Charlie Wegelius

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Charlie Wegelius
Wegelius in the 2007 Tour de Romandie
Wegelius in the 2007 Tour de Romandie
Personal information
Full name Charles Wegelius
Date of birth April 26, 1978 (1978-04-26) (age 30)
Country Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom
Team information
Current team Liquigas
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Professional team(s)
2000–2002
2003–2004
2005–		 Mapei-Quick Step
De Nardi
Liquigas
Infobox last updated on:
April 25, 2008

Charles ("Charly") Wegelius (born 26 April 1978 in Espoo, Finland) is an English cyclist, currently racing for the Italian Liquigas team.

Wegelius grew up in Yorkshire and had his first professional break as stagiaire for the ill-fated Linda McCartney Racing Team.

During the 2005 World Championships in Madrid, Wegelius chose to not ride to protect British leader Roger Hammond, but instead to help the Italian team. Wegelius was forced to repay any costs associated with the event and, in a statement, British Cycling announced that it would be 'difficult to foresee' Wegelius riding for the British or English national team again[1].

Wegelius made his Tour de France début in 2007, having previously ridden the Giro d'Italia and Vuelta of professional cycling's Grand Tours.

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[edit] 2007 season

Charly Wegelius finished 45th in the General Classification of 2007 Tour de France (the highest-placed Briton), 1 hour 46 minutes and 26 seconds behind the winner Alberto Contador.

[edit] Palmarés

[edit] Teams

[edit] References

  1. ^ BBC Sports Thursday, 13 October 2005
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Persondata
NAME Wegelius, Charlie
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Road racing cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH 1978-04-26
PLACE OF BIRTH Espoo, Finland
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
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