{{Short description|Canadian cyclist (born 1997)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2021}} {{Infobox cyclist | name = Derek Gee-West | image = UCI Track World Championships 2018 129.jpg | caption = Gee-West at the 2018 UCI Track Cycling World Championships | fullname = Derek Gee-West | nickname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|8|3|df=yes}} | birth_place = Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | height = 189 cm | weight = 78 kg | currentteam = {{UCI team code|TFS men}} | disciplines = {{ubl|Track|Road}} | role = Rider | ridertype = All-rounder, Breakaway specialist | amateuryears1 = 2010–2015 | amateurteam1 = Ottawa Bicycle Club | amateuryears2 = 2016–2017 | amateurteam2 = Giant Langley–Smart Savvy+ | amateuryears3 = 2017–2018 | amateurteam3 = RaceClean | proyears1 = 2021 | proteam1 = {{UCI team code|XSU|2021}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15292/2003334/276|title=XSpeed United Continental|work=UCI.org|publisher=Union Cycliste Internationale|access-date=6 March 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210306233433/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15292/2003334/276|archive-date=6 March 2021}}</ref> | proyears2 = 2022 | proteam2 = {{UCI team code|ISA|2022}}<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.uci.org/team-details/17330 | title=Israel Cycling Academy | publisher=Union Cycliste Internationale | work=UCI.org | accessdate=6 April 2022}}</ref> | proyears3 = 2023–2025 | proteam3 = {{UCI team code|IPT|2023}} | proyears4 = 2026– | proteam4 = {{UCI team code|TFS men|2026}}<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6945154/2026/01/06/derek-gee-west-cycling-transfer-lidl-trek-ipt/ | title=Derek Gee-West joins Lidl-Trek on three-year deal after Israel Premier-Tech transfer saga | publisher=The New York Times | accessdate=7 January 2026}}</ref> | majorwins = '''Grand Tours''' :'''Giro d'Italia''' ::Combativity award (2023) '''One-day races and Classics''' :{{nowrap|National Road Race Championships (2025)}} :{{nowrap|National Time Trial Championships (2022, 2023)}} | show-medals = no | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's track cycling}} {{MedalCountry|{{CAN}}}} {{MedalComp|Commonwealth Games}} {{MedalBronze|2018 Gold Coast|Team pursuit}} {{MedalComp|Pan American Championships}} {{MedalGold|2017 Balmain|Team pursuit}} {{MedalGold|2017 Balmain|Individual pursuit}} {{MedalGold|2019 Cochabamba|Team pursuit}} {{MedalGold|2019 Cochabamba|Omnium}} }} '''Derek Gee-West''' (né '''Gee'''; born 3 August 1997) is a Canadian professional cyclist who rides for UCI WorldTeam {{UCI team code|TFS men}}.
==Career== He rode in the men's team pursuit event at the 2018 UCI Track Cycling World Championships.<ref>[http://www.tissottiming.com/File/0003100002010601FFFFFFFFFFFFFF01 Start list]</ref> He qualified to represent Canada at the 2020 Summer Olympics.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Derek Gee|url=https://olympic.ca/team-canada/derek-gee/|access-date=8 April 2021|website=Team Canada – Official Olympic Team Website|date=29 July 2020 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=cycling>{{cite web|url=https://olympic.ca/2020/07/29/track-and-road-cyclists-nominated-to-team-canada-for-tokyo-2020/|title=The first athletes officially nominated to Team Canada for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games include 13 track cyclists and four road cyclists.|last=Csepio|first=Simone|date=29 July 2020|website=www.olympic.ca/|publisher=Canadian Olympic Committee (COC)|access-date=29 July 2020}}</ref> [[File:Giro 2023 GIR40094 gee (52941145006).jpg|thumb|left|Gee-West at the 2023 Giro d'Italia]] Gee-West rode in the 2023 Giro d'Italia, which was his first Grand Tour as well as in his first season on the UCI World Tour. He placed second on four stages and fourth on two others, while having no victories.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/summer/cycling/road/giro-d-italia-derek-gee-may-26-1.6856573 | title=Canadian Derek Gee's remarkable run continues with 4th 2nd-place finish at Giro d'Italia | work=CBC.ca | date=26 May 2023 | accessdate=28 May 2023}}</ref> He also finished second overall in the points classification, the intermediate sprints classification and the mountains classification.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.giroditalia.it/en/classifiche/|title=Rankings in the Giro d'Italia 2023|work=Giro d'Italia| publisher=RCS Sport|access-date=28 May 2023}}</ref> He was also awarded the Combativity award on stages 10, 14 and 19, all of which he placed second on, as well as the overall most combative rider award.
In 2024, Gee-West won stage 3 at the 2024 Critérium du Dauphiné, out-sprinting a small pack in a hilltop finish, and went on to finish third overall in the one-week stage race.<ref name="CN-3">{{cite web|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/criterium-du-dauphine-2024/stage-3/results/|title=Derek Gee produces late surge to win Critérium du Dauphiné stage 3|first=Stephen|last=Farrand|publisher=CyclingNews|date=4 June 2024|access-date=4 June 2024}}</ref> He next competed in the Tour de France, his first time entering the race, finishing third on stage nine.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2024/stage-9/results/|title=Tour de France: Anthony Turgis wins choatic and captivating stage 9|first=Kirsten|last=Fratttini|work=Cycling News|date=7 July 2024|access-date=7 July 2024}}</ref> He ultimately finished 9th overall. Gee-West later was out for two months after breaking his collarbone in a crash.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/article-canadian-rider-derek-gee-wins-o-gran-camino-cycling-race-in-spain/ |title=Canadian rider Derek Gee wins O Gran Camino cycling race in Spain |publisher=The Globe & Mail |date=2 March 2025|access-date=3 March 2025}}</ref>
After being left out of the 2025 Vuelta a España, it was revealed he had sent his Israel–Premier Tech team a notice of termination.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hansen |first=Matt |date=2025-08-22 |title=Israel–Premier Tech says Derek Gee has quit team |url=https://cyclingmagazine.ca/sections/news/israel-premier-tech-says-derek-gee-has-quit-team/ |access-date=2025-08-23 |website=Canadian Cycling Magazine |language=en-CA}}</ref> In a statement published on social media in October 2025, Gee-West said that the move was due to "an irreparable relationship with the team principal, as well as serious concerns related to racing for the team, both from a safety and personal-belief standpoint", and indicated that the team were seeking damages of about €30m from him for ending the contract.<ref>{{cite web |author=<!-- not stated --> |date=11 October 2025 |title=Former Israel-Premier Tech cyclist faces €30m damages claim after ending contract over ‘personal belief’ |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/oct/11/israel-premier-tech-cyclist-derek-gee-30m-damages-claim-personal-beliefs |website=theguardian.com|access-date=11 October 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hansen |first=Matt |date=2025-08-22 |title=Israel–Premier Tech says Derek Gee has quit team |url=https://cyclingmagazine.ca/sections/news/israel-premier-tech-says-derek-gee-has-quit-team/ |access-date=2025-09-18 |website=Canadian Cycling Magazine |language=en-CA}}</ref>
Gee-West announced that was he was joining Lidl-Trek for the 2026 cycling season.<ref>{{cite news |title=Derek Gee finds place for 2026 at Lidl-Trek after messy Israel-Premier Tech contract termination |author= James Moultrie |url= https://www.cyclingnews.com/pro-cycling/transfers/derek-gee-finds-place-for-2026-at-lidl-trek-after-messy-israel-premier-tech-contract-termination/ |website=Cycling News |date=January 7, 2026}}</ref>
==Personal life== In November 2025, Gee-West began using a hyphenated surname following his marriage to Canadian cyclocross, track, and gravel racer Ruby West.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lukács |first1=Lukáš Ronald |url=https://x.com/lucasaganronald/status/1986995352243683680 |title=After Jonas Vingegaard became Jonas Vingegaard Hansen following his wedding, Derek Gee has also taken his wife’s last name — he’s now Derek Gee-West |website=X |access-date=16 December 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Hurford |first1=Molly |title=Ruby West is back—with Project XO, a new gravel collective for women |url=https://cyclingmagazine.ca/sections/news/ruby-west-is-back-with-project-xo-a-new-gravel-collective-for-women/ |access-date=16 December 2025 |work=Canadian Cycling |date=July 7, 2025}}</ref>
==Major results== ===Road=== {{div col|colwidth=22em}} ;2015 : National Junior Championships ::1st {{cjersey|canada}} Road race ::1st {{cjersey|canada}} Time trial : 2nd Overall Ronde des Vallées : 7th Overall Tour de l'Abitibi ;2017 : Challenge du Prince ::5th Trophée Princier ::7th Trophée de l'Anniversaire ;2019 : 4th Time trial, National Championships ;2021 : National Championships ::3rd Road race ::3rd Time trial ;2022 <small>(1 pro win)</small> : 1st {{cjersey|canada}} Time trial, National Championships : 8th Grand Prix de la Ville de Lillers ;2023 <small>(1)</small> : 1st {{cjersey|canada}} Time trial, National Championships : 10th Brussels Cycling Classic : 10th Chrono des Nations : Giro d'Italia ::{{cjersey|red number}} Combativity award Stages 10, 14, 19 & Overall ;2024 <small>(1)</small> : 3rd Overall Critérium du Dauphiné ::1st Stage 3 : 9th Overall Tour de France ;2025 <small>(3)</small> : National Championships ::1st {{cjersey|canada}} Road race ::2nd Time trial : 1st {{cjersey|yellow}} Overall O Gran Camiño ::1st {{cjersey|blue}} Mountains classification ::1st Stage 3 (ITT) : 3rd Overall Tour of the Alps : 4th Overall Giro d'Italia : 4th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico ;2026 : 5th Overall Giro d'Italia : 7th Overall UAE Tour {{div col end}}
===General classification results timeline=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |colspan=9 align="center"|'''Grand Tour general classification results''' |- ! scope="col" | Grand Tour ! scope="col" | 2023 ! scope="col" | 2024 ! scope="col" | 2025 ! scope="col" | 2026 |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | {{cjersey|pink}} Giro d'Italia | 22 | — | style="background:#ddf;" |4 | style="background:#ddf;" |5 |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | {{cjersey|yellow}} Tour de France | — | style="background:#ddf;" |9 | — | |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | {{cjersey|red}} Vuelta a España | — | — | — | |- |colspan=9 align="center"|'''Major stage race general classification results''' |- ! scope="col" | Race ! scope="col" | 2023 ! scope="col" | 2024 ! scope="col" | 2025 ! scope="col" | 2026 |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | {{cjersey|Paris–Nice}} Paris–Nice | — | — | — | — |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | {{cjersey|azul}} Tirreno–Adriatico | 41 | — | style="background:#ddf;" |4 | — |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | {{cjersey|Volta a Catalunya}} Volta a Catalunya | — | — | — | DNF |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | {{cjersey|yellow}} Tour of the Basque Country | — | — | — | — |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | {{cjersey|yellow}} Tour de Romandie | — | — | — | — |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | {{cjersey|Dauphine}} Critérium du Dauphiné | — | style="background:#ddf;" |'''3''' | — | — |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | {{cjersey|yellow}} Tour de Suisse | — | — | — | — |}
===Track=== {{div col|colwidth=22em}} ;2016 : 2nd Omnium, National Championships ;2017 : Pan American Championships ::1st {{cjersey|panamerica2}} Individual pursuit ::1st {{cjersey|panamerica2}} Team pursuit : National Championships ::1st {{cjersey|canada}} Individual pursuit ::1st {{cjersey|canada}} Team pursuit ::1st {{cjersey|canada}} Omnium ::1st {{cjersey|canada}} Madison (with Evan Burtnik) ::1st {{cjersey|canada}} Points race : 2nd Team pursuit, UCI World Cup, Milton ;2018 : National Championships ::1st {{cjersey|canada}} Individual pursuit ::1st {{cjersey|canada}} Team pursuit ::1st {{cjersey|canada}} Omnium ::1st {{cjersey|canada}} Madison (with Michael Foley) ::1st {{cjersey|canada}} Points race ::2nd Team pursuit : 3rd 15px Team pursuit, Commonwealth Games : 3rd Team pursuit, UCI World Cup, Berlin ;2019 : Pan American Championships ::1st {{cjersey|panamerica2}} Omnium ::1st {{cjersey|panamerica2}} Team pursuit : National Championships ::1st {{cjersey|canada}} Individual pursuit ::1st {{cjersey|canada}} Omnium ::1st {{cjersey|canada}} Madison (with Michael Foley) ::2nd Team pursuit : 2nd Team pursuit, UCI World Cup, Cambridge ;2020 : National Championships ::1st {{cjersey|canada}} Individual pursuit ::1st {{cjersey|canada}} Omnium ::3rd Team pursuit {{div col end}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Gee, Derek}} Category:1997 births Category:Living people Category:Canadian male cyclists Category:Cyclists from Ottawa Category:Cyclists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Canada Category:Olympic cyclists for Canada Category:Cyclists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Category:Cyclists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Category:Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Category:Cyclists at the 2024 Summer Olympics Category:21st-century Canadian sportsmen Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in cycling