Photo: Casey B. Gibson

Dave Zabriskie

Age: 29 (Salt Lake City, Utah)

EVENTS

Road race and time trial

PRIOR OLYMPICS

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Zabriskie is a solid road racer and one of the world’s best time trialists. He holds the distinction as the only American to have won stages in each of the world’s grand tours, starting with his from-the-gun solo attack in the 2004 Vuelta and followed by time trial victories in the 2005 Giro d’Italia and Tour de France. With the record for riding the fastest individual time trial in Tour de France history, covering a 19km route at a speed of 54.66kph, Zabriskie has to be considered one of the favorites for a medal in the race against the clock. A teammate of Vande Velde’s on Garmin-Chipotle, Zabriskie returns to racing after a serious accident in this year’s Giro d’Italia.