Christian Meier (cyclist)

Christian Meier

Christian Meier
Personal information
Born September 2, 1985 (1985-21-02) (age 26)
Sussex, New Brunswick, Canada
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Weight 61 kg (130 lb)
Team information
Current team GreenEDGE
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Rider type All-Rounder
Professional team(s)
2005–2008
2008–2010
2011
2012–		 Symmetrics
Garmin-Chipotle-H30
UnitedHealthcare
GreenEDGE
Infobox last updated on
1 January 2012

Christian Meier (born February 21, 1985) in Sussex, New Brunswick,[1] Canada, is a Canadian racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam GreenEDGE.[2] Meier has also previously ridden for team Symmetrics, Garmin-Chipotle-H30 and UnitedHealthcare.

He is descended from German restauranteurs who settled outside Sussex and he attended Sussex Regional High School.[3] His brother Michael succumbed to cancer in 2010.[4]

Major results

2007
National Road Race Cycling Champion (Espoir)
2nd Vuelta Chihuahua, Overall Classification
2nd Vuelta El Salvador, Overall Classification
7th Liege-Bastongne-Liege, Espoir
2008
National Road Race Cycling Champion
2nd Best Young Rider Classification Tour of Georgia
2009
2nd Canadian National Time Trial Championships
2010
1st Sprints Classification Tour of the Basque Country
2011

2nd Canadian National Time Trial Championships

References

  1. ^ Christian Meier, Cycling Archives
  2. ^ "GreenEdge adds Impey, Meier". Cycling News (Future Publishing Limited). 11 October 2011. http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/greenedge-adds-impey-meier. Retrieved 1 January 2012. 
  3. ^ "Two Wheels, One Olympic Cycling Dream", AtlanticPedaler.com via Pedal Magazine, March 2008
  4. ^ Interview, VeloNews, January 18, 2010

External links

Riders on GreenEDGE