GARMIN Slipstream Pro Team / Ryder Hesjedal
Nationality: Canadian
Team Name: Team Garmin-Transitions
Previous Team: HealthNet
DOB: 12/09/1980
Birth Place: Victoria, British Columbia
Current Residence: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Nationality: Canadian
Height: 6′2″ / 188 cm
Weight: 159 lbs. / 72 kg
Strengths: All-Around, Climbing
Pro Since: 1999
Career Highlights:
- 2009 Vuelta a Espana, 1st - Stage 12
- 2008 Giro d’Italia, 1st - Stage 1 team time trial
- 2007 Tour de Georgia, 1st - Mountains Classification
- 2007 Canadian National Time Trial Championships, 1st
- Seven-time World Mountain Bike Championship Medalist
2009 Results:
- Vuelta a Espana, 1st stage 12
- 2009 Vuelta a Espana, 2nd stage 10
- TTT Tour de France - 2nd Stage #4
- Clasica San Sebastian - 5th
- Tirreno-Adriatico - 7th Stage #4
- Tirreno-Adriatico - 8th overall
- Tour Down Under - 11th overall, 8th stage 5
- Montepaschi Strade Bianche - 10th
- Liege-Bastogne-Liege - 11th
- Tour Down Under - 11th Stage #2
- Overall Tour Down Under - 11th
- Tirreno-Adriatico - 11th Stage #6
2008 Results:
- GP Marseillaise, 3rd
- Eroica, 10th
- Tirreno-Adriatico, 8th overall
- Tour de France , 13th stage 20 ITT
- Olympic Time Trial, Beijing, 16th
- Olympic Road Race, Beijing, 56th
- Tour de France, 12th stage 20 time trial, 45th GC
- Giro d’Italia, 17th stage 20 (high mountain stage)
- 2008 Giro d’Italia, TTT, 1st
- Volta a Valencia, 5th stage 3, 9th stage 1
2007 Results:
- Tour of California, 10th Overall
- Ist king of the mountains tour de georgia
- 1st Canadian national time trial championships
2006 Results:
- Volta a Catalunya, 4th Overall
- Canadian National Time Trial Championships, 2nd
2005 Results:
- Canadian National Time Trial Championships, 3rd
- Canadian National Road Race Championships, 4th
2004 Results:
- Classica Primavera, 5th Overall
- NORBA Nationals, 1st
2003 Results:
- NORBA XC National Championship Series, 1st Overall
- World XC Championships, 2nd
- Canadian National XC Championships, 2nd
2002 Results:
- UCI World Cup, Les Gets, 1st
- NORBA STXC National Championship Series, 1st Overall
Slipstream Sports
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Race report: Paris-Nice, stage 2It was another day of strong cross winds in Paris-Nice. But it was the final run-in to the finish line...
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News: Hesjedal featured in Canadian CyclingRyder Hesjedal is one of Team Garmin-Transitions’ Canadians, but last year he was voted as the Canadian Cyclist of the...
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Race report: Paris-Nice, stage 1Team Garmin-Transitions dodged a bullet today in Paris-Nice, with strong winds causing many riders to crash. David Millar was able...
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