Samuel Leroux (born 27 November 1994) is a French professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Van Rysel–Roubaix.[2] He took a surprise victory on stage four of the 2024 Étoile de Bessèges from the breakaway, holding off the chasing peloton by two seconds.[3]

Samuel Leroux
Leroux in 2015
Personal information
Born (1994-11-27) 27 November 1994 (age 29)
Boulogne-sur-Mer, France
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight79 kg (174 lb)
Team information
Current teamVan Rysel–Roubaix
Disciplines
  • Road
  • Mountain biking
RoleRider
Amateur teams
2011–2012VC Roubaix–Lille Métropole
2013–2015ESEG Douai
2016Dunkerque Littoral Cyclisme–Cofidis
2016Veranclassic–Ago (stagiaire)
2017CC Nogent-sur-Oise
Professional team
2018–Roubaix–Lille Métropole[1]

Major results

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Road

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2012
9th Grand Prix Bati-Metallo
2015
4th Paris–Mantes-en-Yvelines
2016
5th Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
2017
1st Trio Normand (with Romain Bacon & Kévin Lalouette)
9th Paris–Mantes-en-Yvelines
2019
3rd Grand Prix de la ville de Nogent-sur-Oise
2020
1st Paris–Connerré
2021
10th Eurométropole Tour
10th Grand Prix de la ville de Pérenchies
2022
1st   Overall Tour d'Eure-et-Loir
1st Stage 3
4th Grand Prix de la Ville de Lillers
8th Grand Prix de Denain
2023
1st Trofee Maarten Wynants
1st Omloop van het Waasland
1st Stage 2 Tour d'Eure-et-Loir
2nd Ruddervoorde Koerse
2024 (1 pro win)
1st Stage 4 Étoile de Bessèges
1st Omloop van het Waasland
3rd Overall Tour Poitou-Charentes en Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Mountain bike

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2019
1st   Beach race, National Championships
2021
1st   Beach race, UEC European Championships
1st   Beach race, National Championships

References

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  1. ^ "Xelliss - Roubaix Lille Metropole". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 6 March 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Go Sport - Roubaix Lille Metropole". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  3. ^ Farrand, Stephen (3 February 2024). "Etoile de Bessèges: Samuel Leroux holds off charging field to win stage 4". CyclingNews. Future plc. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
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