# Romain Feillu > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Romain_Feillu > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Romain_Feillu.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romain_Feillu > Source revision: 1337813125 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) French road bicycle racer Romain Feillu Feillu at the 2015 Grand Prix d'Isbergues Personal information Full name Romain Feillu Born (1984-04-16) 16 April 1984 (age 42) Châteaudun, France Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) Weight 62 kg (137 lb) Team information Current team Retired Discipline Road Role Rider Rider type Sprinter Amateur team 2005 Agritubel–Loudun (stagiaire) Professional teams 2006–2009 Agritubel 2010–2013 Vacansoleil 2014–2015 Bretagne–Séché Environnement[1] 2016–2019 HP BTP–Auber93 Major wins Stage races Tour of Britain (2007) One-day races and Classics GP de Fourmies (2009, 2010) **Romain Feillu** (born 16 April 1984) is a French former [road racing cyclist](/source/Road_racing_cyclist), who rode professionally between 2006 and 2019.[2] He is the older brother of [Brice Feillu](/source/Brice_Feillu), who also competed professionally as a cyclist. ## Career Feillu was born in [Châteaudun](/source/Ch%C3%A2teaudun), [Eure-et-Loir](/source/Eure-et-Loir). In August 2005, Feillu joined [Agritubel–Loudun](/source/Agritubel) as a trainee ([stagiaire](/source/Glossary_of_bicycling#stagiaire)) and impressed his team managers, resulting in a professional contract. During the 2006 season he won the [Grand Prix Tours](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Grand_Prix_Tours&action=edit&redlink=1) as well as the overall rankings of the [Tour de la Somme](/source/Tour_de_la_Somme). In 2007 he won a stage in the [Tour de Luxembourg](/source/Tour_de_Luxembourg) and the [Circuit de l'Aulne](/source/Circuit_de_l'Aulne). In that year he also made his [Tour de France](/source/Tour_de_France) debut finishing three times in the top 10 in mass sprints. He withdrew after stage 8, which was the second mountain stage. Later that year he won the [Tour of Britain](/source/Tour_of_Britain) and the late season [Paris–Bourges](/source/Paris%E2%80%93Bourges). At the end of the 2009 season, he won the [Grand Prix de Fourmies](/source/Grand_Prix_de_Fourmies). He won this race again in 2010. Feillu joined Bretagne–Séché Environnement for the 2014 season, after his previous team – [Vacansoleil–DCM](/source/Vacansoleil%E2%80%93DCM)[3] – folded at the end of the 2013 season.[1] ## Major results **2005** - 7th Overall [Tour de la Somme](/source/Grand_Prix_de_la_Somme) - 8th [Paris–Bourges](/source/Paris%E2%80%93Bourges) - 8th [Paris–Tours Espoirs](/source/Paris%E2%80%93Tours_Espoirs) **2006** - 1st Overall [Tour de la Somme](/source/Grand_Prix_de_la_Somme) - 1st Grand Prix Tours - 2nd [Road race](/source/2006_UCI_Road_World_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_under-23_road_race), [UCI Under-23 Road World Championships](/source/2006_UCI_Road_World_Championships) - 2nd [La Côte Picarde](/source/La_C%C3%B4te_Picarde) - 4th Overall [Giro della Toscana](/source/Giro_di_Toscana) - 5th [Grand Prix de la Ville de Lillers](/source/Grand_Prix_de_la_Ville_de_Lillers) - 10th Overall [Tour de Normandie](/source/Tour_de_Normandie) **2007** - 1st Overall [Tour of Britain](/source/2007_Tour_of_Britain) - 1st [Boucles de l'Aulne](/source/Boucles_de_l'Aulne) - 1st [Paris–Bourges](/source/Paris%E2%80%93Bourges) - 4th [Cholet-Pays de Loire](/source/Cholet-Pays_de_la_Loire) - 4th [Châteauroux Classic](/source/Ch%C3%A2teauroux_Classic) - 7th [Grand Prix d'Isbergues](/source/Grand_Prix_d'Isbergues) - 8th Overall [Tour de Picardie](/source/Tour_de_Picardie) - 8th Overall [Boucles de la Mayenne](/source/Boucles_de_la_Mayenne) - 10th Overall [Tour de Luxembourg](/source/Tour_de_Luxembourg) - 1st Stage 3 - 10th [Paris–Tours](/source/2007_Paris%E2%80%93Tours) **2008** - 1st [Boucles de l'Aulne](/source/Boucles_de_l'Aulne) - 3rd [Châteauroux Classic](/source/Ch%C3%A2teauroux_Classic) - 7th Overall [Boucles de la Mayenne](/source/Boucles_de_la_Mayenne) - 8th [GP Ouest–France](/source/2008_GP_Ouest%E2%80%93France) - [Tour de France](/source/2008_Tour_de_France) - & Held after Stage 3 **2009** - 1st [Grand Prix de Fourmies](/source/Grand_Prix_de_Fourmies) - 1st Stage 4 [Tour du Limousin](/source/Tour_du_Limousin) - 2nd Overall [Tour de Picardie](/source/Tour_de_Picardie) - 1st Points classification - 1st Young rider classification - 1st Stage 2 - 2nd [Paris–Camembert](/source/Paris%E2%80%93Camembert) - 2nd [Châteauroux Classic](/source/Ch%C3%A2teauroux_Classic) - 3rd [Route Adélie](/source/Route_Ad%C3%A9lie) - 5th [Boucles du Sud Ardèche](/source/Classic_Sud-Ard%C3%A8che) - 5th [Grand Prix de Wallonie](/source/Grand_Prix_de_Wallonie) - 7th [Tour du Finistère](/source/Tour_du_Finist%C3%A8re) - 7th [Grand Prix de la Somme](/source/Grand_Prix_de_la_Somme) - 8th [Paris–Brussels](/source/Brussels_Cycling_Classic) - 9th [Cholet-Pays de Loire](/source/Cholet-Pays_de_la_Loire) - 10th [Paris–Bourges](/source/Paris%E2%80%93Bourges) **2010** - 1st [Grand Prix de Fourmies](/source/Grand_Prix_de_Fourmies) - [Vuelta a Burgos](/source/Vuelta_a_Burgos) - 1st Points classification - 1st Stage 4 - 1st Stage 2 [Tour de l'Ain](/source/Tour_de_l'Ain) - 2nd [Châteauroux Classic](/source/Ch%C3%A2teauroux_Classic) - 2nd [Paris–Brussels](/source/Brussels_Cycling_Classic) - 2nd [Paris–Bourges](/source/Paris%E2%80%93Bourges) - 3rd [Grand Prix d'Isbergues](/source/Grand_Prix_d'Isbergues) - 4th [Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen](/source/Kampioenschap_van_Vlaanderen) - 5th [Cholet-Pays de Loire](/source/Cholet-Pays_de_la_Loire) - 6th [Paris–Tours](/source/2010_Paris%E2%80%93Tours) - 10th [Road race](/source/2010_UCI_Road_World_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_road_race), [UCI Road World Championships](/source/2010_UCI_Road_World_Championships) - 10th [Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise](/source/Grand_Prix_La_Marseillaise) - 10th [GP Ouest–France](/source/2010_GP_Ouest%E2%80%93France) **2011** - 1st Overall [Tour de Picardie](/source/Tour_de_Picardie) - 1st Stage 2 - 1st [Tour du Finistère](/source/Tour_du_Finist%C3%A8re) - [Tour Méditerranéen](/source/La_M%C3%A9diterran%C3%A9enne) - 1st Stages 2, 3 & 4 - 1st Stage 5 [Circuit de Lorraine](/source/Circuit_de_Lorraine) - 1st Stage 5 [Tour de Luxembourg](/source/2011_Tour_de_Luxembourg) - 2nd [Grand Prix de Denain](/source/2011_Grand_Prix_de_Denain) - 3rd [Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise](/source/Grand_Prix_La_Marseillaise) - 6th [Road race](/source/2011_UCI_Road_World_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_road_race), [UCI Road World Championships](/source/2011_UCI_Road_World_Championships) - 7th [Grand Prix Pino Cerami](/source/Grand_Prix_Pino_Cerami) - 7th [Grand Prix de Fourmies](/source/Grand_Prix_de_Fourmies) - 7th [Grand Prix d'Isbergues](/source/Grand_Prix_d'Isbergues) - 8th [Paris–Bourges](/source/Paris%E2%80%93Bourges) **2012** - 2nd [Grand Prix Pino Cerami](/source/Grand_Prix_Pino_Cerami) - 3rd [Boucles de l'Aulne](/source/Boucles_de_l'Aulne) - 4th [Scheldeprijs](/source/2012_Scheldeprijs) - 5th [Classic Loire Atlantique](/source/Classic_Loire_Atlantique) - 6th [Cholet-Pays de Loire](/source/Cholet-Pays_de_la_Loire) - 7th [Le Samyn](/source/Le_Samyn) - 9th [Tro-Bro Léon](/source/2012_Tro-Bro_L%C3%A9on) - 9th [Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan](/source/Grand_Prix_du_Morbihan) **2013** - 2nd [Grand Prix Pino Cerami](/source/Grand_Prix_Pino_Cerami) - 8th [Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen](/source/Kampioenschap_van_Vlaanderen) - 9th [Scheldeprijs](/source/2013_Scheldeprijs) - 9th [Grand Prix d'Isbergues](/source/Grand_Prix_d'Isbergues) - 10th [Tour de Vendée](/source/Tour_de_Vend%C3%A9e) **2014** - 2nd [Châteauroux Classic](/source/Ch%C3%A2teauroux_Classic) - 3rd Overall [Ronde de l'Oise](/source/Ronde_de_l'Oise) - 1st Stage 1 - 10th [Grand Prix de Fourmies](/source/Grand_Prix_de_Fourmies) **2015** - 1st [Route Adélie](/source/Route_Ad%C3%A9lie) - 5th [Paris–Bourges](/source/Paris%E2%80%93Bourges) - 7th [Omloop van het Houtland](/source/Omloop_van_het_Houtland) - 8th [Grand Prix d'Isbergues](/source/Grand_Prix_d'Isbergues) - 10th [Arnhem–Veenendaal Classic](/source/Arnhem%E2%80%93Veenendaal_Classic) **2016** - 2nd [Grand Prix d'Isbergues](/source/Grand_Prix_d'Isbergues) - 3rd [Paris–Camembert](/source/Paris%E2%80%93Camembert) - 4th [Grand Prix de Fourmies](/source/2016_Grand_Prix_de_Fourmies) - 4th [Tour de Vendée](/source/Tour_de_Vend%C3%A9e) - 5th [Tour du Finistère](/source/Tour_du_Finist%C3%A8re) - 6th [Paris–Troyes](/source/Paris%E2%80%93Troyes) - 7th [La Drôme Classic](/source/La_Dr%C3%B4me_Classic) - 7th [Paris–Bourges](/source/Paris%E2%80%93Bourges) **2017** - 10th [La Roue Tourangelle](/source/La_Roue_Tourangelle) **2018** - 3rd [Grand Prix de la ville de Pérenchies](/source/Grand_Prix_de_la_ville_de_P%C3%A9renchies) **2019** - 2nd [Grand Prix de la Somme](/source/Grand_Prix_de_la_Somme) - 4th [Grand Prix de la ville de Pérenchies](/source/Grand_Prix_de_la_ville_de_P%C3%A9renchies) - 9th [Route Adélie](/source/Route_Ad%C3%A9lie) ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Romain_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Romain_1-1) ["Feillu brothers reunited in 2014 as duo ink deals with Bretagne-Séché Environnement"](http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/15910/Feillu-brothers-reunited-in-2014-as-duo-ink-deals-with-Bretagne-Seche-Environnement.aspx). *VeloNation*. VeloNation LLC. 29 November 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2013. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Cosserat, Christian (6 November 2019). ["Romain Feillu : " À l'époque, j'étais le plus sérieux ""](https://www.directvelo.com/actualite/78722/romain-feillu-a-l-epoque-j-etais-le-plus-serieux) [Romain Feillu: "At the time, I was the most serious"]. *Directvelo* (in French). Association Le Peloton. Retrieved 4 May 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team (VCD) – NED"](http://www.uciworldtour.com/Modules/SUCI/TEAMS/TeamDetails.asp?id=MjgxOA&RefDate=17.01.2013&MenuId=MTY2Njk&LangId=1&BackLink=%2Ftemplates%2FUCI%2FUCI2%2Flayout%2Easp%3FMenuId%3DMTY2Njk%26LangId%3D1). *[UCI World Tour](/source/UCI_World_Tour)*. [Union Cycliste Internationale](/source/Union_Cycliste_Internationale). 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