| Derek Gee | |
| Fullname: | Derek Gee |
| Nickname: | The Birdwatcher |
| Birth Date: | 3 August 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Height: | 189 cm |
| Weight: | 78 kg |
| Role: | Rider |
| Ridertype: | All-rounder, Breakaway specialist |
| Amateuryears1: | 2010–2015 |
| Amateurteam1: | Ottawa Bicycle Club |
| Amateuryears2: | 2016–2017 |
| Amateurteam2: | Giant Langley–Smart Savvy+ |
| Amateuryears3: | 2017–2018 |
| Amateurteam3: | RaceClean |
| Proyears1: | 2021 |
| Proteam1: | [1] |
| Proyears2: | 2022 |
| Proteam2: | [2] |
| Proyears3: | 2023– |
| Majorwins: | Grand Tours |
| Show-Medals: | no |
Derek Gee (born 3 August 1997 in Ottawa, Ontario) is a Canadian racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam .[3]
He rode in the men's team pursuit event at the 2018 UCI Track Cycling World Championships.[4] He qualified to represent Canada at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[5] [6] Gee rode in the 2023 Giro d'Italia, which was his first Grand Tour as well as in his first season on the UCI World Tour. Throughout the race, he placed second on four stages and fourth on two others, while having no victories.[7] He also finished second overall in the points classification, the intermediate sprints classification and the mountains classification.[8] He was also awarded the Combativity award on stages 10, 14 and 19, all of which he placed second on, as well as the overall most combative rider award.
In 2024, Gee won stage 3 at the 2024 Critérium du Dauphiné, out-sprinting a small pack in a hilltop finish, and went on to finish third overall in the one-week stage race.[9] He next competed in the Tour de France, his first time entering the race, finishing third on stage nine.[10] He ultimately finished 9th overall.
| Grand Tour general classification results | |||
| Grand Tour | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Giro d'Italia | 22 | — | |
| Tour de France | — | 9 | |
| Vuelta a España | — | ||
| Major stage race general classification results | |||
| Race | 2023 | 2024 | |
| Paris–Nice | — | — | |
| Tirreno–Adriatico | 41 | — | |
| Volta a Catalunya | — | — | |
| Tour of the Basque Country | — | — | |
| Tour de Romandie | — | — | |
| Critérium du Dauphiné | — | 3 | |
| Tour de Suisse | — | — |