Fredrik Kessiakoff Explained
| Fredrik Kessiakoff |
| Birth Date: | 17 May 1980 |
| Birth Place: | Nacka, Sweden |
| Height: | 1.75 m |
| Weight: | 62 kg |
| Discipline: | Road
Mountain biking (former) |
| Role: | Rider |
| Proyears1: | 2000–2002 |
| Proteam1: | Crescent |
| Proyears2: | 2004 |
| Proteam2: | Siemens-Cannondale |
| Proyears3: | 2007 |
| Proteam3: | Cannondale-Vredestein |
| Proyears4: | 2008 |
| Proteam4: | Full Dynamix-IT |
| Proyears5: | 2009 |
| Proyears6: | 2010 |
| Proyears7: | 2011–2014 |
| Majorwins: | Grand Tours Vuelta a España
1 individual stage (2012)Stage races
Tour of Austria (2011)
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Fredrik Carl Wilhelm Kessiakoff (born 17 May 1980) is a Swedish former professional road bicycle racer.[1] Kessiakoff turned to road racing in 2009, having had a successful career as a professional mountain biker for many years, winning the Swedish national championship 4 times, and finishing third at the 2006 World Mountain biking championships. He twice represented Sweden at the Olympics. Kessiakoff retired in 2014.[2]
Career achievements
Major results
Mountain biking
- 2002
1st Swedish Championships U23
1st Overall Swedish Cup
- 2003
2nd Swedish Championships
- 2004
1st Swedish Championships
- 2005
1st World Cup Marathon, Falun, Sweden
1st Sunshine Cup, Cyprus
4th World Championships
2nd Absa Cape Epic (with Christoph Sauser)
- 2006
1st Swedish Championships
1st Nordic Championships
1st Overall Bundesliga, Germany
1st Int Italia, Nalles, Italy
3rd Team Relay European Championships
3rd World Championships
4th European Championships
- 2007
1st World Cup Final
1st Swedish Championships
3rd European Championships
4th World Championships
- 2008
1st Sunshine Race, Cyprus
1st Swedish Championships
5th World Championships
7th European ChampionshipsRoad racing
- 2009
4th Overall Tour de Langkawi
6th GP Lugano
6th Giro dell'Emilia
9th Overall Tour de Romandie
- 2011
1st Overall Tour of Austria
1st Stage 2
- 2012
1st Stage 11 (ITT) Vuelta a España
1st Stage 7 (ITT) Tour de Suisse
Tour de France
Held King of the Mountains jersey from stage 8 to 10 and stage 12 to 16.
2nd Giro dell'Emilia
3rd Milano–Torino
5th UCI World Time Trial Championship
9th Overall Tour du Haut-Var
10th Giro di LombardiaGrand Tour general classification results timeline
Legend| — | Did not compete |
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External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Garmin announces Hunter and Van Summeren in 2010 team . 2009-09-01 . 2009-09-01 . Gregor Brown . Cycling News.
- Web site: Kessiakoff announces retirement from cycling. 9 December 2014.
