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Jussi Veikkanen

    Key Stats

    Nationality: Finnish
    Born: March 29, 1981
    Hometown: Riihimaki, Finland
    Height: 5-foot-10
    Weight: 145 pounds
    Strengths: Flats riding, sprinting
    Turned Pro: 2005

    Palmares

    Career Highlights:

    1st, Finland national road championship (2003)
    1st, Finland national road championship (2005)
    1st, Finland national road championship (2006)

    Biography

    A three-time national champion of his native home Finland, and an excellent time trialist, Veikkanen will surely prove an asset to the team in the grand tours this year.