Andrew Talansky
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Talansky at the 2011 Tour de Romandie
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| Personal information | |
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| Full name | Andrew Talansky |
| Nickname | Pit Bull |
| Born |
November 23, 1988 Manhattan, 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–Drapac |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | All-rounder |
| Amateur team(s) | |
| 2005–2006 | Laser-es |
| 2007–2008 | Herbalife–bikeam.com |
| 2010 | → Garmin–Transitions |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2009 | Amore & Vita–McDonald's |
| 2010 | Giant Berry Farm–Specialized |
| 2011– | Garmin–Cervélo |
| Major wins | |
Andrew Talansky (born November 23, 1988) is an American professional road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam Cannondale–Drapac. Born in Manhattan, New York City, New York, Talansky was raised in Key Biscayne, Florida, an island near Miami, Florida. He resides in Girona, Catalonia and Napa, California.
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 Banner Elk, 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. 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, 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.
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