Eric Wohlberg (born January 8, 1965, in Sudbury, Ontario) is a Canadian former professional racing cyclist. He competed for his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996. Wohlberg won two medals at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He also won the Tour of the Gila in 2000. He is also a multi-time Canadian National Time Trial Champion.[2] He still races as an amateur against regional professionals in Northern California & Nevada. He is a directeur sportif (DS) for Rally Cycling.
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| Born | January 8, 1965 Sudbury, Ontario | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current team | Retired | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Road | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rider type | Time-trialist | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1997–2000 | Team Shaklee | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2003 | Saturn | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004 | Sierra Nevada Cycling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2008 | Symmetrics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2009–2010 | Bissell | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012– | Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Major results
edit- 1995
- 1st Overall Tour de Beauce
- 1996
- National Road Championships
- 1st
Time trial - 2nd Road race
- 1st
- 1st Overall Tour de Hokkaido
- 1997
- National Road Championships
- 1st Time trial
- 2nd Road race
- 1st
- 1st Stage 1 (ITT) Tour de Langkawi
- 1st Overall Hotter'N Hell Hundred
- 1st Stages 2 & 3
- 1st Stage 1 Tour de Toona
- 1998
- 1st Time trial, National Road Championships
- Commonwealth Games
- 1st
Time trial - 3rd
Road race
- 1st
- 1st Stage 6 Tour de Toona
- 2nd Overall Hotter'N Hell Hundred
- 1st Stage 3
- 1999
- 1st
Time trial, Pan American Road Championships - 1st Time trial, National Road Championships
- 1st Overall Hotter'N Hell Hundred
- 1st Stage 3
- 1st Overall Tour of Somerville
- 1st Stage 8 Tour de Langkawi
- 1st Prologue & Stage 4a Tour de Beauce
- 9th Overall Herald Sun Tour
- 2000
- National Road Championships
- 1st Time trial
- 5th Road race
- 1st
- 1st Overall Tour of the Gila
- 1st Overall Tour de Hokkaido
- 1st Stage 3 Hotter'N Hell Hundred
- 3rd Overall Fitchburg Longsjo Classic
- 1st Stage 1
- 4th Overall Herald Sun Tour
- 1st Stage 11 (ITT)
- 2001
- 1st Time trial, National Road Championships
- 1st Overall Fitchburg Longsjo Classic
- 1st Stage 1
- 1st Overall Tour of Somerville
- 1st Cat's Hill Classic
- 1st Stages 5 & 6 Tour of Southland
- 3rd Overall Tour de Toona
- 6th Overall Herald Sun Tour
- 2002
- 1st Time trial, National Road Championships
- 1st Tour de Nez
- 1st Cat's Hill Classic
- 1st Stage 9 Tour of Southland
- 5th Road race, Commonwealth Games
- 7th Overall Herald Sun Tour
- 2003
- National Road Championships
- 1st Time trial
- 3rd Road race
- 1st
- 1st Nevada City Classic
- 1st Tour de Nez
- 1st Stage 5 Herald Sun Tour
- 2nd Overall Joe Martin Stage Race
- 1st Stage 1
- 2nd Overall Tour of Queensland
- 1st Stage 1
- 9th Overall Sea Otter Classic
- 10th T-Mobile International
- 2004
- 1st Overall Tour of Wellington
- 1st Stage 2a
- 1st Stage 5 (ITT) Tour de Langkawi
- National Road Championships
- 2nd Time trial
- 5th Road race
- 5th Overall Sea Otter Classic
- 10th Overall Tour of Georgia
- 2005
- National Road Championships
- 2nd Road race
- 2nd Time trial
- 5th Overall Redlands Bicycle Classic
- 2006
- 1st Stage 3 (TTT) Vuelta a El Salvador
- 2nd Cat's Hill Classic
- 3rd
Time trial, Pan American Road Championships - National Road Championships
- 3rd Time trial
- 4th Road race
- 6th Overall Vuelta Sonora
- 1st Stage 3
- 7th Overall Tour de Hokkaido
- 2007
- 1st Stages 1 & 4 (TTT) Vuelta a El Salvador
- 8th Overall Herald Sun Tour
- 2008
- 1st Stage 3 Tour de Nez
- National Road Championships
- 4th Road race
- 5th Time trial
- 6th US Air Force Cycling Classic
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References
edit- ^ Malach, Pat (April 12, 2016). "A closer look at the American Continental outfits". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
- ^ "Eric Wohlberg". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Eric Wohlberg". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.