{{short description|British cyclist (born 1994)}} {{about||the author who uses the pen name|Terry Harknett|the American basketball player|Alec Peters|the fictional character|Alec Peters (The Bill)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}} {{Use British English|date=March 2020}} {{Infobox cyclist | name = Alex Peters | image = Deinze - Nokere Koerse, 16 maart 2016, vertrek (B70).JPG | caption = Peters at the 2016 Nokere Koerse. | fullname = Alex James Peters | nickname = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1994|3|31|df=yes}} | birth_place = Hackney, London, United Kingdom | height = | weight = | currentteam = {{UCI team code|SCB}} | discipline = Road | role = Rider | ridertype = | amateuryears1 = 2006 | amateurteam1 = Lee Valley Youth Cycling Club | amateuryears2 = 2009–2011 | amateurteam2 = Cycling Club Hackney | amateuryears3 = 2012 | amateurteam3 = Mosquito Bikes | proyears1 = 2013–2014 | proteam1 = {{UCI team code|MGT|2013}} | proyears2 = 2015 | proteam2 = {{UCI team code|SEG|2015}} | proyears3 = 2015 | proteam3 = {{UCI team code|SKY|2015}} ''(stagiaire)'' | proyears4 = 2016 | proteam4 = {{UCI team code|SKY|2016}} | proyears5 = 2017 | proteam5 = {{UCI team code|SEG|2017}} | proyears6 = 2020 | proteam6 = {{UCI team code|DHB|2020}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/british-racing/alex-peters-making-comeback-leaving-team-sky-2016-443964 |title=Alex Peters is making his comeback after leaving Team Sky in 2016 |last=Ballinger |first=Alex |date=6 December 2019 |website=Cycling Weekly |access-date=10 March 2020}}</ref> | proyears7 = 2021 | proteam7 = {{UCI team code|SCB|2021}} | proyears8 = 2022 | proteam8 = {{UCI team code|RWC|2022}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15319/2003322/276|title=SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling|work=UCI.org|publisher=Union Cycliste Internationale|accessdate=25 February 2021|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20210225161250/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15319/2003322/276|archivedate=25 February 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Larry|last=Hickmott|url=https://www.velouk.net/2020/12/21/news-swiftcarbon-reveals-2021-lineup/|title=News: SwiftCarbon Reveals 2021 Lineup|work=VeloUK|publisher=LH Publishing|date=21 December 2020|accessdate=21 December 2020}}</ref> | majorwins = }} '''Alex James Peters''' (born 31 March 1994) is an English cyclist, who last rode for UCI Continental team Ribble Weldtite. Peters previously rode professionally between 2013 and 2017 for the {{UCI team code|MGT|2014}}, {{UCI team code|SKY|2016}} and {{UCI team code|SEG|2017}} teams.
==Career== In 2014, whilst riding for {{UCI team code|MGT|2014}}, he came second overall in the Rás Tailteann stage race.
In July 2015 it was announced that he would join {{UCI team code|SKY|2015}} as a stagiaire for the rest of 2015,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/team-sky-add-geoghegan-hart-and-peters-as-stagiaires/|title=Team Sky add Geoghegan Hart and Peters as stagiaires|author=Cycling News|work=Cyclingnews.com}}</ref> becoming a fully fledged team member on 1 January 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.skysports.com/cycling/news/21683/10138353/team-sky-new-boy-alex-peters-still-adapting-to-life-in-the-big-league|title=Team Sky new boy Alex Peters prepared for steep learning curve|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|access-date=}}</ref> In January 2017 it was announced that Peters and Team Sky had reached an agreement for him to leave the team and return to {{UCI team code|SEG|2017}} for the 2017 season, due to struggling with personal issues.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/latest-news/alex-peters-leaves-team-sky-development-academy-305849 |title=Alex Peters will not race for Team Sky during 2017 |last=Wynn |first=Nigel |date=9 January 2017 |website=Cycling Weekly |access-date=4 August 2018}}</ref>
Peters returned to cycling joining the British team SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling in 2021.
==Personal life== Peters resides in East London.
==Major results== {{div col|colwidth=25em}} ;2011 : 4th Road race, National Junior Road Championships ;2012 : 1st Overall National Junior Road Series<ref>{{cite web |url=https://bikesy.co.uk/features/racing/british-junior-road-series-winners-the-definitive-list/ |website=Bikesy.co.uk |title=British Junior Men's Road Series Winners – The Definitive List|date=28 June 2017 }}</ref> : 1st Stage 1 (ITT) Junior Tour of Wales ;2014 : 1st 20px Overall Tour of the Reservoir ::1st Stage 1 : 2nd Overall Rás Tailteann ::1st 20px Young rider classification ;2015 : 2nd Overall Tour de Normandie ::1st 20px Young rider classification : 7th Overall Tour de Bretagne ::1st Stage 4 : 9th Flèche Ardennaise ;2016 : 6th Japan Cup ;2021 : 1st Ryedale Grand Prix ;2023 : 5th Timmy James Memorial Grand Prix {{div col end}}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{commons category|Alex Peters (cyclist)}} *{{sports links}}
{{authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Peters, Alex}} Category:1994 births Category:Living people Category:English male cyclists Category:British male cyclists Category:People from Hackney, London Category:Cyclists from the London Borough of Hackney Category:21st-century English sportsmen