Fredrik Kessiakoff
Swedish cyclist
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Fredrik Carl Wilhelm Kessiakoff (born 17 May 1980) is a Swedish former professional road bicycle racer.[1] Kessiakoff turned to road racing in 2009, having had a successful career as a professional mountain biker for many years, winning the Swedish national championship 4 times, and finishing third at the 2006 World Mountain biking championships. He twice represented Sweden at the Olympics. Kessiakoff retired in 2014.[2]
FullnameFredrik Carl Wilhelm Kessiakoff
Born17 May 1980
Nacka, Sweden
Nacka, Sweden
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Fredrik Kessiakoff in June 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Fredrik Carl Wilhelm Kessiakoff | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 May 1980 Nacka, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current team | XDS Astana Team | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Road Mountain biking (former) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Professional teams | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2002 | Crescent | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004 | Siemens-Cannondale | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Cannondale-Vredestein | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | Full Dynamix-IT | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Fuji–Servetto | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | Garmin–Transitions | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2014 | Astana | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Grand Tours
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Medal record
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Major results
Mountain bike
- 2002
- 1st
Cross-country, National Under-23 Championships - 1st Overall Swedish Cup
- 2003
- 2nd National Championships
- 2004
- 1st Cross-country, National Championships
- 2005
- 1st World Cup Marathon, Falun, Sweden
- 1st Sunshine Cup, Cyprus
- 2nd Overall Cape Epic (with Christoph Sauser)
- 3rd
Team relay, UEC European Championships - 4th Cross-country, UCI World Championships
- 2006
- 1st Cross-country, National Championships
- 1st Nordic Championships
- 1st Overall Bundesliga, Germany
- 1st Int Italia, Nalles, Italy
- 3rd
Cross-country, UCI World Championships - UEC European Championships
- 3rd Team relay
- 4th Cross-country
- 3rd
- 2007
- 1st Cross-country, National Championships
- 1st World Cup Final
- 3rd Cross-country, UEC European Championships
- 4th Cross-country, UCI World Championships
- 2008
- 1st Cross-country, National Championships
- 1st Sunshine Race, Cyprus
- 5th Cross-country, UCI World Championships
Road
- 2009
- 4th Overall Tour de Langkawi
- 6th GP Lugano
- 6th Giro dell'Emilia
- 9th Overall Tour de Romandie
- 2011 (2 pro wins)
- 1st
Overall Tour of Austria
- 1st Stage 2
- 2012 (2)
- 1st Stage 11 (ITT) Vuelta a España
- 1st Stage 7 (ITT) Tour de Suisse
- 2nd Giro dell'Emilia
- 3rd Milano–Torino
- 5th Time trial, UCI World Championships
- 9th Overall Tour du Haut-Var
- 10th Giro di Lombardia
- Tour de France
- Held
after Stages 8–9 & 11–15
- Held
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
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 Giro d'Italia |
50 | — | — | — | 90 | — |
 Tour de France |
— | — | — | 40 | DNF | — |
 / Vuelta a España |
72 | — | 34 | 61 | — | — |
| — | Did not compete |
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| DNF | Did not finish |
