James Fouché

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.

James Fouché

Fouché at the 2019 Tour of Britain
Personal information
Born	(1998-03-28) 28 March 1998 (age 27) Christchurch, New Zealand
Height	184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	69 kg (152 lb)
Team information
Current team	Euskaltel–Euskadi
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Amateur team
2013–2016	SBS Ricoh NZ
Professional teams
2018–2019	WIGGINS
2019	Mitchelton–Scott (stagiaire)[1]
2020	Hagens Berman Axeon[2]
2021–2023	Black Spoke Pro Cycling[3][4]
2024–	Euskaltel–Euskadi
Major wins
One-day races and Classics National Road Race Championships (2019, 2022)

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/Team Wiggins Le Col 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.^[8]

From August 2019 he rode as a Stagaire for Mitchelton–Scott, 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 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

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

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