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.

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 40 km 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.

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 Jersey polkadot.svg Mountains classification, Route du Sud
 * 10th Les Boucles du Sud Ardèche


 * 2013
 * 1st Roma Maxima
 * Jersey red number.svg Combativity award Stage 2 Tour de France


 * 2014
 * Tour de France
 * 1st Stage 8
 * Held Jersey polkadot.svg after Stage 8
 * Jersey red number.svg Combativity award Stages 2 & 8