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| Full name | Derek Gee | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1997-08-03)3 August 1997 (age 28) Ottawa,Ontario, Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 189 cm (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Derek Gee-West (néGee; born 3 August 1997 in Ottawa, Ontario) is a Canadianracing cyclist, who last rode forUCI ProTeamIsrael–Premier Tech.[3] Gee announced his decision to break with the team in August 2025.[4]
He rode in themen's team pursuit event at the2018 UCI Track Cycling World Championships.[5] He qualified to represent Canada at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[6][7]
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Gee rode in the2023 Giro d'Italia, which was his firstGrand Tour as well as in his first season on theUCI World Tour. Throughout the race, he placed second on four stages and fourth on two others, while having no victories.[8] He also finished second overall in the points classification, the intermediate sprints classification and the mountains classification.[9] He was also awarded theCombativity 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 won stage 3 at the2024 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.[10] He next competed in theTour de France, his first time entering the race, finishing third on stage nine.[11] He ultimately finished 9th overall. Gee later was out for two months after breaking his collarbone in a crash.[12]
After being left out of the2025 Vuelta a España, it was revealed he had sent his Israel - Premier Tech team a notice of termination.[13] In a statement published on social media in October 2025, Gee 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.[14]
Road raceTime trialTime trial, National ChampionshipsTime trial, National Championships
Combativity award Stages 10, 14, 19 & OverallRoad race
OverallO Gran Camiño
Mountains classification| 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 | — | — | ||||||
Individual pursuit Team pursuit Individual pursuit Team pursuit Omnium Madison (withEvan Burtnik) Points race Individual pursuit Team pursuit Omnium Madison (withMichael Foley) Points race
Team pursuit,Commonwealth Games Omnium Team pursuit Individual pursuit Omnium Madison (withMichael Foley) Individual pursuit Omnium
