Tyler Farrar

Tyler Farrar
Farrar at the 2015 Scheldeprijs
Personal information
Full nameTyler Farrar
Born (1984-06-02) June 2, 1984 (age 40)
Wenatchee, Washington, United States
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeSprinter
Road Captain[1]
Professional teams
2003Jelly Belly–Carlsbad Clothing Company
2004–2005Health Net–Maxxis
2006–2007Cofidis
2008–2014Slipstream–Chipotle
2015–2017MTN–Qhubeka
Major wins
Grand Tours
Tour de France
1 individual stage (2011)
1 TTT stage (2011)
Giro d'Italia
2 individual stages (2010)
1 TTT stage (2012)
Vuelta a España
3 individual stages (2009, 2010)

One-day races and Classics

Vattenfall Cyclassics (2009, 2010)
Scheldeprijs (2010)

Tyler Farrar (born June 2, 1984) is an American former road racing cyclist,[2] who rode professionally between 2003 and 2017 for the Jelly Belly–Carlsbad Clothing Company, Health Net–Maxxis, Cofidis, Garmin–Sharp and Team Dimension Data squads.

Farrar's achievements include winning the 2009 Circuit Franco-Belge and the 2009 and 2010 Vattenfall Cyclassics. In Grand Tours, Farrar has won six individual stages, as well as assisting in two team time trial wins.

  1. ^ "Farrar relishes role as road captain | VeloNews.com". Archived from the original on 22 July 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  2. ^ Robertshaw, Henry (11 September 2017). "Tyler Farrar announces retirement from professional cycling". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 11 September 2017.