# Fred Rodriguez > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Fred_Rodriguez > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Fred_Rodriguez.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Rodriguez > Source revision: 1357106126 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American cyclist (born 1973)}} {{about|the cyclist|the California politician|Freddie Rodriguez|other people with a similar name|Freddy Rodriguez (disambiguation){{!}}Freddy Rodriguez}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2024}} {{Infobox cyclist | name = Fred Rodriguez | image = Freddie Rodriguez, Tour of California 2012.jpg | caption = Rodriguez at the [2012 Tour of California](/source/2012_Tour_of_California) | full_name = Fred Rodriguez | nickname = Fast Freddie | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1973|09|03}} | birth_place = [Bogotá](/source/Bogot%C3%A1), [Colombia](/source/Colombia) | height = 1.78 m | weight = 69 kg | currentteam = Retired | discipline = Road | role = Rider | ridertype = Sprinter | amateuryears1 = | amateurteam1 = | proyears1 = 1996–1998 | proteam1 = [Saturn Cycling Team](/source/Saturn_Cycling_Team) | proyears2 = 1999–2000 | proteam2 = {{UCI team code|MAP|1999}} | proyears3 = 2001–2002 | proteam3 = {{UCI team code|DFF|2001}} | proyears4 = 2003 | proteam4 = {{UCI team code|VIN|2003}} | proyears5 = 2004 | proteam5 = {{UCI team code|ASA|2004}} | proyears6 = 2005–2007 | proteam6 = {{UCI team code|OLO|2005}} | proyears7 = 2008–2009 | proteam7 = {{UCI team code|RRM|2008}} | proyears8 = 2011–2012 | proteam8 = {{UCI team code|XRG|2011}} | proyears9 = 2013–2015 | proteam9 = {{UCI team code|JBC|2013}} | majorwins = '''[Grand Tours](/source/Grand_Tour_(cycling))''' : '''[Giro d'Italia](/source/Giro_d'Italia)''' :: 1 individual stage ([2004](/source/2004_Giro_d'Italia)) '''[One-day races and Classics](/source/Classic_cycle_races)''' :{{nowrap|[National Road Race Championships](/source/United_States_National_Road_Race_Championships)
{{spaces|5}}(2000, 2001, 2004, 2013)}} | medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{flagu|United States}}}} {{MedalCompetition|[Pan American Games](/source/Pan_American_Games)}} {{MedalBronze|[1995 Mar del Plata](/source/1995_Pan_American_Games)|[Road race](/source/Cycling_at_the_1995_Pan_American_Games)}} }} '''Fred "Freddie" Rodriguez''' (born September 3, 1973) is an American former professional [road racing cyclist](/source/Bicycle_road_racing). His nickname, ''Fast Freddie'', is due to his reputation as a [sprint specialist](/source/Cycling_sprinter). Rodriguez won the [United States National Road Race Championships](/source/United_States_National_Road_Race_Championships) four times, and won four stages at the [Tour de Georgia](/source/Tour_de_Georgia). He competed in the [men's individual road race](/source/Cycling_at_the_2000_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_individual_road_race) at the [2000 Summer Olympics](/source/2000_Summer_Olympics).{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ro/fred-rodriguez-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418023232/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ro/fred-rodriguez-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 18, 2020 |title=Fred Rodriguez Olympic Results |access-date=March 7, 2020}} Other notable results include high stage finishes in all three Grand Tours as well as second places in both in both [Milan–San Remo](/source/2002_Milan%E2%80%93San_Remo) and [Gent–Wevelgem](/source/2002_Gent%E2%80%93Wevelgem) in 2002. Rodriguez participated in all three [Grand Tours](/source/Grand_Tour_(cycling)) including the [Giro d'Italia](/source/Giro_d'Italia) and [Vuelta a España](/source/Vuelta_a_Espa%C3%B1a) one time each where he had multiple stage podiums in the Vuelta and won stage 9 of the [2004 Giro d'Italia](/source/2004_Giro_d'Italia). He started the [Tour de France](/source/Tour_de_France) seven times finishing it twice, and while he never won any stages he was often competitive on sprint stages with several top 5's.{{cite web|title=Rider Fred Rodriguez |publisher=Pro Cycling Stats |date=31 March 2021 |url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/rider/fred-rodriguez/2003 }} Rodriguez retired at the end of the 2015 season.{{cite web |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/fred-rodriguez-announces-retirement-at-tour-of-alberta/ |title=Fred Rodriguez announces retirement at Tour of Alberta |last1=Frattini |first1=Kirsten|date=September 3, 2015 |website=[cyclingnews.com](/source/cyclingnews.com) |access-date=September 27, 2015}} ==Major results== {{div col}} ;1991 : 1st 20px [Road race](/source/United_States_National_Road_Race_Championships), National Junior Road Championships ;1995 : 1st [Lancaster Classic](/source/Lancaster_Classic) : 1st Stage 3b [Regio-Tour](/source/Regio-Tour) : 2nd [Redlands Bicycle Classic](/source/Redlands_Bicycle_Classic) : 3rd 15px [Road race](/source/Cycling_at_the_1995_Pan_American_Games), [Pan American Games](/source/1995_Pan_American_Games) ;1996 : 1st International Cycling Classic : 1st Stage 5 [Tour of China](/source/Tour_of_China) : 2nd [Road race](/source/United_States_National_Road_Race_Championships), National Road Championships : 3rd US Pro Championship ;1997 : 1st Stage 4 [Redlands Bicycle Classic](/source/Redlands_Bicycle_Classic) : 8th Overall [Internationale Niedersachsen-Rundfahrt](/source/Internationale_Niedersachsen-Rundfahrt) ;1998 : 7th Overall [Tour de Langkawi](/source/1998_Tour_de_Langkawi) ::1st Stages 2 & 5 ;1999 : 1st [Schaal Sels](/source/Schaal_Sels) : 1st Stage 1b [Tour de Langkawi](/source/1999_Tour_de_Langkawi) : 2nd [Road race](/source/United_States_National_Road_Race_Championships), National Road Championships : 4th Overall G.P. Portugal Telecom : 5th Overall [Volta ao Algarve](/source/Volta_ao_Algarve) : 6th [Philadelphia International Championship](/source/Philadelphia_International_Championship) : 8th Overall [Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali](/source/Settimana_Internazionale_Coppi_e_Bartali) : 8th [Giro del Piemonte](/source/Giro_del_Piemonte) ;2000 : 1st 20px [Road race](/source/United_States_National_Road_Race_Championships), National Road Championships : 1st First Union Classic : [Tour de Suisse](/source/2000_Tour_de_Suisse) ::1st 20px|Green jersey [Points classification](/source/Points_classification) ::1st Stage 2 : 2nd Overall [Niedersachsen-Rundfahrt](/source/Niedersachsen-Rundfahrt) ::1st Stages 7 & 10 : 2nd US Pro Championship : 3rd Overall [UNIQA Classic](/source/UNIQA_Classic) ::1st Points classification ::1st Stage 3 : 3rd First Union Invitational : 4th [GP de Fourmies](/source/GP_de_Fourmies) : 10th Overall [4 Jours de Dunkerque](/source/4_Jours_de_Dunkerque) ::1st Stage 5 ;2001 : 1st 20px [Road race](/source/United_States_National_Road_Race_Championships), National Road Championships : 1st [Philadelphia International Championship](/source/Philadelphia_International_Championship) : 1st US Pro Championship : 2nd [GP de Fourmies](/source/GP_de_Fourmies) : 3rd Overall [Tour de Luxembourg](/source/Tour_de_Luxembourg) ::1st Stage 1 : 3rd [Grand Prix Pino Cerami](/source/Grand_Prix_Pino_Cerami) : 4th [Scheldeprijs](/source/2001_Scheldeprijs) : 8th Overall [Guldensporentweedaagse](/source/Guldensporentweedaagse) : 8th First Union Classic ;2002 : 2nd [Milan–San Remo](/source/2002_Milan%E2%80%93San_Remo) : 2nd [Gent–Wevelgem](/source/2002_Gent%E2%80%93Wevelgem) : 5th [GP Ouest–France](/source/2002_GP_Ouest%E2%80%93France) : 8th Overall [Tour du Poitou-Charentes](/source/Tour_du_Poitou-Charentes) : 9th [E3 Prijs Vlaanderen](/source/2002_E3_Prijs_Vlaanderen) ;2003 : 2nd Overall [Tour de Georgia](/source/2003_Tour_de_Georgia) ::1st 20px|Green jersey Points classification ::1st Stages 3 & 4 : 2nd [G.P. Costa degli Etruschi](/source/G.P._Costa_degli_Etruschi) : 4th Overall [International Tour of Rhodes](/source/International_Tour_of_Rhodes) ::1st Stage 2 : 4th [Reading Classic](/source/Reading_Classic) : 4th Wachovia Classic : 9th [Paris–Tours](/source/2003_Paris%E2%80%93Tours) ;2004 : 1st 20px [Road race](/source/United_States_National_Road_Race_Championships), National Road Championships : 1st Wachovia Classic : 1st [Reading Classic](/source/Reading_Classic) : 1st Stage 9 [Giro d'Italia](/source/2004_Giro_d'Italia) : 2nd [Grand Prix of San Francisco](/source/Grand_Prix_of_San_Francisco) : 2nd [Coppa Bernocchi](/source/Coppa_Bernocchi) : 3rd [Lancaster Classic](/source/Lancaster_Classic) : 3rd Wachovia Invitational : 8th [Stausee-Rundfahrt Klingnau](/source/Stausee-Rundfahrt_Klingnau) ;2005 : 2nd [Lancaster Classic](/source/Lancaster_Classic) : 2nd [Reading Classic](/source/Reading_Classic) : 2nd Wachovia Invitational : 2nd Wachovia Classic : 4th [Road race](/source/United_States_National_Road_Race_Championships), National Road Championships : 4th Overall [GP Costa Azul](/source/GP_Costa_Azul) ::1st Stage 1 : 4th [Philadelphia International Championship](/source/Philadelphia_International_Championship) : 6th Doha International GP ;2006 : [Tour de Georgia](/source/2006_Tour_de_Georgia) ::1st 20px|Green jersey Points classification ::1st Stage 4 ;2007 : 1st Stage 6 [Tour de Georgia](/source/2007_Tour_de_Georgia) : 1st Stage 3 [Tour of Elk Grove](/source/Tour_of_Elk_Grove) : 4th [Road race](/source/United_States_National_Road_Race_Championships), National Road Championships ;2008 : 3rd [Philadelphia International Championship](/source/Philadelphia_International_Championship) : 6th [Lancaster Classic](/source/Lancaster_Classic) : 6th Commerce Bank Lehigh Valley Classic ;2011 : 4th Overall [Tour of Elk Grove](/source/Tour_of_Elk_Grove) ;2012 : 3rd [Philadelphia International Championship](/source/Philadelphia_International_Championship) ;2013 : 1st 20px [Road race](/source/United_States_National_Road_Race_Championships), National Road Championships : 7th Overall [Nature Valley Grand Prix](/source/Nature_Valley_Grand_Prix) {{div col end}} ===Grand Tour general classification results timeline=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |- ! scope="col" | [Grand Tour](/source/Grand_Tour_(cycling)) ! scope="col" | 2000 ! scope="col" | 2001 ! scope="col" | 2002 ! scope="col" | 2003 ! scope="col" | 2004 ! scope="col" | 2005 ! scope="col" | 2006 ! scope="col" | 2007 |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | 20px|link=|alt=A pink jersey [Giro d'Italia](/source/General_classification_in_the_Giro_d'Italia) |— |— |— |— | style="text-align:center;"|[99](/source/2004_Giro_d'Italia) |— |— |— |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | 20px|link=|alt=A yellow jersey [Tour de France](/source/General_classification_in_the_Tour_de_France) | style="text-align:center;"|[86](/source/2000_Tour_de_France) | style="text-align:center;"|[DNF](/source/2001_Tour_de_France) | style="text-align:center;"|[DNF](/source/2002_Tour_de_France) | style="text-align:center;"|[DNF](/source/2003_Tour_de_France) |— | style="text-align:center;"|[132](/source/2005_Tour_de_France) | style="text-align:center;"|[DNF](/source/2006_Tour_de_France) | style="text-align:center;"|[DNF](/source/2007_Tour_de_France) |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | 20px|link=|alt=A red jersey [Vuelta a España](/source/General_classification_in_the_Vuelta_a_Espa%C3%B1a) |— |— | style="text-align:center;"|— |— | style="text-align:center;"|— |— | style="text-align:center;"|[109](/source/2006_Vuelta_a_Espa%C3%B1a) |— |} Did not finish = DNF. ==References== {{Reflist}} == External links == *{{sports links}} * {{official website|https://www.fastfreddie.com/}} {{s-start}} {{s-sports}} {{succession box | before = [Marty Jemison](/source/Marty_Jemison) | title = {{nowrap|[United States National Road Race Championships](/source/United_States_National_Road_Race_Championships)
Winner}} | after = [Chann McRae](/source/Chann_McRae) | years = 2000–2001}} {{succession box | before = [Mark McCormack](/source/Mark_McCormack_(cyclist)) | title = [United States National Road Race Championships](/source/United_States_National_Road_Race_Championships)
Winner | after = [Chris Wherry](/source/Chris_Wherry) | years = 2004}} {{succession box | before = [Timmy Duggan](/source/Timmy_Duggan) | title = [United States National Road Race Championships](/source/United_States_National_Road_Race_Championships)
Winner | after = [Eric Marcotte](/source/Eric_Marcotte) | years = 2013}} {{s-end}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Rodriguez, Fred}} Category:1973 births Category:Living people Category:American Giro d'Italia stage winners Category:American male cyclists Category:Tour de Suisse stage winners Category:Cyclists from Bogotá Category:Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States in cycling Category:Cyclists at the 1995 Pan American Games Category:Olympic cyclists for the United States Category:Cyclists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Category:Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games Category:20th-century American sportsmen --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Fred Rodriguez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Rodriguez) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Rodriguez?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.