Derek Gee-West
Gee-West at the 2018 UCI Track Cycling World Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Derek Gee-West | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 August 1997 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 189 cm (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current team | Lidl–Trek | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rider type | All-rounder, Breakaway specialist | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2010–2015 | Ottawa Bicycle Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Giant Langley–Smart Savvy+ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | RaceClean | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2021 | X-Speed United[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Israel Cycling Academy[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2025 | Israel–Premier Tech | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026– | Lidl–Trek[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Derek Gee-West (né Gee; born 3 August 1997) is a Canadian professional cyclist who rides for UCI WorldTeam Lidl–Trek.
Career
He rode in the men's team pursuit event at the 2018 UCI Track Cycling World Championships.[4] He qualified to represent Canada at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[5][6]
Gee-West rode in the 2023 Giro d'Italia, which was his first Grand Tour as well as in his first season on the UCI World Tour. He placed second on four stages and fourth on two others, while having no victories.[7] He also finished second overall in the points classification, the intermediate sprints classification and the mountains classification.[8] He was also awarded the Combativity award on stages 10, 14 and 19, all of which he placed second on, as well as the overall most combative rider award.
In 2024, Gee-West won stage 3 at the 2024 Critérium du Dauphiné, out-sprinting a small pack in a hilltop finish, and went on to finish third overall in the one-week stage race.[9] He next competed in the Tour de France, his first time entering the race, finishing third on stage nine.[10] He ultimately finished 9th overall. Gee-West later was out for two months after breaking his collarbone in a crash.[11]
After being left out of the 2025 Vuelta a España, it was revealed he had sent his Israel - Premier Tech team a notice of termination.[12] In a statement published on social media in October 2025, Gee-West said that the move was due to "an irreparable relationship with the team principal, as well as serious concerns related to racing for the team, both from a safety and personal-belief standpoint", and indicated that the team were seeking damages of about €30m from him for ending the contract.[13][14]
Gee-West announced that was he was joining Lidl-Trek for the 2026 cycling season.[15]
Personal life
In November 2025, Gee-West began using a hyphenated surname following his marriage to Canadian cyclocross, track, and gravel racer Ruby West.[16][17]
Major results
Road
- 2015
- National Junior 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 Championships
- 2021
- National Championships
- 3rd Road race
- 3rd Time trial
- 2022 (1 pro win)
- 1st Time trial, National Championships
- 8th Grand Prix de la Ville de Lillers
- 2023 (1)
- 1st Time trial, National Championships
- 10th Brussels Cycling Classic
- 10th Chrono des Nations
- Giro d'Italia
- Combativity award Stages 10, 14, 19 & Overall
- 2024 (1)
- 3rd Overall Critérium du Dauphiné
- 1st Stage 3
- 9th Overall Tour de France
- 2025 (3)
- National Championships
- 1st Road race
- 2nd Time trial
- 1st Overall O Gran Camiño
- 1st Mountains classification
- 1st Stage 3 (ITT)
- 3rd Overall Tour of the Alps
- 4th Overall Giro d'Italia
- 4th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico
- 2026
- 7th Overall UAE Tour
General classification results timeline
| Grand Tour general classification results | ||||||||
| Grand Tour | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |||||
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| Giro d'Italia | 22 | — | 4 | |||||
| Tour de France | — | 9 | — | |||||
| Vuelta a España | — | — | — | |||||
| Major stage race general classification results | ||||||||
| Race | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |||||
| Paris–Nice | — | — | — | |||||
| Tirreno–Adriatico | 41 | — | 4 | |||||
| Volta a Catalunya | — | — | — | |||||
| Tour of the Basque Country | — | — | — | |||||
| Tour de Romandie | — | — | — | |||||
| Critérium du Dauphiné | — | 3 | — | |||||
| Tour de Suisse | — | — | — | |||||
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
- 2nd Team pursuit, UCI World Cup, Milton
- 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
- 3rd Team pursuit, UCI World Cup, Berlin
- 2019
- Pan American Championships
- 1st Omnium
- 1st Team pursuit
- National Championships
- 1st Individual pursuit
- 1st Omnium
- 1st Madison (with Michael Foley)
- 2nd Team pursuit
- 2nd Team pursuit, UCI World Cup, Cambridge
- 2020
- National Championships
- 1st Individual pursuit
- 1st Omnium
- 3rd Team pursuit
References
- ^ "XSpeed United Continental". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ "Israel Cycling Academy". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
- ^ "Derek Gee-West joins Lidl-Trek on three-year deal after Israel Premier-Tech transfer saga". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
- ^ Start list
- ^ "Derek Gee". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. 29 July 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Canadian Derek Gee's remarkable run continues with 4th 2nd-place finish at Giro d'Italia". CBC.ca. 26 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ "Rankings in the Giro d'Italia 2023". Giro d'Italia. RCS Sport. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ Farrand, Stephen (4 June 2024). "Derek Gee produces late surge to win Critérium du Dauphiné stage 3". CyclingNews. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ^ Fratttini, Kirsten (7 July 2024). "Tour de France: Anthony Turgis wins choatic and captivating stage 9". Cycling News. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ "Canadian rider Derek Gee wins O Gran Camino cycling race in Spain". The Globe & Mail. 2 March 2025. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
- ^ Hansen, Matt (22 August 2025). "Israel–Premier Tech says Derek Gee has quit team". Canadian Cycling Magazine. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
- ^ "Former Israel-Premier Tech cyclist faces €30m damages claim after ending contract over 'personal belief'". theguardian.com. 11 October 2025. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
- ^ Hansen, Matt (22 August 2025). "Israel–Premier Tech says Derek Gee has quit team". Canadian Cycling Magazine. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
- ^ James Moultrie (7 January 2026). "Derek Gee finds place for 2026 at Lidl-Trek after messy Israel-Premier Tech contract termination". Cycling News.
- ^ Lukács, Lukáš Ronald. "After Jonas Vingegaard became Jonas Vingegaard Hansen following his wedding, Derek Gee has also taken his wife's last name — he's now Derek Gee-West". X. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
- ^ Hurford, Molly (7 July 2025). "Ruby West is back—with Project XO, a new gravel collective for women". Canadian Cycling. Retrieved 16 December 2025.