Alex Baudin made his Tour de France debut in 2025, but the 24-year-old from the French Alps says that his most memorable ride is still a month-long bikepacking adventure he took across Europe. He fits right in at EF Education-EasyPost.

Alex is a punchy climber, who excels at sustained, explosive efforts like the Ardennes classics demand. His favorite one-day race is the Clásica de San Sebastián. He also likes the Grands Prix Cycliste de Montréal and Québec, because his uncles, who now live in Canada, can come to cheer. But Alex always returns home to the Alps and the roads he has been riding ever since he was a child.

He first fell in love with cycling when he was four years old. His dad was a racer and would take him up into the mountains to watch the Tour de France whenever the race neared their Albertville home. Alex was soon tearing up climbs like the Cormet de Roselend with his father, emulating the heroes he’d seen attacking through the colorful crowds. His dad was his first coach and had to tell him to slow down.

As Alex got older, he began to train harder and soon established himself as one of the most promising young climbers in France. The mountains are where he is most at home.

As soon as snow falls in the Alps, Alex heads to his local cross-country trails. Gliding across meadows and through forests is a great way for him to build his fitness and get away from it all.

To fuel all his time outside, Alex also loves to cook. When he is done cycling, Alex thinks he might become a chef.

For now, his focus is 100 percent on racing. After his first taste of the Tour de France, flying up his home mountains, cheered on by his family and friends, he wants to go back and give them the best reason to pop open bottles of Champagne.