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 References External links Cycling Base: Blel Kadri Ag2r-La Mondiale: Blel Kadri 1986 births Living people French male cyclists Sportspeople from Bordeaux 2014 Tour de France stage winners French Tour de France stage winners French sportspeople of Algerian descent Cyclists from Nouvelle-Aquitaine