Fredrik Carl Wilhelm Kessiakoff (born 17 May 1980) is a Swedish former professional road bicycle racer. Kessiakoff turned to road racing in 2009, having had a successful career as a professional mountain biker 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) 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 6th GP Lugano 6th Giro dell'Emilia 9th Overall Tour de Romandie 2011 1st Overall Tour of Austria 1st Stage 2 2012 1st Stage 11 (ITT) Vuelta a España 1st Stage 7 (ITT) Tour de Suisse Tour de France Held King of the Mountains jersey from stage 8 to 10 and stage 12 to 16. 2nd Giro dell'Emilia 3rd Milano–Torino 5th UCI World Time Trial Championship 9th Overall Tour du Haut-Var 10th Giro di Lombardia Grand Tour general classification results timeline References External links Profile at Astana official website 1980 births Living people Swedish male cyclists People from Nacka Municipality Marathon mountain bikers Cross-country mountain bikers Tour de Suisse stage winners Swedish Vuelta a España stage winners Olympic cyclists of Sweden Cyclists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Cape Epic cyclists Sportspeople from Stockholm County