Andrew Talansky
.jpg) Talansky at the 2011 Tour de Romandie | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Andrew Talansky |
| Nickname | Pit Bull |
| Born |
November 23, 1988 New York City, New York, United States |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Cannondale-Garmin |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | All-rounder |
| Amateur team(s) | |
| 2010 | → Garmin-Transitions |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2008 | Toshiba-Santo-Herbalife |
| 2009 | Amore & Vita-McDonald's |
| 2010 | California Giant |
| 2011– | Garmin-Cervélo |
| Major wins | |
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Stage races
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Infobox last updated on March 2, 2015 | |
Andrew Talansky (born November 23, 1988) is an American professional road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam Cannondale-Garmin.[1][2] Born in New York City, New York, United States,[3] Talansky currently resides in Napa, California, United States.[2]
Biography
Talansky competed in cross-country running at high school in Florida before taking up competitive cycling at age 17. After success in local amateur races, he moved to Lees-McRae College in North Carolina, winning the collegiate national championship race in his freshman year. He left college after one year to join the Amore & Vita team in Italy in 2009, but found the conditions unsatisfactory and returned to the US that spring.[4] He raced in the US in 2009 without team support. After a strong ride at the Tour of the Gila race, he joined Garmin for the 2010 season, moving up to the professional team for 2011, where he made the top ten at the 2011 Tour de Romandie.
In 2012, Talansky scored his first professional victory in Europe at the Tour de l'Ain, and was named Garmin's lead rider for the 2012 Vuelta a España,[5] finishing seventh on the general classification. In 2013, he came second in Paris-Nice, having led the race for two days, and was selected for the Tour de France for the first time, again making the top ten overall.
He won the 2014 Critérium du Dauphiné, joining a high quality breakaway group on the final stage to overcome a 39 second deficit to overnight race leader Alberto Contador.[6]
He retired from the 2014 Tour de France after a very uncomfortable day on his bike, due to multiple crashes. The broom wagon was following him at the end of the stage.[7]
Palmarès
- 2008
- 1st,
National Collegiate Road Race Championships - 2009
- 9th, National Under-23 Time Trial Championships
- 2010
- 1st, National Under-23 Time Trial Championships
- 1st, Stage 2, Tour des Pays de Savoie
- 2nd, Overall, Tour de l'Avenir
- 3rd, Overall, Ronde de l'Isard
- 6th, Overall, Tour of the Gila
- 10th, Overall, Giro della Valle d'Aosta
- 2011
- 4th, Overall, Tour Méditerranéen
- 9th, Overall, Tour de Romandie
- 1st,
Young rider classification
- 1st,
- 2012
- 1st, Overall,
Tour de l'Ain
- 1st,
Points classification - 1st, Stage 4
- 1st,
- 2nd, Overall, Tour de Romandie
- 1st, Young rider classification
- 1st,
- 7th, Overall, Vuelta a España
- 8th, Overall, Volta ao Algarve
- 8th, National Time Trial Championships
- 2013
- 2nd, Overall, Paris–Nice
- 1st, Young rider classification
- 1st, Stage 3
- 1st,
- 6th, Overall, Critérium International
- 10th, Overall, Tour de France
- 2014
- 1st, Overall,
Critérium du Dauphiné - 7th, Overall, Volta a Catalunya
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro |
— | — | — | — |
| Tour |
— | — | 10 | WD |
 Vuelta |
79 | 7 | — | 51 |
| DSQ | Disqualified |
| IP | In progress |
| WD | Withdrew |
Other major stage races
| Race | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paris–Nice | 61 | – | 2 | – |
| Tirreno–Adriatico | – | 120 | – | 17 |
| Volta a Catalunya | – | – | – | 7 |
| Tour of the Basque Country | 98 | – | 29 | – |
| Tour de Romandie | 9 | 2 | 16 | 11 |
| Critérium du Dauphiné | – | DNF | 28 | 1 |
| Tour de Suisse | DNS | – | – | – |
References
- ↑ "Team Garmin-Sharp-Barracuda Unveils 2013 Roster". Garmin-Sharp (Boulder, Colorado: Slipstream Sports LLC). December 28, 2012. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Andrew Talansky at Garmin-Sharp". Garmin-Sharp (Boulder, Colorado: Slipstream Sports LLC). June 16, 2014. Retrieved June 16, 2014.
- ↑ Hood, Andrew. "A conversation with Andrew Talansky: Part I, from Miami to Europe - VeloNews.com". VeloNews (Competitor Group, Inc.). Retrieved 9 January 2015.
I was born in New York, but I moved to Florida when I was two. I graduated from high school in Miami. That’s when I started to ride.
- ↑ "Top American in Tour de France Is a Rookie: Andrew Talansky, 24, Took a Different Path to the Big Race". WSJ. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
- ↑ "Garmin Sees Its Future in Rising American Star Andrew Talansky". Retrieved 16 June 2014.
- ↑ "Chris Froome 12th at Dauphine as Andrew Talansky wins". BBC.
- ↑ "Tour de Farce: Talansky bravery, Gallopin glory, Sagan anger". Eurosports (Yahoo). 16 July 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
- ↑ "Andrew Talansky at Cycling Base". Cycling Base. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
- ↑ "Andrew Talansky at Cycling Archives". Cycling Archives. Retrieved March 7, 2013.
External links
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- Official website
- Andrew Talansky profile at Cycling Archives
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- Garmin-Sharp: Andrew Talansky