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Swiss cyclist (born 1985)

Thomas Frei
Personal information
Full name Thomas Frei
Born (1985-01-19) January 19, 1985 (age 39)Lausanne, Switzerland
Team information
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Amateur team
2004–2006 Bürgis
Professional teams
2007–2008 Astana
2009–2010 BMC Racing Team
2012 Christina Watches–Onfone
Major wins
1st stage 5, 2009 GP Tell

Thomas Frei (born 19 January 1985) is a Swiss road bicycle racer.[1] Frei was Swiss Junior champion in road cycling in 2002. Between 2004 and 2006 he cycled for the Bürgis Cycling Team and won the Mountain Championship for U23 cyclists. In the 2007 and 2008 seasons, Frei rode for UCI ProTour team Astana before moving to BMC Racing Team for 2009 on a two-year contract. There he was roommate and domestique for future Tour de France champion Cadel Evans.

In his second season with BMC, Frei tested positive for EPO. He was withdrawn from competition by his team in April 2010 during the Giro del Trentino when the doping violation was revealed,[2] before the team released him altogether.[3]

As of August 2011, Frei was training full-time with the intention of returning to professional cycling upon the completion of his two-year suspension from competition.

2002

National Junior Road Championships

1st Road race

3rd Time trial

1st Mountainrun Bowil-Chuderhüsi

2nd Mountainrun Silenen-Amsteg-Bristen

2nd Habsburgrundfahrt

3rd Gerzenseerundfahrt

3rd Rund um die Rigi

3rd Varese

2003

2nd Mountain zeitfahren Niederbipp

3rd Overall Grand Prix Rüebliland

1st Stage 3

2006

1st Swiss Cycling Championship Team Time Trial

1st Swiss Cycling Championship Mountain u23

1st La Brevine Team Time Trial

2nd Swiss Cycling Championship Mountain Elite/Profi

2nd Swiss Cycling Championship Individual Time Trial u23

3rd Wileroltigen

3rd Gansingen

4th Overall GP Tell

1st Mountains classification

8th Overall Mainfranken-Tour

1st Mountains classification

2009

1st Stage 5 GP Tell

2012

1st Stage 1 Tour of China I (TTT)

2nd Time trial, National Road Championships

  1. ^ "Thomas Frei". Bmcracingteam.com. Retrieved 2010-04-29.
  2. ^ Vaughan, Roger (2010-04-22). "Evans' team hit by positive doping test". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2010-04-22.
  3. ^ Susan Westemeyer (27 April 2010). "Frei Confesses To EPO Usage And Is Released By BMC". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2010-04-29.