Fredrik Kessiakoff
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Fredrik Carl Wilhelm Kessiakoff |
| Born |
May 17, 1980 Nacka, Sweden |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Astana |
| Discipline |
Road Mountain biking (former) |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2000–2002 2004 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011– |
Crescent Siemens-Cannondale Cannondale-Vredestein Full Dynamix-IT Fuji-Servetto Garmin-Transitions Astana |
| Major wins | |
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Infobox last updated on 1 January 2014 | |
Fredrik Carl Wilhelm Kessiakoff (born May 17, 1980) is a Swedish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team Astana.[1] Kessiakoff turned to road racing in 2009, having had a successful career as a professional mountain biker for many years, winning the Swedish national championship 4 times, and finishing third at the 2006 World Mountain biking championships. He twice represented Sweden at the Olympics.
Palmares
Mountain biking
- 2002
- 1st Swedish Championships U23
- 1st Overall Swedish Cup
- 2003
- 2nd Swedish Championships
- 2004
- 1st Swedish Championships
- 2005
- 1st World Cup Marathon, Falun, Sweden
- 1st Sunshine Cup, Cyprus
- 4th World Championships
- 2nd Absa Cape Epic (with Christoph Sauser)
- 2006
- 1st Swedish Championships
- 1st Nordic Championships
- 1st Overall Bundesliga, Germany
- 1st Int Italia, Nalles, Italy
- 3rd Team Relay European Championships
- 3rd World Championships
- 4th European Championships
- 2007
- 1st World Cup Final
- 1st Swedish Championships
- 3rd European Championships
- 4th World Championships
- 2008
- 1st Sunshine Race, Cyprus
- 1st Swedish Championships
- 5th World Championships
- 7th European Championships
Road racing
- 2009
- 4th Overall Tour de Langkawi
- 6th GP Lugano
- 6th Giro dell'Emilia
- 9th Overall Tour de Romandie
- 2011
- 1st Overall Tour of Austria
- 1st Stage 2
- 2012
- 1st Stage 11 (ITT) Vuelta a España
- 1st Stage 7 (ITT) Tour de Suisse
- Tour de France
- Held
King of the Mountains jersey from stage 8 to 10 and stage 12 to 16.
- Held
- 2nd Giro dell'Emilia
- 3rd Milano–Torino
- 5th UCI World Time Trial Championship
- 9th Overall Tour du Haut-Var
- 10th Giro di Lombardia
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro |
50 | - | - | - | 90 |
 Tour |
- | - | - | 40 | WD |
 Vuelta |
72 | - | 34 | 61 | - |
WD = Withdrew; IP = In Progress
References
- ↑ Gregor Brown (2009-09-01). "Garmin announces Hunter and Van Summeren in 2010 team". Cycling News. Retrieved 2009-09-01.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fredrik Kessiakoff. |
- Profile at Astana official website
- Fredrik Kessiakoff profile at Cycling Archives
- Official website
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