Svein Tuft

Svein Tuft, Canadian cyclist

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Born: May 9, 1977
Age in 2026: 49
Zodiac sign: Taurus
Birth year: 1977

About Svein Tuft

Svein Tuft is a Canadian former road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2005 and 2019 for the Symmetrics, Garmin–Transitions, SpiderTech–C10, Mitchelton–Scott and Rally UHC Cycling teams. Tuft was the winner of the 2006–07 UCI America Tour, and was a thirteen-time champion at the Canadian road cycling championships: twice in the road race, and eleven times in the time trial. Tuft first raced in 1999, at the British Columbia Provincial Championships. Tuft won both the Canadian National Time Trial and Canadian National Road championships in Burlington, Ontario with SpiderTech in 2011. In 2013, Tuft opened his account and took the first victory of the season for Orica–GreenEDGE, by winning the individual time trial in the Tour de San Luis. In 2014, Tuft wore the maglia rosa as leader of the Giro d'Italia since Orica–GreenEDGE won the opening team time trial and he crossed the line first.

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Svein Tuft timeline

1999Tuft first raced in 1999, at the British Columbia Provincial Championships.
2006Tuft was the winner of the 2006–07 UCI America Tour, and was a thirteen-time champion at the Canadian road cycling championships: twice in the road race, and eleven times in the time trial.
2011Tuft won both the Canadian National Time Trial and Canadian National Road championships in Burlington, Ontario with SpiderTech in 2011.
2013In 2013, Tuft opened his account and took the first victory of the season for Orica–GreenEDGE, by winning the individual time trial in the Tour de San Luis.
2014In 2014, Tuft wore the maglia rosa as leader of the Giro d'Italia since Orica–GreenEDGE won the opening team time trial and he crossed the line first.

The world when Svein Tuft was born

Svein Tuft was born in 1977. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1977

#1 song"You Light Up My Life" – Debby Boone
Top movieStar Wars
Top TV showHappy Days
Best-selling bookThe Silmarillion – J.R.R. Tolkien

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentPelé retires after final match with the New York Cosmos
Top headlineStar Wars premieres and changes cinema forever
Technology milestoneApple II computer released
Defining fadStar Wars mania
Notable inventionAtari 2600 video game console
World population4.23 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderJimmy Carter
Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
Also wonPortland Trail Blazers (NBA)
U.S. population220.2M

1977 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Svein Tuft's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1977	2026
Gas	$0.62	$3.45/gal
Average home	$49,300	$435,000
Average income	$16,009	$67,500
Minimum wage	$2.30	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$2.23	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.13	$0.73
Population	220.2M	341 million

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