Derek Gee

Derek Gee (born 3 August 1997 in Ottawa, Ontario) is a Canadian racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam Israel–Premier Tech.[3]

Derek Gee
Personal information
Full nameDerek Gee
NicknameThe Birdwatcher
Born (1997-08-03) 3 August 1997
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Height189 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Team information
Current teamIsrael–Premier Tech
Disciplines
  • Track
  • Road
RoleRider
Rider typeRouleur, Breakaway specialist
Amateur teams
2010–2015Ottawa Bicycle Club
2016–2017Giant Langley–Smart Savvy+
2017–2018RaceClean
Professional teams
2021X-Speed United[1]
2022Israel Cycling Academy[2]
2023–Israel–Premier Tech
Major wins
One-day races and Classics
National Time Trial Championships (2022, 2023)
Medal record
Men's track cycling
Representing  Canada
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place2018 Gold CoastTeam pursuit
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place2017 BalmainTeam pursuit
Gold medal – first place2017 BalmainIndividual pursuit
Gold medal – first place2019 CochabambaTeam pursuit
Gold medal – first place2019 CochabambaOmnium

Career

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 is well known for his performance 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.

Major results

Road

2015
National Junior Championships
1st Road race
1st Time trial
2nd Overall Ronde des Vallées
7th Overall Tour de l'Abitibi
2017
Challenge du Prince
5th Trophée Princier
7th Trophée de l'Anniversaire
2019
4th Time trial, National Championships
2021
National Championships
3rd Road race
3rd Time trial
2022 (1 pro win)
1st Time trial, National Championships
8th Grand Prix de la Ville de Lillers
2023 (1)
1st Time trial, National Championships
10th Brussels Cycling Classic
10th Chrono des Nations
Giro d'Italia
Combativity award Stages 10, 14, 19 & Overall

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 2023
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia 22
A yellow jersey Tour de France
A red jersey Vuelta a España

Track

2016
2nd Omnium, National Championships
2017
Pan American Championships
1st Individual pursuit
1st Team pursuit
National Championships
1st Individual pursuit
1st Team pursuit
1st Omnium
1st Madison (with Evan Burtnik)
1st Points race
2nd Team pursuit, UCI World Cup, Milton
2018
National Championships
1st Individual pursuit
1st Team pursuit
1st Omnium
1st Madison (with Michael Foley)
1st Points race
2nd Team pursuit
3rd Team pursuit, Commonwealth Games
2019
Pan American Championships
1st Omnium
1st Team pursuit
National Championships
1st Individual pursuit
1st Omnium
1st Madison (with Michael Foley)
2020
National Championships
1st Individual pursuit
1st Omnium
3rd Team pursuit

References

  1. "XSpeed United Continental". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 6 March 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  2. "Israel Cycling Academy". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  3. "Riders - Israel–Premier Tech Pro Cycling Team". Israel–Premier Tech. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  4. Start list
  5. "Derek Gee". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  6. Csepio, Simone (29 July 2020). "The first athletes officially nominated to Team Canada for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games include 13 track cyclists and four road cyclists". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee (COC). Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  7. "Canadian Derek Gee's remarkable run continues with 4th 2nd-place finish at Giro d'Italia". CBC.ca. 26 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  8. "Rankings in the Giro d'Italia 2023". Giro d'Italia. RCS Sport. Retrieved 28 May 2023.


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