Christian Meier (cyclist)

Christian Meier
Meier at the 2012 Japan Cup
Personal information
Full name Christian Meier
Born (1985-02-21) 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
Professional team(s)
2005–2008 Symmetrics
2008–2010 Garmin–Chipotle p/b H30
2011 UnitedHealthcare
2012–2016 GreenEDGE[1][2]
Major wins

One-day races and Classics

National Road Race Championships (2008)

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.

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]

In March 2015 Meier together with his wife Amber opened La Fabrica Girona, a coffee shop in their European home of Girona, Spain.[7] The following year they opened a second coffee shop, Espresso Mafia, nearby.[6]

Major results

2007
1st Road race, National Under–23 Road Championships
2nd Overall Vuelta a Chihuahua
2nd Overall Vuelta a El Salvador
7th U23 Liège–Bastogne–Liège
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
Volta a Catalunya
1st Sprints classification
1st Special sprints classification
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

  1. ↑ "GreenEdge adds Impey, Meier". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. October 11, 2011. Retrieved January 1, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Orica-GreenEDGE (OGE) - AUS". UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  3. 1 2 Christian Meier at Cycling Archives
  4. ↑ "Two Wheels, One Olympic Cycling Dream", AtlanticPedaler.com via Pedal Magazine, March 2008
  5. ↑ Interview, VeloNews, January 18, 2010
  6. 1 2 "Christian Meier to retire at end of 2016 season - Transfer shorts". cyclingnews.com. 7 September 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  7. ↑ http://cyclingtips.com.au/2015/05/la-fabrica-girona-where-everyone-knows-your-name/

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