Roger Kluge

Roger Kluge
Kluge in 2023
Personal information
Born (1986-02-05) 5 February 1986 (age 38)
Eisenhüttenstadt, East Germany
Height1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight83 kg (183 lb)
Team information
Current teamRad-Net Oßwald
Disciplines
RoleRider
Rider typeSprinter
Lead-out specialist
Amateur teams
2004RG Cottbus
2004–2007RK Endspurt 09 Cottbus
2005–2006Team POT Cottbus
2006–2007Team POT Brandenburg
Professional teams
2008–2009LKT Team Brandenburg
2010Team Milram
2011–2012Skil–Shimano
2013NetApp–Endura
2014–2016IAM Cycling[1]
2017–2018Orica–Scott
2019–2022Lotto–Soudal[2][3][4]
2023–Rad-Net Oßwald
Major wins
Road

Grand Tours

Giro d'Italia
1 individual stage (2016)
Track
World Championships
Madison (2018, 2019, 2024)
Medal record
Men's track cycling
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing Points race
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Apeldoorn Madison
Gold medal – first place 2019 Pruszków Madison
Gold medal – first place 2024 Ballerup Madison
Silver medal – second place 2008 Manchester Madison
Silver medal – second place 2016 London Omnium
Silver medal – second place 2022 Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Points race
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Manchester Scratch
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Berlin Madison
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Pruszków Omnium
Gold medal – first place 2022 Munich Madison
Gold medal – first place 2023 Grenchen Madison
Gold medal – first place 2024 Apeldoorn Madison
Silver medal – second place 2018 Glasgow Madison

Roger Kluge (born 5 February 1986) is a German professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Rad-Net Oßwald.[5] Kluge left NetApp–Endura[6] at the end of the 2013 season, and joined IAM Cycling for the 2014 season.[1] At the 2008 Summer Olympics, he won the silver medal in the men's points race.[7]

  1. ^ a b "Chavanel, Frank among transfers to IAM Cycling". VeloNews. Competitor Group, Inc. 22 August 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
  2. ^ "Lotto–Soudal". Directvelo (in French). Association Le Peloton. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Steff Cras and Matthew Holmes complete Lotto Soudal's 2020 roster". Cyclingnews.com. 27 October 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Lotto Soudal". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Rad-Net Osswald". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Dropped from Argos-Shimano, Kluge joins NetApp–Endura". Cycling News. 14 November 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  7. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Roger Kluge". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2016.