Tyler Farrar
 Farrar at the 2011 Critérium du Dauphiné |
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| Full name | Tyler Farrar |
| Born | June 2, 1984 Wenatchee, Washington, U.S. |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 74 kg (160 lb) |
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| Current team | Garmin-Sharp |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Sprinter |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2003 2004–2005 2006–2007 2008– |
Jelly Belly Health Net-Maxxis Cofidis Slipstream-Chipotle |
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Tyler Farrar (born June 2, 1984) is an American professional road racing cyclist, who currently rides with UCI ProTeam Garmin-Sharp.[1] Farrar's major career achievements include winning the Circuit Franco-Belge in 2009, and the one-day race Vattenfall Cyclassics in both 2009 and the 2010 editions. In Grand Tours, Farrar won six individual stages, as well as assisting in two team time trial wins.
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Cycling career [edit]
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, which resulted in a broken collarbone, causing him to miss most of the season. For the 2008 season, he transferred to Slipstream-Chipotle.
He has won stages in the Giro d'Italia,[2] Vuelta a España, Tour de France, Three Days of De Panne, and the USA Pro Cycling Challenge. 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. In 2012, was made an honorary citizen of Ghent.[3]
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.[4]
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.[5]
Farrar crashed four times in the 2012 Tour de France,[6] including a sprint-finish crash, after which he stormed the Argos-Shimano team bus to confront Tom Veelers, whom he blamed for the incident. At the 2012 USA Pro Cycling Challenge, Farrar took his first two wins of the season. In the opening stage, Farrar stated that he was surprised to have survived the mountainous terrain to be able to contend for the sprint. Arriving in Telluride with a field of 57 riders, he was the fastest man to the line.[7] He won again in the fifth stage of the race, dedicating the win to his former Madison partner Mike Creed, who had been raising money for the victims of the Waldo Canyon fires.[8] Due to his two wins he consolidated enough points to win the green jersey. Later in the season, Farrar crashed heavily during the first stage of the Tour of Britain, reportedly suffering a concussion.[9] In October, Farrar has been given the clearance to train by the team doctor, Prentice Steffen, who stated: “The health of the athlete is always our top priority.”[10]
Major achievements [edit]
- 2002
- 1st
Junior Individual Pursuit National Champion - 1st Junior Team Pursuit National Champion
- 1st Junior Olympic Sprint National Champion
- 1st
Overall Three Days of Axel - 1st Overall Tour de l'Abitibi
- 1st Stage 4
- 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 Championships
- 1st Stage 2 Tour de l'Avenir
- 2007
- 1st Stage 2 GP CTT Correios de Portugal
- 2008
- 1st Overall Tour of the Bahamas
- 1st Stages 2 & 3
- 5th Paris–Tours
- 2009
- 1st Overall Delta Tour Zeeland
- 1st Overall Tour de Wallonie-Picarde
- 1st Stages 1 & 2
- Eneco Tour
- 1st Stages 1, 2 & 4
- 1st Vattenfall Cyclassics
- 1st Stage 3 Tirreno–Adriatico
- 1st Stage 11 Vuelta a España
- 2010
- 1st Overall Delta Tour Zeeland
- Giro d'Italia
- 1st Stages 2 & 10
- Vuelta a España
- 1st Stages 5 & 21
- 1st Stage 3 Three Days of De Panne
- 1st Vattenfall Cyclassics
- 1st Scheldeprijs
- 2nd GP Ouest-France
- 3rd Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
- 5th Tour of Flanders
- 9th Gent–Wevelgem
- 2011
- Tour de France
- 1st Stages 2 (TTT) & 3
- 1st Stage 2 Tirreno–Adriatico
- 1st Stage 2 Ster ZLM Toer
- 1st Trofeo Palma de Mallorca
- 1st Trofeo Cala Millor
- 3rd Dwars door Vlaanderen
- 3rd Gent–Wevelgem
- 10th UCI Road World Championships
- 2012
- USA Pro Cycling Challenge
- 1st Stages 1 & 5
- 1st
Points classification
- 1st Stage 2 (TTT) Tour of Utah
- 1st Stage 4 (TTT) Giro d'Italia
- 2nd Scheldeprijs
- 2nd Overall Tour of Qatar
- 1st Stage 2 (TTT)
- 2013
- 1st Stage 4 Tour of California
- 2nd Trofeo Palma de Mallorca
- 2nd Trofeo Campos–Santanyí–Ses Salines
- 6th Scheldeprijs
Grand Tour general classification results timeline:
| Grand Tour | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
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 Giro |
WD | WD | WD | WD | - |
 Tour |
151 | WD | 159 | 151 | ? |
 Vuelta |
WD | 142 | WD | - | ? |
WD = Withdrew; In Progress = IP
Endorsements [edit]
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.[11][12]
References [edit]
- ^ "Team Garmin-Sharp-Barracuda Unveils 2013 Roster". Garmin-Sharp (Boulder, Colorado: Slipstream Sports LLC). December 28, 2012. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
- ^ Giro d'Italia 2010: Tyler Farrar clinches stage as world champion Cadel Evans takes lead Telegraph, May 9, 2010
- ^ "Tyler Farrar honored by the city of Ghent (Belga)". February 22, 2012.
- ^ "Giro honors Weylandt with neutral stage, peloton vows to race Wednesday".
- ^ "Tyler Farrar sprints to victory on third stage". Guardian. July 4, 2011. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
- ^ "Fourth Tour Crash for Farrar". Cycling Weekly, July 6, 2012.
- ^ Peter Hymas (August 21, 2012). "Farrar wins opening stage in Telluride". Cycling News (Future Publishing Limited). Retrieved August 26, 2012.
- ^ Pat Malach (August 25, 2012). "Farrar sprints to stage 5 victory in Colorado". Cycling News (Future Publishing Limited). Retrieved August 26, 2012.
- ^ "Farrar’s worlds’ preparation affected by Tour of Britain concussion". VeloNation (VeloNation LLC). September 10. Retrieved October 17, 2012.
- ^ Shane Stokes (October 17, 2012). "Farrar fully recovered from concussion and given green light to resume training". VeloNation (VeloNation LLC). Retrieved October 17, 2012.
- ^ Sponsorship – getting it right The Inner Ring, March 12, 2010
- ^ Tyler Farrar Transition Lenses ad Bike Radar
External links [edit]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Tyler Farrar |
- 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
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