.JPG) Knees at the 2016 Nokere Koerse. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Christian Knees |
| Born | 5 March 1981 Bonn, West Germany |
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) |
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Rouleur |
| Professional teams | |
| 2004–2005 | Wiesenhof |
| 2006–2010 | Team Milram |
| 2011–2020 | Team Sky[1][2] |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
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Christian Knees (born 5 March 1981) is a German former professional road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2004 and 2020, for the Wiesenhof, Team Milram and Ineos Grenadiers teams.[3] He won the German National Road Race Championship in 2010.[4] In 2011 he was originally going to join the Australian team known as Pegasus but left after they failed to secure a UCI Professional Continental license. He ultimately joined Team Sky as a domestique.[5] He remained with the team as a rider until announcing his retirement from the sport in December 2020, moving into a role within the team's racing and performance areas.[3]
- ^ "Team Sky". Cyclingnews.com. Archived from the original on 5 January 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- ^ "Team Ineos". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 January 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- ^ a b "Christian Knees calls time on 17-year career". Cyclingnews.com. 16 December 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- ^ "German Road Championships 2010: Elite men's road race Results".
- ^ German champ Knees joins Team Sky