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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
1st Mountains classification, Route du Sud
10th Les Boucles du Sud Ardèche
2013
1st Roma Maxima
Combativity award Stage 2 Tour de France
2014
Tour de France
:1st Stage 8
:Held after Stage 8
: Combativity award Stages 2 & 8

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

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