Tyler Farrar

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Tyler Farrar
Farrar in the 2008 Tour of California
Farrar in the 2008 Tour of California
Personal information
Full name Tyler Farrar
Date of birth June 2, 1984 (1984-06-02) (age 24)
Country Flag of the United States United States
Team information
Current team Slipstream Chipotle presented by H30
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Professional team(s)
2003
2004–2005
2006–2007
2008–		 Jelly Belly
Health Net
Cofidis
Slipstream Chipotle
Infobox last updated on:
February 7, 2008

Tyler Farrar (born 2 June 1984 in Wenatchee, Washington) is an American professional road racing cyclist since 2003. He started racing at the age of 13. In April of 2006, Farrar suffered a crash near the finish of the Circuit de la Sarthe that led to a broken clavicle, and missing much of the season while on his new team, Cofidis. He rides for the Slipstream Chipotle presented by H30 cycling team. Farrar won the Yellow Jersey in the 2008 Tour of California after stage 2 after winning bonus points at intermediate sprints during the stage.

[edit] Major achievements

2002 – Amateur
1st overall & Stage 4, Tour L'Abitibi (CAN)
1st overall, Three Days of Axel (NED)
Flag of the United States United States Junior National Champion in Individual Pursuit
Flag of the United States United States Junior National Champion in Team Pursuit
Flag of the United States United States Junior National Champion in Olympic Sprint
2003 – Jelly Belly/Carlsbad Clothing
1st, Four Bridges of Elgin (USA)
1st, Madison, San Diego World Cup qualifier (with Michael Creed)
2004 – Health Net Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis
1st, Stage 7, Tour de l'Avenir
2005 – Health Net Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis
1st, Flag of the United States United States USPRO National Criterium Championships
1st, Stage 2, Tour de l'Avenir (FRA)
2006 – Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone
2007 – Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone
1st, Stage 2, GP CTT Correios de Portugal
2008 – Slipstream - Chipotle presented by H30
1st, Overall, Tour of the Bahamas
Winner Stages 2 & 3
3rd place, Prologue; Amgen Tour of California
Leader, after Stage 2; Amgen Tour of California

[edit] External links

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Riders on Slipstream Chipotle presented by H30

Magnus Bäckstedt | Steven Cozza | Tom Danielson | Julian Dean | Jason Donald | Timmy Duggan | Huub Duyn | Lucas Euser | Tyler Farrar | Michael Friedman | Will Frishkorn | Ryder Hesjedal | Christophe Laurent | Trent Lowe | Pat McCarty | Martijn Maaskant | Daniel Martin | David Millar | Danny Pate | Kilian Patour | Tom Peterson | Chris Sutton | Christian Vande Velde | David Zabriskie | Manager: Jonathan Vaughters


Persondata
NAME Farrar, Tyler
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Road bicycle racer
DATE OF BIRTH 1984-06-02
PLACE OF BIRTH Wenatchee, Washington, United States
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH