 Rodriguez at the 2012 Tour of California | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Fred Rodriguez |
| Nickname | Fast Freddie |
| Born | September 3, 1973 Bogotá, Colombia |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Sprinter |
| Professional teams | |
| 1996–1998 | Saturn Cycling Team |
| 1999–2000 | Mapei–Quick-Step |
| 2001–2002 | Domo–Farm Frites–Latexco |
| 2003 | Vini Caldirola–So.di |
| 2004 | Acqua & Sapone |
| 2005–2007 | Davitamon–Lotto |
| 2008–2009 | Rock Racing |
| 2011–2012 | Team Exergy |
| 2013–2015 | Jelly Belly–Kenda |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
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Fred "Freddie" Rodriguez (born September 3, 1973) is an American former professional road racing cyclist. His nickname, Fast Freddie, is due to his reputation as a sprint specialist. Rodriguez won the United States National Road Race Championships four times, and won four stages at the Tour de Georgia. He competed in the men's individual road race at the 2000 Summer Olympics.[1]
Other notable results include high stage finishes in all three Grand Tours as well as second places in both in both Milan–San Remo and Gent–Wevelgem in 2002. Rodriguez participated in all three Grand Tours including the Giro d'Italia and Vuelta a España one time each where he had multiple stage podiums in the Vuelta and won stage 9 of the 2004 Giro d'Italia. He started the Tour de France seven times finishing it twice, and while he never won any stages he was often competitive on sprint stages with several top 5's.[2]
Rodriguez retired at the end of the 2015 season.[3]
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Fred Rodriguez Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
- ^ "Rider Fred Rodriguez". Pro Cycling Stats. March 31, 2021.
- ^ Frattini, Kirsten (September 3, 2015). "Fred Rodriguez announces retirement at Tour of Alberta". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved September 27, 2015.