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No. 37 - Svein Tuft

Team: Garmin-Slipstream
DOB: 5/9/1977
Nationality: CAN
Residence(s): Langley, British Columbia
Height: 5'9'' | Weight: 172
Pro Since: 2000
Speciality: Time Trialing
Past Pro Teams: Garmin-Slipstream (2009), Symmetrics, Mercury, Prime Alliance
 

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Career Highlights

2008 7th Beijing Olympics Time Trial - 4 Gold Medals at the PanAm Championships (Pursuit, Points Race, Madison and Road Time Trial) - 1st Canadian Time Trial Championships - 1st Overall & Stage 4 Tour de Beauce (2.2) - 1st Canadian Track Championships (Pursuit) - 1st Candian Track Championships (Madison) - 3rd KOM Competition Tour de Georgia - 2nd World Time Trial Championships - 3rd Overall & Stage 3 Tour of Missouri
2007 UCI America Tour Champion 1st - 1st US Open Championships - 1st Vuelta A Cuba - 1st Burnaby 6 day - 1st Prologue Vuelta a Chihuahua - 1st Overall Vuelta a Cuba - 1st US Open Championships - 1st Overall Tour of Enumclaw - 2nd Overall Tour de Beauce - 2nd - Canadian National Time Trial Championships - 4th Canadian National Road Race championships
2006 1st Prologue and TTT Vuelta El Salvador - 1st Canadian National Pursuit Championships - 1st Canadian National Team Pursuit Championships - 1st Canadian Elite Time Trial Championships - 2nd Canadian Criterium Championships
2005 1st Canadian TT Championships - 1st Overall & Stage 3 Mt Hood - 2nd Overall Tour de Beauce
2004 1st Elite Canadian Time Trail Championships

Interesting Facts

Olympian, as well as accomplished track cyclist, Svein Tuft is a 3 time Canadian Time Trial champion and was the UCI America Tour Champion for the 2007 season. He placed 7th in the Beijing Olympics this past year. Svein has always been an accomplished athlete, competing in water ski slalom and jumping competitions, football, running, and bicycle adventure touring, which eventually led to his career in road cycling. Off his bike, Svein can be found hiking, running, weight training and freestyle wrestling.