Alex Baudin

{{Short description|French cyclist (born 2001)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}}

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| name = Alex Baudin

| image = Alex Baudin - Faun-Ardèche Classic 2024 - Val d'Enfer.jpg

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| caption = Baudin in 2024

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| nickname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|5|25|df=y}}

| birth_place = Albertville, France{{cite web |title=Alex Baudin |url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/rider/alex-baudin |website=www.procyclingstats.com |access-date=2 August 2022 |language=en}}

| height = 1.83m

| weight = 67kg

| currentteam = {{UCI team code|EFE}}

| discipline = Road

| role = Rider

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| amateuryears1 = 2019–2020

| amateurteam1 = Chambéry Cyclisme Formation

| amateuryears2 = 2021

| amateurteam2 = AG2R Citroën U23 Team

| proyears1 = 2022

| proteam1 = {{UCI team code|TUD|2022b}}{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/team-details/17618|title=Tudor Pro Cycling Team|publisher=UCI|access-date=11 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220511212350/https://www.uci.org/team-details/17618|archive-date=11 May 2022}}

| proyears2 = 2023–2024

| proteam2 = {{UCI team code|ALM|2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/team-details/17712|title=AG2R Citroën Team|publisher=UCI|access-date=12 January 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://ag2rcitroenteam.com/coureurs/|title=Les coureurs - AG2R Citroën Team|publisher={{UCI team code|ALM|2023}}|access-date=12 January 2023}}

| proyears3 = 2025–

| proteam3 = {{UCI team code|EFE|2025}}

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Alex Baudin (born 25 May 2001) is a French racing cyclist,{{cite web |title=Alex BAUDIN |url=https://www.uci.org/rider-details/695948 |publisher=UCI |access-date=2 August 2022 |language=en}} who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam {{UCI team code|EFE}}.{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/team-details/20240|title=EF Education–EasyPost|publisher=UCI|access-date=January 7, 2025}}

Career

In 2022 during the Tour de Bretagne Baudin won stage 3 putting himself into the leaders jersey.{{cite web |title=Cyclisme. Tour de Bretagne : le Savoyard Alex Baudin (Tudor Pro Cycling) s'offre la 3e étape et prend le maillot de leader |url=https://www.ledauphine.com/sport/2022/04/27/tour-de-bretagne-le-savoyard-alex-baudin-(tudor-pro-cycling)-s-offre-la-3e-etape-et-prend-le-maillot-de-leader |website=www.ledauphine.com |access-date=2 August 2022 |language=FR-fr |date=2 April 2022}} Baudin lost the lead in the following stage after Johan Le Bon launched a long range attack winning the stage by 59 seconds and taking the lead. In the Giro della Valle d'Aosta, on stage 3, Baudin placed himself in the breakaway and managed to stay away to give himself the stage win.{{cite web |title=Giro della Valle d'Aosta 2022, la fuga premia Alex Baudin su Lorenzo Milesi |url=https://cyclingpro.net/spaziociclismo/sintesi-gare/giro-della-valle-daosta-2022-la-fuga-premia-alex-baudin-su-lorenzo-milesi/ |website=SpazioCiclismo |access-date=2 August 2022 |language=it-IT |date=15 July 2022}}

On 2 August 2022 it was announced Baudin would ride for UCI WorldTeam {{UCI team code|ALM|2022}} in 2023.{{cite web |title=Alex Baudin for AG2R Citroën for two years: "A childhood dream comes true" - SasaTimes |url=https://sasatimes.com/alex-baudin-for-ag2r-citroen-for-two-years-a-childhood-dream-comes-true/ |website=sasatimes.com |access-date=2 August 2022 |language=en |date=2 August 2022}}

During the 2023 Giro d'Italia, Baudin tested positive for tramadol, leading to his 73rd overall finish being disqualified.{{cite web | url=https://www.bicycling.com/news/a44694064/alex-baudins-tests-positive-for-tramadol/ | title=Alex Baudin’s Giro d’Italia Result Has Been Scrubbed | work=Bicycling | date=31 July 2023 | accessdate=8 December 2023 | author=Duhaney, Taneika}}

Major results

Sources:{{cite web |title=Alex Baudin |url=https://firstcycling.com/rider.php?r=100033 |website=FirstCycling.com |access-date=2 August 2022 |language=en}}

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;2018

: 1st Stage 4 Tour du Pays de Vaud

: 5th Overall Ain Bugey Valromey Tour

::1st {{cjersey|white}} Young rider classification

::1st Stages 2 & 3

: 8th Overall Giro del Nordest d'Italia

;2019

: 3rd Chrono des Nations Juniors

: 4th GP Général Patton

: 8th Overall Tour du Pays de Vaud

::1st Stage 3

;2021

: 1st {{cjersey|yellow}} Overall Tour de Côte d'Or

: 1st Grand Prix du Val de Villé

;2022

: 1st Stage 3 Giro della Valle d'Aosta

: 2nd Overall Istrian Spring Trophy

::1st Stage 2

: 2nd Overall Tour de Bretagne

::1st {{cjersey|white}} Young rider classification

::1st Stage 3

;2024 (2 pro wins)

: 1st {{cjersey|yellow}} Overall Tour du Limousin

::1st {{cjersey|white}} Young rider classification

::1st Stage 2

: 2nd Coppa Bernocchi

: 2nd Grand Prix La Marseillaise

: 3rd Overall Tour of Guangxi

: 7th Overall Étoile de Bessèges

: 10th Overall Tour of the Basque Country

: Giro d'Italia

::Held {{cjersey|white}} after Stage 1

;2025

: 9th GP Miguel Induráin

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| 73{{efn|name=DQ|Baudin result was scrubbed after testing positive for tramadol.{{cite news|url=https://www.aol.com/alex-baudin-giro-d-italia-205000776.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmVzLw&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAALMiOdpevIWiPD7hMVr99TLZPAgbvMhwxmEEy_Ngq7PvMt4erVTt7GYJWarKaX_YNyDqMo4liUjZePhd6XM1_uSLEBQIKykJq_EfOHtDYyh0RyuK4YFj-OiWBBR9LojqAV3Yjoq9BRvWXJl_O5UE7IAF4xLGCKoLaQ6mDmYsJZkq|title=Alex Baudin’s Giro d’Italia Result Has Been Scrubbed|work=AOL|publisher=Yahoo! Inc.|date=31 July 2023|accessdate=27 May 2024}}}}

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