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American cyclist
Fred "Freddie" Rodriguez (born September 3, 1973) is an American former professional
road racing cyclist . His nickname, Fast Freddie , is due to his reputation as a
sprint specialist . Rodriguez won the
United States National Road Race Championships four times, and won four stages at the
Tour de Georgia . He competed in the
men's individual road race at the
2000 Summer Olympics .
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Other notable results include high stage finishes in all three Grand Tours as well as second places in both in both
Milan–San Remo and
Gent–Wevelgem in 2002. Rodriguez participated in all three
Grand Tours including the
Giro d'Italia and
Vuelta a España one time each where he had multiple stage podiums in the Vuelta and won stage 9 of the
2004 Giro d'Italia . He started the
Tour de France seven times finishing it twice, and while he never won any stages he was often competitive on sprint stages with several top 5's.
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Rodriguez retired at the end of the 2015 season.
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Major results
1991
1st
Road race , National Junior Road Championships
1995
1st
Lancaster Classic
1st Stage 3b
Regio-Tour
2nd
Redlands Bicycle Classic
3rd
Road race ,
Pan American Games
1996
1st International Cycling Classic
1st Stage 5
Tour of China
2nd
Road race , National Road Championships
3rd US Pro Championship
1997
1st Stage 4
Redlands Bicycle Classic
8th Overall
Internationale Niedersachsen-Rundfahrt
1998
7th Overall
Tour de Langkawi
1st Stages 2 & 5
1999
1st
Schaal Sels
1st Stage 1b
Tour de Langkawi
2nd
Road race , National Road Championships
4th Overall G.P. Portugal Telecom
5th Overall
Volta ao Algarve
6th
Philadelphia International Championship
8th Overall
Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali
8th
Giro del Piemonte
2000
1st
Road race , National Road Championships
1st First Union Classic
Tour de Suisse
1st
Points classification
1st Stage 2
2nd Overall
Niedersachsen-Rundfahrt
1st Stages 7 & 10
2nd US Pro Championship
3rd Overall
UNIQA Classic
1st Points classification
1st Stage 3
3rd First Union Invitational
4th
GP de Fourmies
10th Overall
4 Jours de Dunkerque
1st Stage 5
2001
1st
Road race , National Road Championships
1st
Philadelphia International Championship
1st US Pro Championship
2nd
GP de Fourmies
3rd Overall
Tour de Luxembourg
1st Stage 1
3rd
Grand Prix Pino Cerami
4th
Scheldeprijs
8th Overall
Guldensporentweedaagse
8th First Union Classic
2002
2nd
Milan–San Remo
2nd
Gent–Wevelgem
5th
GP Ouest–France
8th Overall
Tour du Poitou-Charentes
9th
E3 Prijs Vlaanderen
2003
2nd Overall
Tour de Georgia
1st
Points classification
1st Stages 3 & 4
2nd
G.P. Costa degli Etruschi
4th Overall
International Tour of Rhodes
1st Stage 2
4th
Reading Classic
4th Wachovia Classic
9th
Paris–Tours
2004
1st
Road race , National Road Championships
1st Wachovia Classic
1st
Reading Classic
1st Stage 9
Giro d'Italia
2nd
Grand Prix of San Francisco
2nd
Coppa Bernocchi
3rd
Lancaster Classic
3rd Wachovia Invitational
8th
Stausee-Rundfahrt Klingnau
2005
2nd
Lancaster Classic
2nd
Reading Classic
2nd Wachovia Invitational
2nd Wachovia Classic
4th
Road race , National Road Championships
4th Overall
GP Costa Azul
1st Stage 1
4th
Philadelphia International Championship
6th Doha International GP
2006
Tour de Georgia
1st
Points classification
1st Stage 4
2007
1st Stage 6
Tour de Georgia
1st Stage 3
Tour of Elk Grove
4th
Road race , National Road Championships
2008
3rd
Philadelphia International Championship
6th
Lancaster Classic
6th Commerce Bank Lehigh Valley Classic
2011
4th Overall
Tour of Elk Grove
2012
3rd
Philadelphia International Championship
2013
1st
Road race , National Road Championships
7th Overall
Nature Valley Grand Prix
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
Did not finish = DNF.
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