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Svein Tuft

Name:

Svein Tuft

Hometown:

Langley, British Columbia, Canada

Sport:

Road

Date of Birth:

May 9, 1977

Team:

Garmin-Slipstream

Occupation:

Cyclist

Member of Canadian National Team since:

2001

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Results Highlights

COMPETITION	EVENT	RANK
2008 Canadian National Road Championships	Time Trial	1
2008 Pan Am Championships	Time Trial	1
2008 Pan Am Championships	Individual Pursuit (Track)	1
2008 Pan Am Championships	Madison (Track with Zach Bell)	1
2008 Pan Am Championships	Points Race (Track)	1
2008 Tour of Missouri	Time Trial	3 (GC)
2008 Beijing Olympics	Time Trial	7
2008 UCI Road World Championships	Time Trial	2
2008 Tour de Beauce	Road Stage Race	1 (overall)
2007 National Championships, CAN	Time Trial	4
2007 National Championships, CAN	Time Trial	2
2006 World Championships, Salzburg, AUT	Time Trial	28
2006 National Championships, CAN	Time Trial	1
2006 National Championships, CAN	Time Trial	2
2006 Pan Am Championships, BRA	Time Trial	6
2005 National Championships, CAN	Time Trial	1
2004 National Championships, CAN	Time Trial	1

2008: First Olympic Games participation… Earned three gold medals at Pan Am track championships… Won Tour de Beauce stage race after finishing second overall in 2005 and 2007… First Canadian to win Tour de Beauce since 1995…Won America Tour Title in 2007… A three-time national time trial champion…National time trial victory in 2004 ended Eric Wohlberg’s eight-year stranglehold on the title…

Has competed in several sports including water skiing, football and running. First cycling road race was at 1999 B.C., provincial championships… Prior to Symmetrics pro teams included Broadmark Capital, Mercury and Prime Alliance. In 2004, took a break from cycling to hike and tour, but returned part way through the season.

His grandfather, Arne Tuft, represented Norway in cross-country skiing at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Germany. Enjoys hiking, running, weight training and freestyle wrestling.