Andrew Talansky is a former professional cyclist from the United States who raced on the UCI World Tour between 2011 and 2017, mainly with Garmin-Cervélo. Born in Manhattan and raised in Key Biscayne, Florida, he began as a cross-country runner and took up competitive cycling at seventeen. He finished second at the 2012 Tour de Romandie, seventh at that year's Vuelta a España and second at Paris-Nice in 2013, when he also rode his first Tour de France and finished in the top ten. He won the 2014 Critérium du Dauphiné by overcoming a 39-second deficit to Alberto Contador on the final stage, was eleventh at the 2015 Tour de France, and later turned to triathlon before retiring from endurance sport after the 2019 Ironman in Chattanooga.
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Talansky was born in Manhattan, New York City, and grew up in Key Biscayne, Florida
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born November 23, 1988
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Talansky was born in Manhattan, New York City, and grew up in Key Biscayne, Florida
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was selected for the Tour de France for the first time
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