Christian Meier (born February 21, 1985) is a Canadian former racing cyclist who rode professionally between 2005 and 2016 for the Symmetrics, Garmin–Chipotle p/b H30 and UnitedHealthcare and GreenEDGE teams.
.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 | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | All-rounder |
| Amateur team | |
| 2018 | The Service Course |
| Professional teams | |
| 2005–2008 | Symmetrics |
| 2008–2010 | Garmin–Chipotle p/b H30 |
| 2011 | UnitedHealthcare |
| 2012–2016 | GreenEDGE[1][2] |
| Major wins | |
| One-day races and Classics | |
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, with his best showing on Day 11 in 15th place.[3] He rode all three Grand Tours in his career, making a total of five Grand Tour starts, his last being the 2014 Tour de France. He announced his retirement from competition in September 2016, despite having a year to run on his contract with the Orica team.[6] After retiring, he contested the 2018 Canadian National Time Trial Championships, finishing 27th.[7][8]
Personal life
editIn March 2015 Meier together with his wife Amber opened La Fabrica Girona, a coffee shop in their European home of Girona, Spain.[9] The following year they opened a second coffee shop, Espresso Mafia, nearby.[6]
Major results
editSource:[10]
- 2006
- 4th Overall Vuelta a Chihuahua
- 2007
- 1st
Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships - 2nd Overall Vuelta a Chihuahua
- 1st Young rider classification
- 2nd Overall Vuelta a El Salvador
- 1st Young rider classification
- 7th Liège–Bastogne–Liège U23
- 2008
- 1st Road race, National Road Championships
- 2009
- 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
- 2010
- 1st
Sprints classification, Tour of the Basque Country - 7th Overall Tour of Britain
- 10th Giro del Veneto
- 2011
- 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
- 8th Overall Vuelta a Asturias
- 2012
- 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
- 3rd Overall Tour de Beauce
- 5th Japan Cup
- 2013
- 1st
Sprints classification, Volta a Catalunya - 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
- 3rd Overall Tour de Beauce
- 2014
- 1st Mountains classification, Bayern–Rundfahrt
- 3rd Road race, National Road Championships
- 2015
- 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
References
edit- ^ "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. Archived from the original on January 2, 2014. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
- ^ a b Christian Meier at Cycling Archives (archived)
- ^ "Two Wheels, One Olympic Cycling Dream", AtlanticPedaler.com via Pedal Magazine, March 2008
- ^ Interview, VeloNews, January 18, 2010
- ^ a b "Christian Meier to retire at end of 2016 season - Transfer shorts". cyclingnews.com. September 7, 2016. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
- ^ Jones, Rob (June 22, 2018). "Svein Tuft defends men's Canadian time trial title". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
- ^ Tremblay, Philippe (June 18, 2018). "Christian Meier to race Canadian ITT champs on custom steel bike". Canadian Cycling. Gripped Publishing Inc. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
- ^ "La Fabrica Girona: Where everyone knows your name". May 6, 2015.
- ^ "Christian Meier". FirstCycling.com. FirstCycling AS. Retrieved September 25, 2022.
External links
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Media related to Christian Meier at Wikimedia Commons
- Christian Meier at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Christian Meier on Twitter
- Christian Meier at ProCyclingStats
