Derek Gee-West

Derek Gee-West (nÃÂ© Gee; born 3 August 1997) is a Canadian professional cyclist who rides for UCI WorldTeam .

Career

He rode in the men's team pursuit event at the 2018 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. He qualified to represent Canada at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

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. He also finished second overall in the points classification, the intermediate sprints classification and the mountains classification. 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 CritÃÂ©rium du DauphinÃÂ©, out-sprinting a small pack in a hilltop finish, and went on to finish third overall in the one-week stage race. He next competed in the Tour de France, his first time entering the race, finishing third on stage nine. He ultimately finished 9th overall. Gee-West later was out for two months after breaking his collarbone in a crash.

After being left out of the 2025 Vuelta a EspaÃÂ±a, it was revealed he had sent his IsraelÃ¢ÂÂPremier Tech team a notice of termination. 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 Ã¢ÂÂ¬30m from him for ending the contract.

Gee-West announced that was he was joining Lidl-Trek for the 2026 cycling season.