Tyler Farrar
.JPG) Farrar at the 2015 Scheldeprijs | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Tyler Farrar |
| Born |
June 2, 1984 Wenatchee, Washington, United States |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Team Dimension Data |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type |
Sprinter Road Captain[1] |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2003 | Jelly Belly–Carlsbad Clothing Company |
| 2004–2005 | Health Net–Maxxis |
| 2006–2007 | Cofidis |
| 2008–2014 | Slipstream–Chipotle |
| 2015– | MTN–Qhubeka |
| Major wins | |
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Infobox last updated on October 29, 2016 | |
Tyler Farrar (born June 2, 1984) is an American professional road racing cyclist who rides for UCI WorldTeam Team Dimension Data. Farrar's achievements include winning the 2009 Circuit Franco-Belge and the 2009 and 2010 Vattenfall Cyclassics. In Grand Tours, Farrar has won six individual stages, as well as assisting in two team time trial wins.
Cycling career
Farrar started racing at 13, and rode for Jelly Belly–Carlsbad Clothing Company 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 was given clearance to train by the team doctor, Prentice Steffen, who stated: "The health of the athlete is always our top priority."[10]
Farrar has a reputation for causing, or at least being implicated in crashes. Alessandro Petacchi noted that Farrar had crashed 18 times in the 2013-2014 seasons, stating "There is probably a reason for this". Meanwhile, Farrar denies using reckless or uncoordinated tactics, and ascribed most of his numerous crashes to "realities of modern cycling".[11]
After seven years with Slipstream–Chipotle and a winless 2014 season,[note 1] Farrar signed with MTN–Qhubeka for the 2015 and 2016 seasons.[12]
Career achievements
Major results
- 2002
- 1st, Overall,
Tour de l'Abitibi
- 1st, Stage 4
- 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
- 9th, Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
- 2008
- 1st, Overall, Tour of the Bahamas
- 1st,
Points classification - 1st, Stages 2 & 3
- 1st,
- 1st, Stage 1, Tour du Poitou-Charentes
- 4th, Univest Grand Prix
- 5th, Paris–Tours
- 6th, Philadelphia International Championship
- 9th, Grand Prix d'Isbergues
- 2009
- 1st, Overall, Delta Tour Zeeland
- 1st, Points classification
- 1st, Prologue (ITT)
- 1st,
- 1st, Overall, Tour de Wallonie-Picarde
- 1st, Points classification
- 1st, Stages 1 & 2
- 1st,
- 1st, Vattenfall Cyclassics
- 1st, Stages 1, 2 & 4, Eneco Tour
- 1st, Stage 3, Tirreno–Adriatico
- 1st, Stage 10, Vuelta a España
- 2010
- 1st, Overall, Delta Tour Zeeland
- 1st, Points classification
- 1st,
- 1st, Vattenfall Cyclassics
- 1st, Scheldeprijs
- 1st, Stages 2 & 10, Giro d'Italia
- 1st, Stages 5 & 21, Vuelta a España
- 1st, Stage 3, Three Days of De Panne
- 2nd, GP Ouest-France
- 3rd, Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
- 5th, Tour of Flanders
- 6th, Coppa Bernocchi
- 9th, Gent–Wevelgem
- 2011
- 1st, Trofeo Palma de Mallorca
- 1st, Trofeo Cala Millor
- 1st, Stages 2 (TTT) & 3, Tour de France
- 1st, Stage 2, Tirreno–Adriatico
- 1st, Stage 2, Ster ZLM Toer
- 3rd, Dwars door Vlaanderen
- 3rd, Gent–Wevelgem
- 4th, Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
- 10th, UCI World Road Race Championships
- 2012
- USA Pro Cycling Challenge
- 1st, Points classification
- 1st, Stages 1 & 5
- 1st,
- 1st, Stage 2 (TTT), Tour of Utah
- 1st, Stage 4 (TTT), Giro d'Italia
- 2nd, Overall, Tour of Qatar
- 1st, Stage 2 (TTT)
- 2nd, Scheldeprijs
- 5th, Overall, Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen
- 2013
- 1st, Stage 4, Tour of California
- 2nd, Trofeo Palma de Mallorca
- 2nd, Trofeo Campos–Santanyí–Ses Salines
- 3rd, Overall, Tour de l'Eurometropole
- 1st, Stage 3
- 4th, Paris–Tours
- 6th, Scheldeprijs
- 2014
- Tour of Beijing
- 1st, Points classification
- 1st, Stage 3
- 1st,
- 2nd, Dwars door Vlaanderen
- 2nd, Scheldeprijs
- 4th, Vattenfall Cyclassics
- 8th, Overall, Tour de l'Eurometropole
- 8th, E3 Harelbeke
- 10th, Overall, Ster ZLM Toer
- 1st,
Points classification
- 1st,
- 2015
- 9th, Scheldeprijs[13]
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro |
WD | WD | WD | WD | — | 147 | — | — |
| Tour |
148 | WD | 158 | 151 | — | — | 154 | — |
| Vuelta |
WD | 141 | WD | — | 124 | — | — | 155 |
| DSQ | Disqualified |
| IP | In Progress |
| WD | Withdrew |
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.[14][15]
Notes
- ↑ He won Stage 2 of the 2014 Tour of Beijing after signing with MTN–Qhubeka.
References
- ↑ http://velonews.competitor.com/2016/05/news/farrar-enjoying-california_406040
- ↑ 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, 2012. 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.
- ↑ Stephen Farrand (22 May 2014). "Farrar fights on in the Giro d'Italia". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
- ↑ "Farrar signs for MTN-Qhubeka". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 9 September 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
- ↑ Benson, Daniel (8 April 2015). "Kristoff wins yet again in Scheldeprijs". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- ↑ Sponsorship – getting it right The Inner Ring, March 12, 2010 Archived July 8, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Tyler Farrar Transition Lenses ad Bike Radar
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tyler Farrar. |
- Cyclingnews.com: An interview with Tyler Farrar
- Team profile
- VeloNews.com: Interview with Farrar after his 2010 Giro d'Italia stage 2 win