season, he won the Grand Prix de Fourmies. He won this race again in 2010.

Feillu joined for the 2014 season, after his previous team – – folded at the end of the 2013 season.

Major results

2005 7th Overall Tour de la Somme 8th Paris–Bourges 8th Paris–Tours Espoirs 2006

1st Grand Prix Tours

2nd La Côte Picarde 4th Overall Giro della Toscana 5th Grand Prix de la Ville de Lillers 10th Overall Tour de Normandie 2007

1st Boucles de l'Aulne 1st Paris–Bourges 4th Cholet-Pays de Loire 4th Châteauroux Classic 7th Grand Prix d'Isbergues 8th Overall Tour de Picardie 8th Overall Boucles de la Mayenne 10th Overall Tour de Luxembourg 1st Stage 3 10th Paris–Tours 2008 1st Boucles de l'Aulne 3rd Châteauroux Classic 7th Overall Boucles de la Mayenne 8th GP Ouest–France Tour de France

2009 1st Grand Prix de Fourmies 1st Stage 4 Tour du Limousin 2nd Overall Tour de Picardie

1st Stage 2 2nd Paris–Camembert 2nd Châteauroux Classic 3rd Route Adélie 5th Boucles du Sud Ardèche 5th Grand Prix de Wallonie 7th Tour du Finistère 7th Grand Prix de la Somme 8th Paris–Brussels 9th Cholet-Pays de Loire 10th Paris–Bourges 2010 1st Grand Prix de Fourmies Vuelta a Burgos

1st Stage 4 1st Stage 2 Tour de l'Ain 2nd Châteauroux Classic 2nd Paris–Brussels 2nd Paris–Bourges 3rd Grand Prix d'Isbergues 4th Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen 5th Cholet-Pays de Loire 6th Paris–Tours 10th Road race, UCI Road World Championships 10th 10th GP Ouest–France 2011

1st Stage 2 1st Tour du Finistère Tour Méditerranéen 1st Stages 2, 3 & 4 1st Stage 5 Circuit de Lorraine 1st Stage 5 Tour de Luxembourg 2nd Grand Prix de Denain 3rd 6th Road race, UCI Road World Championships 7th Grand Prix Pino Cerami 7th Grand Prix de Fourmies 7th Grand Prix d'Isbergues 8th Paris–Bourges 2012 2nd Grand Prix Pino Cerami 3rd Boucles de l'Aulne 4th Scheldeprijs 5th Classic Loire Atlantique 6th Cholet-Pays de Loire 7th Le Samyn 9th Tro-Bro Léon 9th Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan 2013 2nd Grand Prix Pino Cerami 8th Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen 9th Scheldeprijs 9th Grand Prix d'Isbergues 10th Tour de Vendée 2014 2nd Châteauroux Classic 3rd Overall Ronde de l'Oise 1st Stage 1 10th Grand Prix de Fourmies 2015 1st Route Adélie 5th Paris–Bourges 7th Omloop van het Houtland 8th Grand Prix d'Isbergues 10th Arnhem–Veenendaal Classic 2016 2nd Grand Prix d'Isbergues 3rd Paris–Camembert 4th Grand Prix de Fourmies 4th Tour de Vendée 5th Tour du Finistère 6th Paris–Troyes 7th La Drôme Classic 7th Paris–Bourges 2017 10th La Roue Tourangelle 2018 3rd Grand Prix de la ville de Pérenchies 2019 2nd Grand Prix de la Somme 4th Grand Prix de la ville de Pérenchies 9th Route Adélie