Alexandre Balmer (born 4 May 2000) is a Swiss cross-country and road racing cyclist,[4] who currently rides for UCI ProTeam Team Corratec–Vini Fantini. He participated at the 2018 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships, winning a gold medal in the team relay.[5]

Alexandre Balmer
Balmer in 2023
Personal information
Born (2000-05-04) 4 May 2000 (age 24)
Height1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Team information
Disciplines
RoleRider
Amateur team
2017Talent Romandie
Professional teams
2020–2021Groupama–FDJ Continental Team[1]
2022–2023Team BikeExchange–Jayco[2][3]
2024–Team Corratec–Vini Fantini
Medal record
Representing  Switzerland
Men's mountain bike racing
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Lenzerheide Team relay
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Leogang Team relay

Major results

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Road

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2017
National Junior Championships
1st   Time trial
3rd Road race
3rd La Classique des Alpes Juniors
7th Overall Tour du Pays de Vaud
2018
National Junior Championships
1st   Time trial
1st   Road race
1st   Overall Driedaagse van Axel
2nd   Road race, UEC European Junior Championships
2nd Trofeo Buffoni
4th Road race, UCI World Junior Championships
4th Overall Tour du Pays de Vaud
2019
5th Time trial, National Under-23 Championships
2020
1st   Time trial, National Under-23 Championships
2021
3rd Giro del Belvedere
8th Overall Giro della Valle d'Aosta
8th Time trial, UEC European Under-23 Championships
9th Overall Alpes Isère Tour
1st   Young rider classification
2022
9th Maryland Cycling Classic
9th Giro del Veneto
2023
8th Maryland Cycling Classic

Mountain bike

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2017
2nd   Cross-country, UCI European Junior Championships
2018
UCI World Championships
1st   Team relay
1st   Junior Cross-country
1st   Cross-country, UCI European Junior Championships
2020
UCI Under-23 XCO World Cup
2nd Nové Město I
3rd   Team relay, UCI World Championships

References

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  1. ^ "Groupama - FDJ". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 April 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Groupama - FDJ". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 13 February 2021. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  3. ^ Benson, Daniel (4 January 2022). "2022 Team Preview: Team BikeExchange Jayco". CyclingNews. Future plc. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  4. ^ Benoît Prieur (2018-12-18). "[Champions de demain] Interview : Alexandre Balmer". www.velo-club.net.
  5. ^ Team relay results
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