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Tom Danielson

Key Stats

Nationality: American
Born: March 13, 1978
Hometown: East Lyme, Connecticut
Residence: Durango, Colorado
Height: 5-foot-10
Weight: 130 pounds
Strengths: Climbing, time trials
Turned Pro: 2002

Palmares

Career Highlights:

2009
9th Overall Amgen Tour of California
9th Stage 2, Vuelta y Castilla Leon

2006
6th overall, Vuelta a España (1 stage win)
1st overall, Tour of Austria
2nd overall, Tour de Georgia (1 stage win)

2005
1st overall, Tour de Georgia (1 stage win)
7th overall, Vuelta a España

2004
1st, Mount Evans Hill Climb

2003
1st overall, Le Tour de Langkawi
1st overall, Pomona Valley Stage Race
1st overall, Redlands Bicycle Classic
1st, Iron Horse Bicycle Classic (New# Record)
1st, stage 2, Nature Valley Grand Prix
1st overall, Cascade Cycling Classic
1st overall, International Tour de Toona

2002
1st overall, Tour of Qinghai Lake (2 stage wins)
1st, Mount Washington Hill Climb
1st, Tour de Los Alamos
1st, U.S. collegiate mountain bike championship

2001
1st, U.S. collegiate mountain bike championship

Biography

A product of American collegiate racing, Danielson has emerged as one of the world's best climbers. Danielson moved to the road side from mountain bike racing in 2002, when he joined the Mercury team. He has since raced for Saturn, Fassa Bortolo and Discovery.