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| Full name | Fred Rodriguez | ||
| Nickname | Fast Freddie | ||
| Born | September 3, 1973 United States |
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| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb; 10.7 st) | ||
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| Discipline | Road | ||
| Role | Rider | ||
| Rider type | Sprinter | ||
| Professional team(s) | |||
| 1999–2000 2001–2002 2003 2004 2005–2007 2008–2009 2011– |
Mapei Domo-Farm Frites Vini Caldirola - So.Di Acqua e Sapone Predictor-Lotto Rock Racing Team Exergy |
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| Infobox last updated on August 29, 2011 |
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Fred Rodriguez (born September 3, 1973 in Bogotá, Colombia) is an American professional road racing cyclist. His nickname is Fast Freddie due to his reputation as a sprint specialist. He is a three-time US national champion as winner of the US Pro Cycling Championship. He came up through the ranks of the U.S. National team (1992–1994) in the same 'class' as a series of other professional riders, including Lance Armstrong, Bobby Julich, George Hincapie, Jeff Evanshine, Chann McRae, and Kevin Livingston.
Rodriguez won four stages of the Tour de Georgia between 2003-07. He won Stage 9 of the 2004 Giro d'Italia, beating Italian sprinter Alessandro Petacchi, winner of the 2010 Tour de France green sprinter's jersey. Rodriguez finished a close second to Mario Cipollini in the 2002 Milan-San Remo classic. He also led out Davitamon-Lotto team-mate Robbie McEwen to win Stage 13 of the 2005 Tour de France from Miramas to Montpellier. Rodriguez has participated in all three Grand Tours: France, Italy and Spain. Rodriguez raced for the now-defunct Rock Racing team from 2008-2009.
Rodriguez supports youth cycling, including high school mountain bike racing. Fast Freddie resides in Berkeley, California.