Fred "Freddie" Rodriguez (born September 3, 1973) is an American former professional road racing cyclist. His nickname, Fast Freddie, is due to his reputation as a sprint specialist. Rodriguez won the United States National Road Race Championships four times, and won four stages at the Tour de Georgia. He competed in the men's individual road race at the 2000 Summer Olympics.[1]
 Rodriguez at the 2012 Tour of California | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Fred Rodriguez |
| Nickname | Fast Freddie |
| Born | September 3, 1973 Bogotá, Colombia |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Sprinter |
| Professional teams | |
| 1996–1998 | Saturn Cycling Team |
| 1999–2000 | Mapei–Quick-Step |
| 2001–2002 | Domo–Farm Frites–Latexco |
| 2003 | Vini Caldirola–So.di |
| 2004 | Acqua & Sapone |
| 2005–2007 | Davitamon–Lotto |
| 2008–2009 | Rock Racing |
| 2011–2012 | Team Exergy |
| 2013–2015 | Jelly Belly–Kenda |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
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Other notable results include high stage finishes in all three Grand Tours as well as second places in both in both Milan–San Remo and Gent–Wevelgem in 2002. Rodriguez participated in all three Grand Tours including the Giro d'Italia and Vuelta a España one time each where he had multiple stage podiums in the Vuelta and won stage 9 of the 2004 Giro d'Italia. He started the Tour de France seven times finishing it twice, and while he never won any stages he was often competitive on sprint stages with several top 5's.[2]
Rodriguez retired at the end of the 2015 season.[3]
Major results
edit- 1991
- 1st
Road race, National Junior Road Championships - 1995
- 1st Lancaster Classic
- 1st Stage 3b Regio-Tour
- 2nd Redlands Bicycle Classic
- 3rd
Road race, Pan American Games - 1996
- 1st International Cycling Classic
- 1st Stage 5 Tour of China
- 2nd Road race, National Road Championships
- 3rd US Pro Championship
- 1997
- 1st Stage 4 Redlands Bicycle Classic
- 8th Overall Internationale Niedersachsen-Rundfahrt
- 1998
- 7th Overall Tour de Langkawi
- 1st Stages 2 & 5
- 1999
- 1st Schaal Sels
- 1st Stage 1b Tour de Langkawi
- 2nd Road race, National Road Championships
- 4th Overall G.P. Portugal Telecom
- 5th Overall Volta ao Algarve
- 6th Philadelphia International Championship
- 8th Overall Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali
- 8th Giro del Piemonte
- 2000
- 1st Road race, National Road Championships
- 1st First Union Classic
- Tour de Suisse
- 1st
Points classification - 1st Stage 2
- 1st
- 2nd Overall Niedersachsen-Rundfahrt
- 1st Stages 7 & 10
- 2nd US Pro Championship
- 3rd Overall UNIQA Classic
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Stage 3
- 3rd First Union Invitational
- 4th GP de Fourmies
- 10th Overall 4 Jours de Dunkerque
- 1st Stage 5
- 2001
- 1st Road race, National Road Championships
- 1st Philadelphia International Championship
- 1st US Pro Championship
- 2nd GP de Fourmies
- 3rd Overall Tour de Luxembourg
- 1st Stage 1
- 3rd Grand Prix Pino Cerami
- 4th Scheldeprijs
- 8th Overall Guldensporentweedaagse
- 8th First Union Classic
- 2002
- 2nd Milan–San Remo
- 2nd Gent–Wevelgem
- 5th GP Ouest–France
- 8th Overall Tour du Poitou-Charentes
- 9th E3 Prijs Vlaanderen
- 2003
- 2nd Overall Tour de Georgia
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Stages 3 & 4
- 1st
- 2nd G.P. Costa degli Etruschi
- 4th Overall International Tour of Rhodes
- 1st Stage 2
- 4th Reading Classic
- 4th Wachovia Classic
- 9th Paris–Tours
- 2004
- 1st Road race, National Road Championships
- 1st Wachovia Classic
- 1st Reading Classic
- 1st Stage 9 Giro d'Italia
- 2nd Grand Prix of San Francisco
- 2nd Coppa Bernocchi
- 3rd Lancaster Classic
- 3rd Wachovia Invitational
- 8th Stausee-Rundfahrt Klingnau
- 2005
- 2nd Lancaster Classic
- 2nd Reading Classic
- 2nd Wachovia Invitational
- 2nd Wachovia Classic
- 4th Road race, National Road Championships
- 4th Overall GP Costa Azul
- 1st Stage 1
- 4th Philadelphia International Championship
- 6th Doha International GP
- 2006
- Tour de Georgia
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Stage 4
- 1st
- 2007
- 1st Stage 6 Tour de Georgia
- 1st Stage 3 Tour of Elk Grove
- 4th Road race, National Road Championships
- 2008
- 3rd Philadelphia International Championship
- 6th Lancaster Classic
- 6th Commerce Bank Lehigh Valley Classic
- 2011
- 4th Overall Tour of Elk Grove
- 2012
- 3rd Philadelphia International Championship
- 2013
- 1st Road race, National Road Championships
- 7th Overall Nature Valley Grand Prix
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
edit| Grand Tour | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
|
— | — | — | — | 99 | — | — | — |
 Tour de France
|
86 | DNF | DNF | DNF | — | 132 | DNF | DNF |
 Vuelta a España
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | 109 | — |
Did not finish = DNF.
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Fred Rodriguez Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
- ^ "Rider Fred Rodriguez". Pro Cycling Stats. March 31, 2021.
- ^ Frattini, Kirsten (September 3, 2015). "Fred Rodriguez announces retirement at Tour of Alberta". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved September 27, 2015.
External links
edit- Official website
- Fred Rodriguez at ProCyclingStats
- Profile at Cycling News
- Palmarès at Cycling Base Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- 2011 Interview at Cycling News
- 2012 Interview at Cycling News
- 2013 Interview at Cycling Inquisition
- 2013 Interview at Velo News Archived 2013-09-05 at the Wayback Machine
