James Fouché

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James Fouché
Fouché at the 2019 Tour of Britain
Personal information
Born (1998-03-28) 28 March 1998 (age 26)
Christchurch, New Zealand
Height184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Team information
Current teamEuskaltel–Euskadi
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Amateur team
2013–2016SBS Ricoh NZ
Professional teams
2018–2019WIGGINS
2019Mitchelton–Scott (stagiaire)[1]
2020Hagens Berman Axeon[2]
2021–2023Black Spoke Pro Cycling[3][4]
2024–Euskaltel–Euskadi
Major wins
One-day races and Classics
National Road Race Championships (2019, 2022)

James Fouché (born 28 March 1998) is a New Zealand professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam Euskaltel–Euskadi.[5] In 2019 Fouche won the combined under-23 and elite New Zealand National Road Race Championships.

Career[edit]

Amateur years[edit]

Fouché starting road cycling in his youth. He won the Under 19 New Zealand national time trial championships in 2016[6] after coming second in 2015.[7]

Wiggins 2018 to 2019[edit]

At the New Zealand National Road Race Championships in 2019, Fouché attacked with 40km to go. The bunch behind could not work well together so his lead grew. He managed to hold them off to win the combined Under-23 and Elite titles.[8][9] Fouché crashed out of the winning move in the Ronde van Vlaanderen U23.[8]

From August 2019 he rode as a Stagaire for Mitchelton–Scott, experiencing racing at a higher level.[10]

Black Spoke 2021 to 2023[edit]

2022 for Fouché started with the New Zealand national road championships. He didn't place in the Criterium but came fourth in the time trial. In the Road race Fouché attacked on the second lap going clear from the peloton, due to Cyclone Dovi the race length was shortened and the peloton was unable to catch Fouché resukling in him taking his second National Road race victory.[11] In April he rode the Oceania Cycling Championships where he won the road race in the final sprint.[12]

His Bolton Equities Black Spoke became a UCI ProTeam for the 2023 season allowing access to more races.[13]

At the UCI ProSeries race the Tour of Britain Fouché was in the breakaway for four of the seven stages. In the process of doing so he gained the most points in the King of the Mountains classification to win the Black jersey overall.[14][15]

Euskaltel–Euskadi 2024 to present[edit]

Fouché was the final rider added to Euskaltel–Euskadi's roster for the 2024 season after signing a one-year contract.[16][17]

Major results[edit]

Sources:[18][19]

2016
Oceania Junior Road Championships
1st Road race
2nd Time trial
2017
National Under-23 Road Championships
2nd Road race
2nd Time trial
2018
National Under-23 Road Championships
1st Road race
3rd Time trial
2nd Clássica da Arrábida
7th Overall Le Triptyque des Monts et Chateaux
1st Mountains classification
2019
1st Road race, National Road Championships[20]
National Under-23 Road Championships
1st Road race
1st Time trial
1st Mountains classification, Tour of Antalya
1st Mountains classification, Le Triptyque des Monts et Chateaux
1st Mountains classification, Volta ao Alentejo
5th Overall Paris–Arras Tour
5th Clássica da Arrábida
6th Kattekoers
2021
1st Mountains classification, Tour d'Eure-et-Loir
1st Mountains classification, Tour de la Mirabelle
1st Mountains classification, Kreiz Breizh Elites
8th Overall Course Cycliste de Solidarnosc et des Champions Olympiques
9th Overall Oberösterreich Rundfahrt
2022
1st Road race, Oceania Road Championships
National Road Championships
1st Road race
4th Time trial
1st Overall Ronde de l'Oise
1st Stage 1
2023
1st Grand Prix Cerami
1st Mountains classification, Tour of Britain
1st Mountains classification, Tour Poitou-Charentes en Nouvelle-Aquitaine
2nd Gravel and Tar Classic

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Mitchelton - Scott". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 3 August 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Hagens Berman Axeon". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 April 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  3. ^ "BOLTON EQUITIES BLACK SPOKE". UCI. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Black Spoke Pro Cycling". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 4 February 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Euskaltel - Euskadi". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Club Road National Championships - Time Trial 2016" (PDF). Cycling New Zealand. 21 April 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Club Road National Champs - Time Trial" (PDF). Cycling New Zealand. 16 April 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  8. ^ a b "Stepping Stones - James Fouché". Conquista Cycling Club. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  9. ^ "Cycling: Rising star wins stunning national title". NZ Herald. 26 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  10. ^ "Fouche prepares for Mitchelton-Scott step-up". Newshub. 14 August 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  11. ^ Giuliani, Simone (13 February 2022). "Remnants of Cyclone Dovi blow New Zealand Road Championships off course". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  12. ^ "Talbot and Fouche claim senior titles at Oceania Road Championships". www.insidethegames.biz. 10 April 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  13. ^ "Granting of last UCI Women's WorldTour licence and 18 UCI WorldTour licences, and registration of UCI Women's WorldTeams and UCI ProTeams for the 2023 season". UCI. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  14. ^ Farrand, Stephen (10 September 2023). "Wout van Aert secures overall title at Tour of Britain". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  15. ^ "Tour of Britain stage 3: Olav Kooij claims a hat trick of stage wins". Global Cycling Network. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  16. ^ "Euskaltel-Euskadi adds James Fouché to its staff". 247 News Agency. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  17. ^ "Euskaltel Euskadi closes its 21 rider roster for 2024 with the signing of James Fouché". CyclingUpToDate.com. 11 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  18. ^ "James Fouché". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  19. ^ "James Fouche". FirstCycling.com. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  20. ^ "Overall Elite & Under 23 Mens RR Champs". www.webscorer.com. Retrieved 6 January 2019.

External links[edit]

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