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Christian Meier (cyclist)
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Christian Meier (born February 21, 1985) is a Canadian former racing cyclist who rode professionally between 2005 and 2016 for the Symmetrics, Garmin–Chipotle p/b H30 and UnitedHealthcare and GreenEDGE teams.
![]() Meier at the 2012 Japan Cup | |
Personal information | |
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Full name | Christian Meier |
Born | (1985-02-21) February 21, 1985 (age 39) Sussex, New Brunswick, Canada |
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) |
Weight | 61 kg (134 lb) |
Team information | |
Current team | Retired |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Rider type | All-rounder |
Amateur team | |
2018 | The Service Course |
Professional teams | |
2005–2008 | Symmetrics |
2008–2010 | Garmin–Chipotle p/b H30 |
2011 | UnitedHealthcare |
2012–2016 | GreenEDGE[1][2] |
Major wins | |
One-day races and Classics | |
Born in Sussex, New Brunswick,[3] Meier is descended from German restaurateurs who settled outside Sussex, Canada and he attended Sussex Regional High School.[4] His brother Michael succumbed to cancer in 2010.[5] He raced for GreenEDGE in 2012, competing in the Giro d'Italia in May, with his best showing on Day 11 in 15th place.[3] He rode all three Grand Tours in his career, making a total of five Grand Tour starts, his last being the 2014 Tour de France. He announced his retirement from competition in September 2016, despite having a year to run on his contract with the Orica team.[6] After retiring, he contested the 2018 Canadian National Time Trial Championships, finishing 27th.[7][8]