Tom Danielson
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Tom Danielson is a professional road racing cyclist. Previously riding for the Saturn Team on the U.S. Pro Circuit, and for Fassa Bortolo in Europe
, Danielson is currently a member of , but rode for the Discovery Channel team between 2005 and 2007.
Danielson currently holds the record for the fastest ascent of Mt. Washington
, New Hampshire, in the Race to the Clouds competition. The previous record holder was another American cyclist, Tyler Hamilton
. He also holds the record time for the Mt. Evans Hill Climb
in Colorado, which traverses the highest paved road in North America, and of Lookout Mountain, also in Colorado.
Danielson had a very uneventful stint on the Division 1 Italian team Fassa Bortolo, missing the early spring campaign due to visa issues. Subsequently, he raced for the Discovery Channel
team, with whom he won the 2005 Tour de Georgia
.
Tom Danielson was to lead the Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team in the 2.HC rated UCI
2007 Tour of Qinghai Lake, a very difficult multi-stage race set on the high-steppes of the Qinghai-Tibetan plateau, but pulled out of the "world highest bicycle race" at the last moment. Nonetheless, his teammates Allan Davis
and Fuyu Li went on to capture the 1st and 16th place positions in the opening stage 1 on July 14, 2007.
After multiple impressive performances in the Vuelta a Espana
race, Danielson made his debut at the Tour de France in 2011
, riding well and finishing as the highest placed American in 9th place.
2002
2003
2004
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2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, Danielson is currently a member of , but rode for the Discovery Channel team between 2005 and 2007.
Danielson currently holds the record for the fastest ascent of Mt. Washington
Mount Washington (New Hampshire)
Mount Washington is the highest peak in the Northeastern United States at , famous for dangerously erratic weather. For 76 years, a weather observatory on the summit held the record for the highest wind gust directly measured at the Earth's surface, , on the afternoon of April 12, 1934...
, New Hampshire, in the Race to the Clouds competition. The previous record holder was another American cyclist, Tyler Hamilton
Tyler Hamilton
Tyler Hamilton is a former American professional road bicycle racer and former Olympic gold medalist. Hamilton became a professional cyclist in 1995, and during the 1999, 2000 and 2001 Tour de France was a teammate of Lance Armstrong who won those races.Hamilton appeared at the 2000 Summer...
. He also holds the record time for the Mt. Evans Hill Climb
Mt. Evans Hill Climb
The Mt. Evans Hill climb is a bicycle race that takes place on Mount Evans, Colorado. It was run for the first time in 1962. The race has been held 41 times with only three years canceled. The race was renamed in 1981 in honor of five-time race winner Bob Cook, who died of cancer at the age of...
in Colorado, which traverses the highest paved road in North America, and of Lookout Mountain, also in Colorado.
Danielson had a very uneventful stint on the Division 1 Italian team Fassa Bortolo, missing the early spring campaign due to visa issues. Subsequently, he raced for the Discovery Channel
Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team
Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team was a United States-based professional road bicycle racing team. It was the continuation of the 2004 U.S. Postal Service Pro Cycling Team. Lance Armstrong, seven-time Tour de France winner, was its leader until July 2005...
team, with whom he won the 2005 Tour de Georgia
Tour de Georgia
The Tour de Georgia is a U.S. professional cycling stage race across the state of Georgia. The race began in 2003 and has been contested six times. It is one of the three events in North America ranked as Hors Classe stage race events by the UCI, which is cycling's international governing body,...
.
Tom Danielson was to lead the Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team in the 2.HC rated UCI
Union Cycliste Internationale
Union Cycliste Internationale is the world governing body for sports cycling and oversees international competitive cycling events. The UCI is based in Aigle, Switzerland....
2007 Tour of Qinghai Lake, a very difficult multi-stage race set on the high-steppes of the Qinghai-Tibetan plateau, but pulled out of the "world highest bicycle race" at the last moment. Nonetheless, his teammates Allan Davis
Allan Davis
Allan Howard Davis is an Australian professional road racing cyclist for UCI ProTour team . Born in Ipswich, Queensland, Davis resides in Bundaberg, Queensland and in Spain. Known for his sprinting ability, he started competitive cycling at the age of 10, and turned professional in 2002...
and Fuyu Li went on to capture the 1st and 16th place positions in the opening stage 1 on July 14, 2007.
After multiple impressive performances in the Vuelta a Espana
Vuelta a España
The Vuelta a España is a three-week road bicycle racing stage race that is one of the three "Grand Tours" of Europe and part of the UCI World Ranking calendar. The race lasts three weeks and attracts cyclists from around the world. The race is broken into day-long segments, called stages...
race, Danielson made his debut at the Tour de France in 2011
2011 Tour de France
-Pre-race favourites:2010 winner Alberto Contador was suspended from cycling during a doping investigation from September 2010 to February 2011, during which time 2010 runner-up Andy Schleck was regarded as the favourite. When the suspension was lifted, Contador declared his desire to compete in...
, riding well and finishing as the highest placed American in 9th place.
Palmares
2001- 1st
Collegiate Mountain Bike Championships
2002
- 1st
Overall, Tour of Qinghai LakeTour of Qinghai LakeTour of Qinghai Lake is an elite men's professional road bicycle racing event held annually near Qinghai Lake, China. The race is rated at the highest level for a multi-day stage race by the Union Cycliste Internationale and since 2005, has been part of the UCI Asia Tour.- Past results :...
- 1st Stage 5
- 1st Stage 8
- 1st Overall Tour de Los Alamos
- 1st Collegiate Mountain Bike Championships
- 1st Mount Washington Auto Road Bicycle HillclimbMount Washington Auto Road Bicycle HillclimbMount Washington Auto Road Bicycle Hillclimb is an annual American racing event designed to raise money for Albany, New Hampshire's Tin Mountain Conservation Center, which promotes appreciation of the environment.-Background:...
2003
- 1st Overall Tour de Langkawi
- 1st Overall Redlands Bicycle Classic
- 1st Pomona Valley Stage Race
- 1st Iron Horse Bicycle Classic
- 1st Stage 2 Nature Valley Grand PrixNature Valley Grand PrixNature Valley Grand Prix is a men's and women's road bicycle racing stage race held each June in Minnesota, United States, as part of the Nature Valley Bicycle Festival. An event was added in Menomonie, Wisconsin in 2010...
- 1st Cascade Cycling Classic
- 1st International Tour de ToonaInternational Tour de ToonaThe International Tour de Toona is a stage bicycle race held in Central Pennsylvania each July. The International Tour de Toona bicycle race started as a one day race and was initially called the Tour de Toona because it was based in Altoona, Pennsylvania...
- 1st Mount Washington Auto Road Bicycle HillclimbMount Washington Auto Road Bicycle HillclimbMount Washington Auto Road Bicycle Hillclimb is an annual American racing event designed to raise money for Albany, New Hampshire's Tin Mountain Conservation Center, which promotes appreciation of the environment.-Background:...
and course record.
2004
- 1st Mount Evans Hill Climb
2005
- 1st Overall Tour de GeorgiaTour de GeorgiaThe Tour de Georgia is a U.S. professional cycling stage race across the state of Georgia. The race began in 2003 and has been contested six times. It is one of the three events in North America ranked as Hors Classe stage race events by the UCI, which is cycling's international governing body,...
- 1st Stage 5
- 7th Overall, Vuelta a EspañaVuelta a España 2005These are the results for the 2005 edition of the Vuelta a España cycling race. Roberto Heras was the original champion but the win was awarded to Russian Denis Menchov after Heras tested positive in a doping test...
2006
- 1st Overall, Tour of Austria
- 2nd Overall Tour de GeorgiaTour de Georgia 2006The 2006 Tour de Georgia was a six-stage race held April 18 through April 23, 2006 with the overall title won by Floyd Landis of the . American Fred Rodriguez claimed the points jersey for sprinters. Jason McCartney won his second KOM crown; he previously won the 2004 climbers title. McCartney's...
- 1st Stage 5
- 6th Overall Vuelta a EspañaVuelta a España 2006The 61st Vuelta a España , a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the 3 grand tours, was held from August 26 to September 17, 2006...
- 1st Stage 17
2007
- 1st Mount Evans Hill Climb
2008
- 1st Stage 4 TTT Tour of Georgia
- 5th Overall Tour of MissouriTour of MissouriThe Tour of Missouri is a professional road bicycle racing stage race in Missouri that started on September 11, 2007 with six days of racing. The organizers, who also run the Tour de Georgia and the Amgen Tour of California, billed it as the third highest profile race in the United States.The 2009...
2009
- 1st Mount Evans Hill Climb
- 3rd Overall, Tour de Burgos
- 1st Stage 4 ITT
- 9th Overall Tour of California2009 Tour of CaliforniaThe 2009 Amgen Tour of California was the 4th running of an annual cycling race contained within the state of California. The event was staged February 14–22 and began with a prologue in the state capital of Sacramento. The event was held as part of the schedule of both the UCI America Tour and USA...
2010
- 9th Overall Vuelta a España2010 Vuelta a EspañaThe 2010 Vuelta a España was held from August 28 to September 19 and was won by Vincenzo Nibali. The race began in Seville and ended, as is tradition, in Madrid.The race covered...
- 9th Overall Tour de Pologne2010 Tour de PologneThe 2010 Tour de Pologne was the 67th running of the Tour de Pologne, in the 82nd year since the first edition. The event was part of both the 2010 UCI ProTour and the World Calendar...
2011
- 3rd Overall Tour of California2011 Tour of CaliforniaThe 2011 Amgen Tour of California was the sixth running of the Tour of California cycling stage race. It was held from May 15–22, and was rated as a 2.HC event on the UCI America Tour. Originally scheduled for eight stages, the race was due to begin in South Lake Tahoe, but snow around the Lake...
- 9th Overall 2011 Tour de France
- 1st Stage 2 (TTTTeam time trialA team time trial is a road-based bicycle race in which teams of cyclists race against the clock .Teams start at equal intervals, usually two, three or four minutes apart...
)
- 1st Stage 2 (TTT
Grand Tour General Classification results timeline
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 Giro d'Italia The Giro d'Italia , also simply known as The Giro, is a long distance road bicycle racing stage race for professional cyclists held over three weeks in May/early June in and around Italy. The Giro is one of the three Grand Tours , and is part of the UCI World Ranking calendar... |
DNF 2005 Giro d'Italia The 2005 Giro d'Italia, the 88th running of the race, was held from 7 May to 29 May 2005, consisting of 21 stages for a total of 3,417 km, ridden at an average speed of 37,375 km/h... |
DNF 2006 Giro d'Italia The 2006 Giro d'Italia was the 89th running of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tours. It was held from 6 May to 28 May 2006, and covered , beginning in the Belgian mining town of Seraing and ending in Milan... |
- | - | 78 2009 Giro d'Italia The 2009 Giro d'Italia was the 92nd running of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tours. It was held from 9 to 31 May 2009, and marked the 100th year since the first edition of the race... |
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Tour de France The Tour de France is an annual bicycle race held in France and nearby countries. First staged in 1903, the race covers more than and lasts three weeks. As the best known and most prestigious of cycling's three "Grand Tours", the Tour de France attracts riders and teams from around the world. The... |
- | - | - | - | - | - | 9 2011 Tour de France -Pre-race favourites:2010 winner Alberto Contador was suspended from cycling during a doping investigation from September 2010 to February 2011, during which time 2010 runner-up Andy Schleck was regarded as the favourite. When the suspension was lifted, Contador declared his desire to compete in... |
 Vuelta a España The Vuelta a España is a three-week road bicycle racing stage race that is one of the three "Grand Tours" of Europe and part of the UCI World Ranking calendar. The race lasts three weeks and attracts cyclists from around the world. The race is broken into day-long segments, called stages... |
7 | 6 | DNF 2007 Vuelta a España The 2007 Vuelta a España, the sixty-second edition of the cycle race, took place from September 1 until September 23, 2007. For the first time in a decade, the race started in the region of Galicia, at Vigo, home to Óscar Pereiro, with a flat stage... |
- | DNF 2009 Vuelta a España The 2009 Vuelta a España was the 64th Vuelta a España. The event took place from 29 August to 20 September 2009. For only the second time in the race's history, it began away from Spanish soil, with the race not in fact reaching Spain until Stage 5.... |
9 2010 Vuelta a España The 2010 Vuelta a España was held from August 28 to September 19 and was won by Vincenzo Nibali. The race began in Seville and ended, as is tradition, in Madrid.The race covered... |
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