Alex James Peters (born 31 March 1994) is an English cyclist, who last rode for

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. Peters previously rode professionally between 2013 and 2017 for the , and teams.

Career

In 2014, whilst riding for , he came second overall in the

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stage race. In July 2015 it was announced that he would join as a stagiaire for the rest of 2015, becoming a fully fledged team member on 1 January 2016. In January 2017 it was announced that Peters and Team Sky had reached an agreement for him to leave the team and return to for the 2017 season, due to struggling with personal issues. Peters returned to cycling joining the British team

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in 2021.

Personal life

Peters resides in East London.

Major results

;2011 : 4th Road race, National Junior Road Championships ;2012 : 1st Overall National Junior Road Series : 1st Stage 1 (

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Junior Tour of Wales The Junior Tour of Wales is an annual cycle race for junior male riders, held around Brynmawr, Blaenau Gwent, Wales. First held in 1981, the race is the final round of the British Cycling Junior Road Series – and as such attracts the best junio ...

;2014 : 1st Jersey yellow

Overall

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::1st Stage 1 : 2nd Overall

::1st

Young rider classification ;2015 : 2nd Overall

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Young rider classification : 7th Overall

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::1st Stage 4 : 9th

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;2016 : 6th

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;2021 : 1st Ryedale Grand Prix ;2023 : 5th Timmy James Memorial Grand Prix

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Peters, Alex 1994 births Living people English male cyclists British male cyclists People from Hackney, London Cyclists from the London Borough of Hackney 21st-century English sportsmen