Tyler Farrar

Tyler Farrar (born June 2, 1984) is an American former road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2003 and 2017 for the Jelly Belly–Carlsbad Clothing Company, Health Net–Maxxis, Cofidis, Garmin–Sharp and Team Dimension Data squads.

Tyler Farrar
Farrar at the 2015 Scheldeprijs
Personal information
Full nameTyler Farrar
Born (1984-06-02) June 2, 1984
Wenatchee, Washington, United States
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeSprinter
Road Captain
Professional teams
2003Jelly Belly–Carlsbad Clothing Company
2004–2005Health Net–Maxxis
2006–2007Cofidis
2008–2014Slipstream–Chipotle
2015–2017MTN–Qhubeka
Major wins
Grand Tours
Tour de France
1 individual stage (2011)
1 TTT stage (2011)
Giro d'Italia
2 individual stages (2010)
1 TTT stage (2012)
Vuelta a España
3 individual stages (2009, 2010)

One-day races and Classics

Vattenfall Cyclassics (2009, 2010)
Scheldeprijs (2010)

Farrar's achievements include winning the 2009 Circuit Franco-Belge and the 2009 and 2010 Vattenfall Cyclassics. In Grand Tours, Farrar has won six individual stages, as well as assisting in two team time trial wins.

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