James Fouché Explained

James Fouché
Birth Date:28 March 1998
Birth Place:Christchurch, New Zealand
Height:184cm
Weight:69kg
Discipline:Road
Role:Rider
Amateuryears1:2013–2016
Amateurteam1:SBS Ricoh NZ
Proyears1:2018–2019
Proyears2:2019
Proteam2: (stagiaire)[1]
Proyears3:2020
Proteam3:[2]
Proyears4:2021–2023
Proteam4:[3] [4]
Proyears5:2024–
Majorwins:One-day races and Classics

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

Career

Amateur years

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

At the New Zealand National Road Race Championships in 2019, Fouché attacked with 40 km 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.

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

Black Spoke 2021 to 2023

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 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

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

Major results

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
    2024
  • 9th Grand Prix Criquielion

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Mitchelton - Scott. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 3 August 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190803135952/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/10960/1001717/245. 3 August 2019.
    2. Web site: Hagens Berman Axeon. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 2 April 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200402195525/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/14258/1001895/257. 2 April 2020.
    3. Web site: BOLTON EQUITIES BLACK SPOKE . UCI . 11 January 2023.
    4. Web site: Black Spoke Pro Cycling. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 4 February 2021. https://archive.today/20210204224943/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15362/2003448/276. 4 February 2021.
    5. Web site: Euskaltel - Euskadi. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 21 January 2024.
    6. Web site: Club Road National Championships - Time Trial 2016 . Cycling New Zealand . 26 January 2024 . 21 April 2016.
    7. Web site: Club Road National Champs - Time Trial . Cycling New Zealand . 26 January 2024 . 16 April 2015.
    8. Web site: Stepping Stones - James Fouché . Conquista Cycling Club . 26 January 2024 . en.
    9. Web site: Cycling: Rising star wins stunning national title . NZ Herald . 26 January 2024 . en-NZ . 26 January 2024.
    10. Web site: Fouche prepares for Mitchelton-Scott step-up . . 26 January 2024 . en . 14 August 2019.
    11. Web site: Giuliani . Simone . Remnants of Cyclone Dovi blow New Zealand Road Championships off course . cyclingnews.com . 26 January 2024 . en . 13 February 2022.
    12. Web site: Talbot and Fouche claim senior titles at Oceania Road Championships . www.insidethegames.biz . 26 January 2024 . 10 April 2022.
    13. Web site: 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. 26 January 2024.
    14. Web site: Farrand . Stephen . Wout van Aert secures overall title at Tour of Britain . cyclingnews.com . 26 January 2024 . en . 10 September 2023.
    15. Web site: Tour of Britain stage 3: Olav Kooij claims a hat trick of stage wins . Global Cycling Network . 26 January 2024 . en.
    16. Web site: Euskaltel-Euskadi adds James Fouché to its staff . 247 News Agency . 26 January 2024.
    17. Web site: Euskaltel Euskadi closes its 21 rider roster for 2024 with the signing of James Fouché . CyclingUpToDate.com . 26 January 2024 . en . 11 January 2024.
    18. Web site: James Fouché . www.procyclingstats.com . 26 January 2024.
    19. Web site: James Fouche . FirstCycling.com . 26 January 2024 . en.
    20. Web site: Overall Elite & Under 23 Mens RR Champs. www.webscorer.com. 6 January 2019.

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