23 Facts About Tom Danielson

Tom Danielson had been suspended twice for doping in his career.

Tom Danielson holds the record for the fastest ascent of Mount Washington, New Hampshire, in the Mount Washington Auto Road Bicycle Hillclimb.

Tom Danielson holds the record for the Mount Evans Hill Climb in Colorado, which traverses the highest paved road in North America.

In 2004, Tom Danielson had an uneventful stint on the Italian UCI ProTeam Fassa Bortolo, missing the early spring campaign because of visa problems.

Tom Danielson started the season by finishing twelfth at both the Tour Mediterraneen and the Tour du Haut Var.

Tom Danielson completed the race as the highest placed American, in eighth place.

Tom Danielson concluded the season with a thirty-ninth place at the Giro dell'Emilia.

Tom Danielson started the season with the Vuelta a Mallorca, and finished thirty-sixth in the third classic, the Trofeo Deia.

Tom Danielson was unable to complete the fourth and fifth classics, the Trofeo Magaluf-Palmanova and the Trofeo Inca.

However, after Murcia, Tom Danielson's form deteriorated, finishing fifty-fifth overall at the Volta a Catalunya, forty-seventh at the GP Miguel Indurain, and eightieth overall at the Tour of the Basque Country.

Tom Danielson withdrew from racing after these races, and focused on rebuilding his form.

Tom Danielson finished third overall at the Tour of California, and ninth overall at the Tour de Suisse, which ultimately led him to a Tour de France debut.

At the Tour, Tom Danielson rode well, and finished as the highest placed American, in eighth place.

Tom Danielson came in ninth place in stage five's individual time trial, therefore keeping a high placing in the overall classification.

However, due to injuries sustained from crashes, Tom Danielson abandoned the Tour during stage six.

Tom Danielson continued to ride strong, and finished fourth overall at the Tour de Romandie.

Tom Danielson started the Giro d'Italia hoping to assist teammate Ryder Hesjedal in a repeat victory Hesjedal withdrew following stage twelve.

Tom Danielson concluded the season by finishing third overall at the USA Pro Cycling Challenge.

For 2015 cycling events, Tom Danielson was sponsored by Cannondale, Full Speed Ahead, Icon Lasik, Mavic, Smith Optics, Prestige Imports, Vega Sport and Biotta.

On October 10,2012, the United States Anti-Doping Agency announced that Tom Danielson would be suspended for six months after admitting to doping during his time with Discovery Channel.

In May of 2023, Tom Danielson had a finger amputation and left hand reconstruction to remove a cancerous tumor.

In 2013, Tom Danielson signed a sponsoring agreement with Icon Lasik, a Colorado-based provider of cataract, LASIK, as well as the organizer of Tour of the Moon.

Tom Danielson has sponsorship agreements with Mavic, Smith Optics, Prestige Imports, Vega Sport and Biotta.