Derek Gee

Derek Gee (born 3 August 1997 in Ottawa, Ontario) is a Canadian racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Israel Premier Tech Academy.[2] He rode in the men's team pursuit event at the 2018 UCI Track Cycling World Championships.[3] He qualified to represent Canada at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[4][5]

Derek Gee
Gee at the 2018 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
Personal information
Full nameDerek Gee
NicknameThe Birdwatcher
Born (1997-08-03) 3 August 1997
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Height189 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Team information
Current teamIsrael Premier Tech Academy
Disciplines
  • Track
  • Road
RoleRider
Amateur teams
2010–2015Ottawa Bicycle Club
2016–2017Giant Langley–Smart Savvy+
2017–2018RaceClean
Professional teams
2021X-Speed United[1]
2022–Israel Cycling Academy
Major wins
One-day races and Classics
National Time Trial Championships (2022)
Medal record
Men's track cycling
Representing  Canada
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place2018 Gold CoastTeam pursuit
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place2017 BalmainTeam pursuit
Gold medal – first place2017 BalmainIndividual pursuit
Gold medal – first place2019 CochabambaTeam pursuit
Gold medal – first place2019 CochabambaOmnium

Major results

Road
2015
National Junior Road Championships
1st Road race
1st 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 Road Championships
2021
National Road Championships
3rd Road race
3rd Time trial
2022
1st Time trial, National Road Championships
8th Grand Prix de la Ville de Lillers
2023
Combativity award Stage 10 Giro d'Italia

Grand Tour general classification results timeline
Grand Tour 2023
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia IP
A yellow jersey Tour de France
A red jersey Vuelta a España

Track
2016
2nd Omnium, National Championships
2017
Pan American Championships
1st Individual pursuit
1st Team pursuit
National Championships
1st Individual pursuit
1st Team pursuit
1st Omnium
1st Madison (with Evan Burtnik)
1st Points race
2018
National Championships
1st Individual pursuit
1st Team pursuit
1st Omnium
1st Madison (with Michael Foley)
1st Points race
2nd Team pursuit
3rd Team pursuit, Commonwealth Games
2019
Pan American Championships
1st Omnium
1st Team pursuit
National Championships
1st Individual pursuit
1st Omnium
1st Madison (with Michael Foley)
2020
National Championships
1st Individual pursuit
1st Omnium
3rd Team pursuit

References
  1. "XSpeed United Continental". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 6 March 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  2. "Israel Cycling Academy". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  3. Start list
  4. "Derek Gee". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  5. Csepio, Simone (29 July 2020). "The first athletes officially nominated to Team Canada for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games include 13 track cyclists and four road cyclists". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee (COC). Retrieved 29 July 2020.


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