Thomas Peterson
Thomas Peterson (born December 24, 1986 ) is a retired American cyclist .
Career
Thomas Peterson started his career in 2006 with the American Continental Team TIAA-CREF . At the California Tour in February, he won the junior class ahead of Taylor Tolleson and Craig Lewis . In the U23 road race of the UCI Road World Championships 2006 in Salzburg , he finished 41st. In February 2008, he finished eleventh overall at the California Tour . At the 2009 event, Peterson won a stage in the two-man sprint ahead of Levi Leipheimer . His best result in the overall standings of an important stage race he achieved as fourth in the Tour of Turkey 2011 , a race hors categorie . After the 2014 season, he ended his career because, according to his own statements, he no longer had sufficient motivation for professional sport.
successes
- 2009
- one stage tour of California
Grand Tour placements
| Grand Tour | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
|
- | 89 | - | - | - |
 Tour de France
|
- | - | - | - | - |
 Vuelta a España
|
27 | - | 115 | 116 | - |
Teams
- 2006 TIAA-CREF
- 2007 Slipstream Chipotle
- 2008 Garmin Chipotle
- 2009 Garmin Slipstream
- 2010 Garmin transitions
- 2011 Team Garmin-Cervélo
- 2012 Garmin-Sharp
- 2013 Argos-Shimano team
- 2014 Team Giant-Shimano
Individual evidence
- ↑ Leipheimer gets the yellow jersey. radsport-news.com, February 17, 2009, accessed December 26, 2014 .
- ^ Peterson dice stop. tuttobiciweb.it, December 26, 2014, accessed December 26, 2014 (Italian).
Web links
- Thomas Peterson in the ProCyclingStats.com database
- Thomas Peterson in the database of Radsportseiten.net
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Peterson, Thomas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American cyclist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 24, 1986 |