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Aaron Olson Olson
Key Stats
Nationality: American
Born: January 11, 1978
Residence: Bend, Oregon
Height: 6-foot-2
Weight: 165 pounds
Strengths: stage racing
Turned Pro: 2001
Hobbies: traveling, surfing
Palmares
Career Highlights:
2008
1st overall, Tour de Nez
2007
2nd, stage 1, Tour of Ireland
3rd, overall, Tour of Ireland
2007
2nd, stage 5, Tour of Poland
Biography
Olson has the most experience of anyone on Bissell. After turning pro in 2001 with Prime Alliance, Olson spent a few years racing domestically (iTeamNOVA.com 2002, Schroeder Iron 2003, Colavita 2004-05) before making the jump to the ProTour in 2006 with Saunier Duval-Prodir. Last year, he rode for T-Mobile.Related Articles
- Jun. 22, 2008Olson, Bamberger wrap up the Tour de Nez
- Aug. 27, 2007Monday's EuroFile: Olson happy with 3rd at Irish tour; stars to shine at Vuelta; Valverde to race world's
- Sep. 8, 2006Auge wins stage at Poland Tour; Olson takes second
- Apr. 14, 2006Friday's EuroFile: Legeay cautiously optimistic for Raisin recovery; broken hand won’t stop Olson
- Mar. 29, 2006Wednesday's EuroFile: Eisel leads De Panne; Petacchi will ride Flanders; Olson classics bound; Hondo gets green light
- May. 29, 2005Olson, Van Gilder win Baltimore BikeJam
- Jun. 20, 2004Olson wins Beauce finale as Brozyna claims overall
- Aug. 5, 2002Nicholson and Selinger score gold at world paralympic event
