Fredrik Kessiakoff

Fredrik Carl Wilhelm Kessiakoff (born 17 May 1980) is a Swedish former professional road bicycle racer. Kessiakoff turned to road racing in 2009, having had a successful career as a professional mountain biker for many years, winning the Swedish national championship 4 times, and finishing third at the 2006 World Mountain biking championships. He twice represented Sweden at the Olympics. Kessiakoff retired in 2014.

Major results Mountain bike

2002 1st Cross-country, National Under-23 Championships 1st Overall Swedish Cup 2003 2nd National Championships 2004 1st Cross-country, National Championships 2005 1st World Cup Marathon, Falun, Sweden 1st Sunshine Cup, Cyprus 2nd Overall Cape Epic (with Christoph Sauser)

4th Cross-country, UCI World Championships 2006 1st Cross-country, National Championships 1st Nordic Championships 1st Overall Bundesliga, Germany 1st Int Italia, Nalles, Italy

UEC European Championships

4th Cross-country 2007 1st Cross-country, National Championships 1st World Cup Final

4th Cross-country, UCI World Championships 2008 1st Cross-country, National Championships 1st Sunshine Race, Cyprus 5th Cross-country, UCI World Championships

Road

2009 4th Overall Tour de Langkawi 6th GP Lugano 6th Giro dell'Emilia 9th Overall Tour de Romandie 2011 (2 pro wins) 1st Overall Tour of Austria 1st Stage 2 2012 (2) 1st Stage 11 (ITT) Vuelta a España 1st Stage 7 (ITT) Tour de Suisse 2nd Giro dell'Emilia 3rd Milano–Torino 5th Time trial, UCI World Championships 9th Overall Tour du Haut-Var 10th Giro di Lombardia Tour de France Held after Stages 8–9 & 11–15

Grand Tour general classification results timeline Grand Tour 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Giro d'Italia50 — — — 90 — Tour de France — — — 40 DNF — / Vuelta a España 72 — 34 61 — —

+ Legend — Did not compete DNF Did not finish