Tyler Farrar

Tyler Farrar

Tyler Farrar at the Critérium du Dauphiné 2011
Personal information
Full name	Tyler Farrar
Born	June 2, 1984 (1984-06-02) Wenatchee, Washington, U.S.
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	74 kg (160 lb)
Team information
Current team	Garmin-Barracuda
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	Sprinter
Professional team(s)
2003 2004–2005 2006–2007 2008–	Jelly Belly Health Net-Maxxis Cofidis Slipstream-Chipotle
Major wins
Grand Tours Tour de France 1 Stage (2011), 1 TTT (2011) Giro d'Italia 2 Stages (2010) Vuelta a Espana 3 Stages Stage Races Tirreno-Adriatico, 2 Stages Circuit Franco-Belge (2009) Delta Tour Zeeland (2009, 2010) Single-day Races and Classics Vattenfall Cyclassics (2009, 2010) Grote Scheldeprijs (2010)
Infobox last updated on February 10, 2012

Farrar in the 2008 Tour of California

Tyler Farrar (born June 2, 1984) is an American professional road racing cyclist since 2003.

Cycling career

Farrar started racing at 13, and rode for Jelly Belly in 2003, Health Net-Maxxis in 2004, and Cofidis in 2006 and 2007. In April 2006 he crashed near the finish of the Circuit de la Sarthe and broke his collarbone and missed most of the season. For the 2008 season, he transferred to Slipstream-Chipotle.

He has won stages in the Giro d'Italia, Vuelta a España, Three Days of De Panne and Tour de France. He wore the yellow jersey on stage three of the 2008 Tour of California after winning intermediate sprint points during stage two.

Farrar is very popular in Flanders, because he is fluent in Dutch and lives in the Belgian city of Ghent.^{[citation needed]}

In May 2011 Farrar, together with the entire Leopard Trek team, withdrew from the Giro d'Italia as a mark of respect for his friend and training partner Wouter Weylandt, who was killed in an accident during the race.

On July 4, 2011, Farrar won his first Tour de France stage, Stage 3 from Olonne-sur-Mer to Redon, becoming the first American to win a stage of the Tour on the Fourth of July.

Major achievements

2002

1st Junior Individual Pursuit National Champion

1st Junior Team Pursuit National Champion

1st Junior Olympic Sprint National Champion

1st Overall Tour L'Abitibi

1st Stage 4

1st Overall Three Days of Axel

2003

1st Four Bridges of Elgin

1st Madison San Diego World Cup qualifier (with Michael Creed)

2004

1st Stage 7 Tour de l'Avenir

2005

1st National Criterium Champion

1st Stage 2 Tour de l'Avenir

2007

1st Stage 2 GP CTT Correios de Portugal

2008

1st Overall Tour of the Bahamas

1st Stage 2

1st Stage 3

5th Paris–Tours

2009

1st Stage 11 Vuelta a España

1st Vattenfall Cyclassics

1st Stage 1 Eneco Tour

1st Stage 2 Eneco Tour

1st Stage 4 Eneco Tour

1st Stage 3 Tirreno–Adriatico

1st Overall Circuit Franco-Belge

1st Stage 1

1st Stage 2

1st Points Competition

1st Overall Delta Tour Zeeland

1st Prologue

1st Points Competition

1st Best Young Rider

2010

1st Overall Delta Tour Zeeland

1st Stage 2 Giro d'Italia

1st Stage 10 Giro d'Italia

1st Stage 3A Three Days of De Panne

1st Stage 5 Vuelta a España

1st Stage 21 Vuelta a España

1st Vattenfall Cyclassics

1st Grote Scheldeprijs

5th Tour of Flanders

2011

1st Stage 3 Tour de France

1st Stage 2 TTT Tour de France

1st Stage 2 Tirreno-Adriatico

1st Points Classification Volta ao Algarve

1st Trofeo Palma de Mallorca

1st Trofeo Cala Millor

3rd Dwars door Vlaanderen

3rd Gent–Wevelgem

2012

2nd Overall, Tour of Qatar

1st Stage 2 TTT

Endorsements

Farrar appears in the opening titles of ITV London morning weather forecasts. The forecasts are sponsored by Transitions Lenses who also sponsor Farrar's cycling team.

External links

• VELOBIOS Rider Profile
• Cyclingnews.com: An interview with Tyler Farrar
• Team profile
• VeloNews.com: Interview with Farrar after his 2010 Giro d'Italia stage 2 win