Tyler Farrar
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Farrar at the 2015 Scheldeprijs
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| Personal information | |
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| Full name | Tyler Farrar |
| Born |
June 2, 1984 Wenatchee, Washington, United States |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Team Dimension Data |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type |
Sprinter Road Captain |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2003 | Jelly Belly–Carlsbad Clothing Company |
| 2004–2005 | Health Net–Maxxis |
| 2006–2007 | Cofidis |
| 2008–2014 | Slipstream–Chipotle |
| 2015– | Team Dimension Data |
| Major wins | |
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Tyler Farrar (born June 2, 1984) is an American professional road racing cyclist who rides for UCI WorldTeam Team Dimension Data. 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.
Farrar started racing at 13, and rode for Jelly Belly–Carlsbad Clothing Company in 2003, Health Net–Maxxis in 2004, and Cofidis in 2006 and 2007. In April 2006, he crashed near the finish of the Circuit de la Sarthe, which resulted in a broken collarbone, causing him to miss most of the season. For the 2008 season, he transferred to Slipstream–Chipotle.
He has won stages in the Giro d'Italia,Vuelta a España, Tour de France, Three Days of De Panne, and the USA Pro Cycling Challenge. He wore the yellow jersey on stage three of the 2008 Tour of California after winning intermediate sprint points during stage two.
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