Christian Meier (cyclist)

Christian Meier

Christian Meier
Personal information
Born	September 2, 1985 (1985-21-02) (age 25) Sussex, New Brunswick, Canada
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Weight	61 kg (130 lb)
Team information
Current team	UnitedHealthcare
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	All-Rounder

Christian Meier (born February 21, 1985) in Sussex, New Brunswick,^[1] Canada, is a Canadian racing cyclist who rides for UCI Professional Continental team UnitedHealthcare, having previously ridden for team Garmin-Cervélo and Garmin-Slipstream.

He is descended from German restauranteurs who settled outside Sussex and he attended Sussex Regional High School.^[2] His brother Michael succumbed to cancer in 2010.^[3]

Major results

2007

National Road Race Cycling Champion (Espoir)

2nd Vuelta Chihuahua, Overall Classification

2nd Vuelta El Salvador, Overall Classification

7th Liege-Bastongne-Liege, Espoir

2008

National Road Race Cycling Champion

2nd Best Young Rider Classification Tour of Georgia

2009

2nd Canadian National Time Trial Championships

2010

1st Sprints Classification Tour of the Basque Country

2011

2nd Canadian National Time Trial Championships

References

1. ^ Christian Meier, Cycling Archives
2. ^ "Two Wheels, One Olympic Cycling Dream", AtlanticPedaler.com via Pedal Magazine, March 2008
3. ^ Interview, VeloNews, January 18, 2010

External links

• Christian Meier (cyclist) profile at Cycling Archives
• Twitter

Persondata
Name	Meier, Christian
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	1985-21-02
Place of birth	Sussex, New Brunswick, Canada
Date of death
Place of death