Fred Rodriguez

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.[1]

Fred Rodriguez

Rodriguez at the 2012 Tour of California
Personal information
Full name	Fred Rodriguez
Nickname	Fast Freddie
Born	(1973-09-03) September 3, 1973 Bogotá, Colombia
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	69 kg (152 lb)
Team information
Current team	Retired
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	Sprinter
Professional teams
1996–1998	Saturn Cycling Team
1999–2000	Mapei–Quick-Step
2001–2002	Domo–Farm Frites–Latexco
2003	Vini Caldirola–So.di
2004	Acqua & Sapone
2005–2007	Davitamon–Lotto
2008–2009	Rock Racing
2011–2012	Team Exergy
2013–2015	Jelly Belly–Kenda
Major wins
Grand Tours Giro d'Italia 1 individual stage (2004) One-day races and Classics National Road Race Championships      (2000, 2001, 2004, 2013)

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.[2]

Rodriguez retired at the end of the 2015 season.[3]