Fredrik Carl Wilhelm Kessiakoff (born 17 May 1980) is a Swedish former professional

road bicycle racer Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professional form of bicycle racing, in terms of numbers of competitors, events and spectators. The two most com ...

. Kessiakoff turned to road racing in 2009, having had a successful career as a professional

mountain biker Mountain biking (MTB) is a sport of riding bicycles off-road, often over rough terrain, usually using specially designed mountain bikes. Mountain bikes share similarities with other bikes but incorporate features designed to enhance durabilit ...

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.

Career achievements

Major results

Mountain biking ;2002 :1st Swedish Championships U23 :1st Overall Swedish Cup ;2003 :2nd Swedish Championships ;2004 :1st Swedish Championships ;2005 :1st World Cup Marathon, Falun, Sweden :1st Sunshine Cup, Cyprus :4th World Championships :2nd Absa Cape Epic (with

Christoph Sauser Christoph Sauser (born 13 April 1976 in Sigriswil, Switzerland) is a cross-country mountain biker who won the bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. He currently races on the Specialized Cross Country Team. He was ...

) ;2006 :1st Swedish Championships :1st Nordic Championships :1st Overall Bundesliga, Germany :1st Int Italia, Nalles, Italy :3rd Team Relay European Championships :3rd World Championships :4th European Championships ;2007 :1st World Cup Final :1st Swedish Championships :3rd European Championships :4th World Championships ;2008 :1st Sunshine Race, Cyprus :1st Swedish Championships :5th World Championships :7th European Championships Road racing ;2009 :4th Overall

Tour de Langkawi The Tour de Langkawi is a stage race, multiple stage bicycle racing, bicycle race held in Malaysia. It is named after the archipelago Langkawi, where the first edition started and finished. The race has been held annually since 1996, primarily ...

:6th

GP Lugano The Gran Premio di Lugano () is a road bicycle race held annually in Lugano, Switzerland. Prior to 1981 it was held as an individual time trial but in recent years it has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental ...

:6th

Giro dell'Emilia The Giro dell'Emilia is a late season road bicycle race held annually in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. First run in 1909, the race is considered a classic cycle race, and is traditionally grouped with the Giro del Piemonte and Giro di Lombard ...

:9th Overall

Tour de Romandie The Tour de Romandie is a stage race which is part of the UCI World Tour. It runs through the Romandie region, or French-speaking part of Switzerland. The competition began in 1947, to coincide with the 50-year anniversary of Swiss Cycling. It ...

;2011 :1st Overall

Tour of Austria The Tour of Austria () is a stage race, stage cycling race held in Austria. From 1949 to 1995 it was a race for amateur cyclists, turning into a professional event in 1996. In 2005 and 2006 it was organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour ...

::1st Stage 2 ;2012 :1st Stage 11 (ITT)

Vuelta a España The Vuelta a España (; ) is an annual stage race, multi-stage bicycle racing, bicycle race primarily held in Spain, while also occasionally making passes through nearby countries. Inspired by the success of the Tour de France and the Giro d'Ital ...

:1st Stage 7 (ITT)

Tour de Suisse The Tour de Suisse () is an annual road cycling stage race. Raced over eight days, the event covers two weekends in June, and along with the Critérium du Dauphiné, it is considered a proving ground for the Tour de France, which is on the calend ...

Tour de France The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage cycle sport, bicycle race held primarily in France. It is the oldest and most prestigious of the three Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours, which include the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a ...

::Held

King of the Mountains The King of the Mountains (KoM) is an award given to the best climbing specialist in a men's cycling road race; in women's cycle racing, Queen of the Mountains (QoM) is used. While the title may be given to the rider who achieves the highest ...

jersey from stage 8 to 10 and stage 12 to 16. :2nd

:3rd

Milano–Torino Milano–Torino is a semi classic European single day cycling race, between the northern Italian cities of Milan and Turin over a distance of 199 kilometres. The event was first run in 1876 making it the oldest classic race in the world. The ...

:5th UCI World Time Trial Championship :9th Overall

Tour du Haut-Var The Tour des Alpes-Maritimes, formerly known as the Tour du Haut Var, () is an early-season two-day road bicycle race in the Var department region in the south of France. Until 2008 it was run as a one-day race, part of the UCI Europe Tour. In 20 ...

:10th

Giro di Lombardia The Giro di Lombardia (), officially ''Il Lombardia'', is a cycling race in Lombardy, Italy. It is traditionally the last of the five 'Cycling monument, Monuments' of the season, considered to be one of the most prestigious one-day events in cycli ...

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

References

External links

Profile at Astana official website
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kessiakov, Fredrik 1980 births Living people Swedish male cyclists Sportspeople from Nacka Municipality Marathon mountain bikers Cross-country mountain bikers Tour de Suisse stage winners Swedish Vuelta a España stage winners Olympic cyclists for Sweden Cyclists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Cape Epic cyclists 21st-century Swedish sportsmen