 Kadri at the 2011 Critérium du Dauphiné | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Blel Kadri |
| Born | 3 September 1986 Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 90 kg (200 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | All-rounder |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2000–2004 | Villeneuve CC |
| 2005–2006 | GSC Blagnac |
| 2007–2008 | Albi VS |
| 2008 | Ag2r–La Mondiale (stagiaire) |
| Professional team | |
| 2009–2016 | Ag2r–La Mondiale |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
| |
Blel Kadri (born 3 September 1986) is a former French professional road racing cyclist, who most recently rode for UCI ProTeam AG2R La Mondiale. He is of Algerian descent.[1]
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 40 km (24.9 mi) to go. He managed to resist to the peloton's onslaught and triumphed in Rome.[2]
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.[3]
After retiring from professional racing, he was working in the cycling aisle of a department store in Toulouse.[4]
Mountains classification, Route du Sud
Combativity award Stage 2 Tour de France
after Stage 8 Combativity award Stages 2 & 8| Grand Tour | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | 147 |
 Tour de France
|
— | 116 | 89 | 125 | 84 | — | — |
 Vuelta a España
|
82 | — | 169 | — | — | 150 | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
