Tyler Farrar
Personal information | |
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Full name | Tyler Farrar |
Born | Wenatchee, Washington,United States | June 2, 1984
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) |
Team information | |
Current team | Retired |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Rider type | Sprinter Road Captain[1] |
Professional teams | |
2003 | Jelly Belly–Carlsbad Clothing Company |
2004–2005 | Health Net–Maxxis |
2006–2007 | Cofidis |
2008–2014 | Slipstream–Chipotle |
2015–2017 | MTN–Qhubeka |
Major wins | |
Grand Tours |
Tyler Farrar(born June 2, 1984) is an American formerroad racing cyclist,[2]who rode professionally between 2003 and 2017 for theJelly Belly–Carlsbad Clothing Company,Health Net–Maxxis,Cofidis,Garmin–SharpandTeam Dimension Datasquads.
Farrar's achievements include winning the 2009Circuit Franco-Belgeand the2009and2010Vattenfall Cyclassics.InGrand Tours,Farrar has won six individual stages, as well as assisting in twoteam time trialwins.
Cycling career
[edit]Farrar started racing at 13, and rode forJelly Belly–Carlsbad Clothing Companyin 2003,Health Net–Maxxisin 2004, andCofidisin 2006 and 2007. In April 2006, he crashed near the finish of theCircuit de la Sarthe,which resulted in a broken collarbone, causing him to miss most of the season. For the 2008 season, he transferred toSlipstream–Chipotle.
He has won stages in theGiro d'Italia,[3]Vuelta a España,Tour de France,Three Days of De Panne,and theUSA Pro Cycling Challenge.He wore theyellow jerseyon stage three of the2008 Tour of Californiaafter winning intermediate sprint points during stage two.
Until the end of his career in 2017, Farrar lived in theBelgiancity ofGhent,where he was made an honorary citizen in 2012.[4]He was fluent inDutchand was popular inFlanders.
In May 2011, Farrar withdrew from theGiro d'Italiaas a mark of respect for his friend and training partnerWouter Weylandt,who was killed in an accident during the race.[5]This tragedy occurred on stage 3 and on stage 4 the teams agreed not to race at all as they completed the entire stage at a steady pace with each team taking ten kilometers at the front with no attacks being made and the peloton staying together the entire time. Three kilometres from the finish Weylandt's eight teammates on Team Leopard-Trek came to the front and were also joined by Farrar, even though he was riding for Garmin-Cervelo. The nine riders rode together side by side as the rest of the peloton stayed back and as they approached the finish they did so arm in arm for the final fifty or so meters, all crossing the line together.[6]The entire Leopard-Trek team and Farrar bowed out of the race following this tribute to their fallen teammate.
On July 4, 2011, Farrar won his firstTour de Francestage, Stage 3 from Olonne-sur-Mer to Redon, becoming the first American to win a stage of the Tour on theFourth of July.[7]It would be ten years beforeanother Americanwould win a Tour de France stage.[8]
Farrar crashed four times in the2012 Tour de France,[9]including a sprint-finish crash, after which he stormed theArgos–Shimanoteam bus to confrontTom Veelers,whom he blamed for the incident. He later took his first two wins of the season at the2012 USA Pro Cycling Challenge.In the opening stage of that race, Farrar arrived inTelluridewith a field of 57 riders and won a reduced bunch sprint at the finish. Afterwards, he stated that he was surprised to have survived the mountainous terrain to be able to contend for the sprint.[10]Farrar won again in the fifth stage of the race, dedicating the win to his formerMadisonpartnerMike Creed,who had been raising money for the victims of theWaldo Canyon fires.[11]Due to his two wins he consolidated enough points to win thegreen jersey.Later in the season, Farrar crashed heavily during the first stage of theTour of Britain,reportedly suffering aconcussion.[12]In October, Farrar was given clearance to train by the team doctor,Prentice Steffen,who stated: "The health of the athlete is always our top priority."[13]
Farrar has a reputation for causing or being involved in crashes.Alessandro Petacchinoted that Farrar had crashed 18 times in the 2013–2014 seasons, commenting "There is probably a reason for this". Farrar denies using reckless or uncoordinated tactics, and ascribed most of his numerous crashes to "realities of modern cycling".[14]
After seven years withSlipstream–Chipotle,Farrar signed withMTN–Qhubekafor the 2015 and 2016 seasons and again for the 2017 season.[15]After riding in the2017 Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal,Farrar announced his retirement from competition.[2]
When Farrar took the stage victory in the 2011 Tour de France it gave him astage win in all three grand tours.Tyler Hamiltonis the only other American to have accomplished this.
Post-cycling
[edit]After retiring from cycle racing, Farrar became afirefighterinKirkland, Washington,[16]as part of the City of Kirkland Fire Department.[17]
Major results
[edit]- 2001
- 10th Time trial,UCI Junior Road World Championships
- 2002
- 1stOverallTour de l'Abitibi
- 1st Stage 4
- 2003
- 9thRonde van Vlaanderen U23
- 2004
- 1stTime trial,National Under-23 Road Championships
- 1st Stage 7Tour de l'Avenir
- 2ndCriterium,National Road Championships
- 9thParis–Tours Espoirs
- 10thLa Côte Picarde
- 2005(1 pro win)
- 1stCriterium,National Road Championships
- 1st Stage 4Ronde de l'Isard
- 1st Stage 2Tour de l'Avenir
- 2ndRoad race,National Under-23 Road Championships
- 2ndGrand Prix de Waregem
- 5thWachovia Classic
- 10th Time trial,UCI Under-23 Road World Championships
- 2006
- 5th OverallTour du Poitou-Charentes
- 5thGrand Prix de Rennes
- 2007(1)
- GP CTT Correios de Portugal
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Stage 2
- 9thKuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
- 2008(1)
- 1stOverallTour of the Bahamas
- 1st Stage 1Tour du Poitou-Charentes
- 1st Stage 4 (TTT)Tour de Georgia
- 4thUnivest Grand Prix
- 5thParis–Tours
- 6thPhiladelphia International Championship
- 8thLehigh Valley Classic
- 9thGrand Prix d'Isbergues
- 2009(11)
- 1stOverallTour de Wallonie-Picarde
- 1stOverallDelta Tour Zeeland
- 1stVattenfall Cyclassics
- Eneco Tour
- 1st Stages 1, 2 & 4
- 1st Stage 3Tirreno–Adriatico
- 1st Stage 11Vuelta a España
- 2010(8)
- 1stOverallDelta Tour Zeeland
- 1stVattenfall Cyclassics
- 1stScheldeprijs
- Giro d'Italia
- 1st Stages 2 & 10
- Vuelta a España
- 1st Stages 5 & 21
- 1st Stage 3Three Days of De Panne
- 2ndGP Ouest–France
- 3rdOmloop Het Nieuwsblad
- 5thTour of Flanders
- 6thCoppa Bernocchi
- 9thGent–Wevelgem
- 10thUCI World Ranking
- 2011(4)
- 1stTrofeo Palma de Mallorca
- 1stTrofeo Cala Millor
- Tour de France
- 1st Stages 2 (TTT) & 3
- 1st Stage 2Tirreno–Adriatico
- 1st Stage 2Ster ZLM Toer
- 3rdDwars door Vlaanderen
- 3rdGent–Wevelgem
- 4thKuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
- 10thRoad race,UCI Road World Championships
- 2012(2)
- USA Pro Cycling Challenge
- 1st Stage 4 (TTT)Giro d'Italia
- 1st Stage 2 (TTT)Tour of Utah
- 2nd OverallTour of Qatar
- 1st Stage 2 (TTT)
- 2ndScheldeprijs
- 5th OverallDriedaagse van West-Vlaanderen
- 2013(2)
- 1st Stage 4Tour of California
- 2ndTrofeo Palma de Mallorca
- 2ndTrofeo Campos–Santanyí–Ses Salines
- 3rd OverallTour de l'Eurométropole
- 1st Stage 3
- 4thParis–Tours
- 6thScheldeprijs
- 2014(1)
- Tour of Beijing
- 2ndDwars door Vlaanderen
- 2ndScheldeprijs
- 4thVattenfall Cyclassics
- 8th OverallTour de l'Eurométropole
- 8thE3 Harelbeke
- 10th OverallSter ZLM Toer
- 2015
- 9thScheldeprijs
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
[edit]Grand Tour | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
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Giro d'Italia | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | — | 147 | — | — |
Tour de France | 148 | DNF | 158 | 151 | — | — | 154 | — |
Vuelta a España | DNF | 141 | DNF | — | 124 | — | — | 155 |
Classics results timeline
[edit]Monument | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | ||||||
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Milan–San Remo | — | — | DNF | DNF | 42 | 46 | 109 | 94 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
Tour of Flanders | — | DNF | 53 | — | 5 | 13 | 99 | 46 | 47 | 58 | 117 | 121 | ||||||
Paris–Roubaix | — | — | 57 | — | OTL | 28 | 29 | 58 | 67 | 54 | DNF | OTL | ||||||
Liège–Bastogne–Liège | Did not contest during career | |||||||||||||||||
Giro di Lombardia | ||||||||||||||||||
Classic | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | ||||||
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad | — | DNF | 127 | 99 | 3 | — | — | — | 70 | 51 | — | — | ||||||
Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne | — | 9 | 77 | 102 | DNF | 4 | 18 | — | 81 | 66 | — | — | ||||||
E3 Saxo Bank Classic | DNF | — | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | 8 | 64 | 82 | 65 | ||||||
Gent–Wevelgem | — | DNF | — | — | 9 | 3 | 55 | DNF | 131 | DNF | 80 | 96 | ||||||
Dwars door Vlaanderen | DNF | 114 | — | — | — | 3 | 50 | — | 2 | 52 | — | — | ||||||
Scheldeprijs | — | — | — | — | 1 | DNF | 2 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 60 | 117 | ||||||
Hamburg Cyclassics | DNF | 73 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 55 | — | 146 | ||||||
GP Ouest-France | — | 111 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 96 | — | — | — | ||||||
Paris–Tours | 63 | — | 5 | 46 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — |
— | Did not compete |
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DNF | Did not finish |
Endorsements
[edit]Farrar appears[when?]in the opening titles ofITV Londonmorningweather forecasts.The forecasts are sponsored by Transitions Lenses who also sponsor Farrar'scycling team.In 2010, Transition Lenses featured Farrar in its online advertisements.[18][19]
References
[edit]- ^"Farrar relishes role as road captain | VeloNews".Archived fromthe originalon 22 July 2016.Retrieved20 July2016.
- ^abRobertshaw, Henry (11 September 2017)."Tyler Farrar announces retirement from professional cycling".Cycling Weekly.Retrieved11 September2017.
- ^Giro d'Italia 2010: Tyler Farrar clinches stage as world champion Cadel Evans takes leadTelegraph, May 9, 2010
- ^"Tyler Farrar honored by the city of Ghent (Belga)".22 February 2012.
- ^"Giro honors Weylandt with neutral stage, peloton vows to race Wednesday".Archived fromthe originalon 3 September 2011.Retrieved12 May2011.
- ^"Stage neutralised as Giro d'Italia pays tribute to Wouter Weylandt".Cycling News by Barry Ryan. 10 May 2011.
- ^"Tyler Farrar sprints to victory on third stage".Guardian.4 July 2011.Retrieved4 July2011.
- ^"Sepp Kuss becomes first American to win Tour de France stage since 2011; Tadej Pogacar increases overall lead".ESPN. 11 July 2021.
- ^"Fourth Tour Crash for Farrar".Cycling Weekly, July 6, 2012. 5 July 2012.
- ^Peter Hymas (21 August 2012)."Farrar wins opening stage in Telluride".Cycling News.Future Publishing Limited.Retrieved26 August2012.
- ^Pat Malach (25 August 2012)."Farrar sprints to stage 5 victory in Colorado".Cycling News.Future Publishing Limited.Retrieved26 August2012.
- ^"Farrar's worlds' preparation affected by Tour of Britain concussion".VeloNation.VeloNation LLC. 10 September 2012.Retrieved17 October2012.
- ^Shane Stokes (17 October 2012)."Farrar fully recovered from concussion and given green light to resume training".VeloNation.VeloNation LLC.Retrieved17 October2012.
- ^Stephen Farrand (22 May 2014)."Farrar fights on in the Giro d'Italia".Cyclingnews.Future plc.Retrieved26 July2014.
- ^"Farrar signs for MTN-Qhubeka".Cyclingnews.Future plc.9 September 2014.Retrieved9 September2014.
- ^Benson, Daniel (24 March 2020)."Firefighter Farrar: From one dream job to another".Cyclingnews.Future plc.Retrieved24 March2020.
- ^"2018 Annual Report"(PDF).KirklandWA.gov.City of Kirkland Fire Department. p. 12.Retrieved24 March2020.
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- ^Sponsorship – getting it rightThe Inner Ring, March 12, 2010ArchivedJuly 8, 2011, at theWayback Machine
- ^Tyler Farrar Transition Lenses adBike RadarArchived2012-07-24 atarchive.today
External links
[edit]- 1984 births
- American male cyclists
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Wenatchee, Washington
- American Giro d'Italia stage winners
- American Vuelta a España stage winners
- American Tour de France stage winners
- Cyclists from Washington (state)
- Cyclists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Olympic cyclists for the United States
- 2011 Tour de France stage winners
- 21st-century American firefighters
- 21st-century American sportsmen