Christian Meier (cyclist)
For other people named Christian Meier, see Christian Meier (disambiguation).
.jpg) Meier at the 2012 Japan Cup | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Christian Meier |
| Born |
February 21, 1985 Sussex, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 61 kg (134 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Orica–GreenEDGE |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | All-rounder |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2005–2008 | Symmetrics |
| 2008–2010 | Garmin–Chipotle–H30 |
| 2011 | UnitedHealthcare |
| 2012– | GreenEDGE[1] |
| Major wins | |
|
Infobox last updated on February 8, 2015 | |
Christian Meier (born February 21, 1985) is a Canadian racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam Orica–GreenEDGE.[2] Meier has also previously ridden for team Symmetrics, Garmin–Chipotle–H30 and UnitedHealthcare.
Born in Sussex, New Brunswick,[3] Meier is descended from German restaurateurs who settled outside Sussex, Canada and he attended Sussex Regional High School.[4] His brother Michael succumbed to cancer in 2010.[5] He raced for GreenEDGE in 2012, competing in the Giro d'Italia in May, 2012 with his best showing on Day 11 in 15th place.[3]
In March 2015 Christian together with his wife Amber opened La Fabrica Girona, a coffee shop in their European home of Girona, Spain.[6]
Major results
- 2007
- 1st
National Under-23 Road Race Championships - 2nd Overall Vuelta Chihuahua Internacional
- 2nd Overall Vuelta a El Salvador
- 7th U23 Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- 2008
- 1st National Road Race Championships
- 2009
- 2nd National Time Trial Championships
- 2010
- 1st
Sprints classification Tour of the Basque Country
- 2011
- 2nd National Time Trial Championships
- 2012
- 2nd National Time Trial Championships
- 3rd Overall Tour de Beauce
- 3rd Overall Tour de Rock White
- 1st Road Race
- 3rd Omnium
- 8th Criterium
- 5th Japan Cup
- 2013
- Volta a Catalunya
- 1st
Sprints classification - 1st
Special sprints classification
- 1st
- 2nd National Time Trial Championships
- 3rd Overall Tour de Beauce
- 2014
- 1st Mountains classification Bayern-Rundfahrt
- 2015
- 1st Mountains classification Vuelta a La Rioja[7]
- 3rd National Time Trial Championships[8]
References
- ↑ "GreenEdge adds Impey, Meier". Cycling News (Future Publishing Limited). October 11, 2011. Retrieved January 1, 2012.
- ↑ "Orica-GreenEDGE (OGE) - AUS". UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
- 1 2 Christian Meier profile at Cycling Archives
- ↑ "Two Wheels, One Olympic Cycling Dream", AtlanticPedaler.com via Pedal Magazine, March 2008
- ↑ Interview, VeloNews, January 18, 2010
- ↑ http://cyclingtips.com.au/2015/05/la-fabrica-girona-where-everyone-knows-your-name/
- ↑ "Ewan wins Vuelta Rioja". cyclingnews.com. 5 April 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ↑ "Karol-Ann Canuel, Hugo Houle Earn First Canadian Time Trial Titles". Cycling Canada Cyclisme. 25 June 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
External links
Media related to Christian Meier at Wikimedia Commons
- Christian Meier profile at Cycling Archives
- Christian Meier on Twitter
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