Andreas Hestler (born May 12, 1970, in

Victoria, British Columbia Victoria is the capital city of the Canadian province of British Columbia, on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast. The city has a population of 91,867, and the Greater Victoria area has a population of 397,237. T ...

, Canada) is a

Canadian Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...

professional

racing cyclist Cycle sport is competitive physical activity using bicycles. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, cyclo-cross, mountain bike racing, track cycling, BMX, and cycle speedway. Non-racing cyclin ...

. Hestler finished 31st in the Men's Mountain Bike Race at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Hestler currently rides for

Rocky Mountain Bicycles Rocky Mountain is a Canadian bicycle manufacturer based in Saint-Georges, Quebec, Saint-Georges, Quebec. Its name is a reference to the Rocky Mountains, mountain range that stretches from eastern British Columbia to the Southwestern United State ...

Major results

2-Time Canadian Champion, 3-Time National Series Champion ;2005 * 2nd, Trans Alp Challenge (teammate

Alison Sydor Alison Jane Sydor (born September 9, 1966) is a Canadian retired professional cross-country mountain cyclist. She began cycling at age 20 and is a graduate of the University of Victoria. She won a silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in mo ...

) * 1st, Trans Rockies Challenge ;2004 * 1st, Trans Rockies Challenge ;2003 * 2nd, Trans Rockies Challenge ;1996 * 31st, Olympic Men's Mountain Bike Race - XC

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* 1970 births Living people Canadian male cyclists Cyclists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists for Canada Sportspeople from Victoria, British Columbia {{Canada-cycling-bio-stub