Alexandre Balmer

{{Short description|Swiss cyclist (born 2000)}}

{{Infobox cyclist

| name = Alexandre Balmer

| image = Alexandre Balmer (2023) B.jpg

| caption = Balmer in 2023

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|5|4|df=y}}

| birth_place = La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland

| height = 1.91 m

| weight = 70 kg

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

| disciplines = {{ubl|Cross-country|Road}}

| role = Rider

| amateuryears1 = 2017

| amateurteam1 = Talent Romandie

| amateuryears2 =

| amateurteam2 =

| proyears1 = 2020–2021

| proteam1 = {{UCI team code|CGF|2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/14081/2003302/257|title=Groupama - FDJ|work=UCI.org|publisher=Union Cycliste Internationale|accessdate=1 April 2020|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200401185216/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/14081/2003302/257|archivedate=1 April 2020}}

| proyears2 = 2022–2023

| proteam2 = {{UCI team code|ORS|2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15314/2003302/276|title=Groupama - FDJ|work=UCI.org|publisher=Union Cycliste Internationale|accessdate=13 February 2021|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20210213145407/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15314/2003302/276|archivedate=13 February 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/features/2022-team-preview-team-bikeexchange-jayco/|title=2022 Team Preview: Team BikeExchange Jayco|first=Daniel|last=Benson|website=CyclingNews|publisher=Future plc|date=4 January 2022|access-date=13 January 2022}}

| proyears3 = 2024–

| proteam3 = {{UCI team code|COR|2024}}

| show-medals = no

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalCountry| {{SUI}} }}

{{MedalSport | Men's mountain bike racing}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}

{{MedalGold|2018 Lenzerheide|Team relay}}

{{MedalBronze|2020 Leogang|Team relay}}

}}

Alexandre Balmer (born 4 May 2000) is a Swiss cross-country and road racing cyclist,{{Cite news|author=Benoît Prieur|title=[Champions de demain] Interview : Alexandre Balmer|url=http://www.velo-club.net/post/champions-de-demain-interview-alexandre-balmer|work=www.velo-club.net|date=2018-12-18}} who currently rides for UCI ProTeam {{UCI team code|COR}}. He participated at the 2018 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships, winning a gold medal in the team relay.[http://www.tissottiming.com/File/0003100201030101FFFFFFFFFFFFFF04 Team relay results]

Major results

=Road=

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;2017

: National Junior Championships

::1st 20px Time trial

::3rd Road race

: 3rd La Classique des Alpes Juniors

: 7th Overall Tour du Pays de Vaud

;2018

: National Junior Championships

::1st 20px Time trial

::1st 20px Road race

: 1st 20px Overall Driedaagse van Axel

: 2nd 15px 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 20px 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 20px Young rider classification

;2022

: 9th Maryland Cycling Classic

: 9th Giro del Veneto

;2023

: 8th Maryland Cycling Classic

;2024

: 3rd GP Kranj

: 6th Cupa Max Ausnit

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=Mountain bike=

;2017

: 2nd 15px Cross-country, UCI European Junior Championships

;2018

: UCI World Championships

::1st 20px Team relay

::1st 20px Junior Cross-country

: 1st 20px Cross-country, UCI European Junior Championships

;2020

: UCI Under-23 XCO World Cup

::2nd Nové Město I

: 3rd 15px Team relay, UCI World Championships

References

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