Alexys Brunel

Alexys Brunel
Brunel in 2019
Personal information
Born (1998-10-10) 10 October 1998 (age 28)
Boulogne-sur-Mer, France
Height1.9 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Cycling career
SportCycling
Current teamGroove Gravel
Disciplines
RoleRider
Amateur teams
2015–2016Dunkirk Littoral Juniors
2017–2018CC Étupes
2018Groupama–FDJ (stagiaire)
2019Groupama–FDJ (stagiaire)
2022Uni Sport Lamentinois
2023Dunkerque Grand Littoral
2024Groove Gravel
Professional teams
2019Équipe Continentale Groupama–FDJ
2020–2021Groupama–FDJ
2022UAE Team Emirates
2025–Team TotalEnergies

Alexys Brunel (born 10 October 1998) is a French cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam Team TotalEnergies. Brunel retired on 22 June 2022 from professional cycling to focus on other aspects of life. However, he has since returned to racing as an amateur, notably winning a stage of the 2022 Tour de Guadeloupe.

Major results

2015
National Junior Road Championships
2nd Road race
2nd Time trial
2nd La Philippe Gilbert Juniors
10th Time trial, UCI Junior Road World Championships
2016
1st Time trial, UEC European Junior Road Championships
1st Chrono des Nations Juniors
1st Gent–Wevelgem Juniors
1st Mountains classification, Course de la Paix Juniors
2nd Time trial, National Junior Road Championships
2nd La Philippe Gilbert Juniors
2017
1st Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
6th Paris–Roubaix Espoirs
9th Time trial, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships
2018
National Under-23 Road Championships
1st Time trial
2nd Road race
1st Time trial, National Amateur Road Championships
2nd Chrono des Nations U23
3rd Liège–Bastogne–Liège U23
8th Time trial, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships
2019
1st Paris–Tours Espoirs
5th Overall Tour de Bretagne
2020 (1 pro win)
3rd Overall Étoile de Bessèges
1st Young rider classification
1st Stage 1
2021
3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
8th Polynormande
2022
1st Stage 8 Tour de Guadeloupe
2024
1st Criterium Ivan Graït Memorial
1st Stages 2 & 3 Oregon Trail Gravel
UCI Gravel World Series
2nd Houffa
2nd Utopia Gravel Fest
2025 (1)
1st Grote Prijs Jean-Pierre Monseré

Notes

  1. ↑ Brunel also competed at the 2020 Le Samyn with the Équipe Continentale Groupama–FDJ, following the introduction of a UCI rule allowing riders registered with a UCI WorldTeam or UCI ProTeam to participate in class 1 or 2 events with a related development team.

References

  1. ↑ "Groupama - FDJ". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 January 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  2. ↑ "Groupama - FDJ". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 1 January 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  3. ↑ Mabyle, Nicolas (4 March 2020). "Samyn : La Conti Groupama-FDJ pour grandir" [Samyn: Groupama-FDJ Conti to grow]. Directvelo (in French). Association Le Peloton. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  4. ↑ "Part 2 Road Races" (PDF). UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 2 March 2020. p. 6. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  5. ↑ "UAE Team Emirates". UCI. Archived from the original on 7 January 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  6. ↑ "TotalEnergies". UCI.org. Union Cycliste International. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  7. ↑ "Alexys Brunel". FirstCycling.com. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  8. ↑ "Alexys Brunel to step away from professional cycling". UAE team Emirates. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  9. ↑ Dabbs, Ryan (23 June 2022). "UAE Emirates rider Alexys Brunel retires from professional cycling at 23". cyclingweekly.com. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  10. ↑ "Alexys BRUNEL". UCI. Retrieved 29 September 2022.