Toms Skujiņš in 2015
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Personal information | |
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Born |
Sigulda, Latvia |
15 June 1991
Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) |
Weight | 70 kg (150 lb) |
Team information | |
Current team | Cannondale–Drapac |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Professional team(s) | |
2011–2012 | La Pomme Marseille |
2013 | Rietumu–Delfin |
2014–2015 | Hincapie Sportswear Development Team |
2016– | Cannondale |
Major wins | |
Other |
Other
Toms Skujiņš (born 15 June 1991) is a Latvian professional road racing cyclist riding for Cannondale–Drapac.
In 2013 and 2015, Skujiņš received the Cyclist of the Year award presented by Latvian Cycling Federation.
In 2014, Skujiņš dominated the Canadian race Tour de Beauce, winning its queen stage atop the Mont Mégantic and the last stage. He was the victor of the general classification and also brought home the points classification jersey and the young rider jersey.
He won the third stage of the 2015 Tour of California after spending most of the stage in a solo breakaway, also taking the leaders jersey, and the king of the mountain jersey, which he held until the time trial.