Jens Voigt

Jens Voigt
Jens Voigt at the 2018–2019 UCI Track World Cup in Berlin
Personal information
Full nameJens Voigt
Born (1971-09-17) 17 September 1971 (age 53)
Grevesmühlen, East Germany
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb; 12 st 2 lb)
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeBreakaway specialist
Rouleur
Amateur team
TSC Berlin
Professional teams
1997Giant-AIS Cycling Team
1998–2003GAN
2004–2010Team CSC
2011–2014Leopard Trek
Major wins
Grand Tours
Tour de France
2 individual stages (2001, 2006)
1 TTT (2001)
Giro d'Italia
1 individual stage (2008)

Stage races

Tour de Pologne (2008)
Critérium International (1999, 2004, 2007–2009)
Deutschland Tour (2006, 2007)
Bayern Rundfahrt (2000, 2001, 2004)
Tour Méditerranéen (2005)

One-day races and Classics

Grand Prix des Nations (2001)
Paris–Bourges (2003)
Duo Normand (1999, 2001)

World Hour record

18 September 2014, 51.11 km (31.76 mi)

Jens Voigt (German: [jɛns ˈfoːkt]; born 17 September 1971) is a German former professional road bicycle racer and, upon retirement, became a cycling sports broadcast commentator. During his cycling career, Voigt raced for several teams, the last one being UCI ProTeam Trek Factory Racing.[1] Voigt wore the yellow jersey of the Tour de France twice, though he was never a contender for the overall title owing to the mountainous nature of the stages of the race being better suited to climbing specialists. His career achievements include winning the Critérium International a record-tying five times and a number of one-week stage races, as well as two Tour de France stage victories. In September 2014, he set a new hour record.[2][3]

Among cycling fans, Voigt was generally popular, both for his aggressive riding style and his affable, forthright and articulate manners in dealing with the public and media.[4][5] He speaks fluent French and English, in addition to his native German.[6]

  1. ^ "RadioShack-Leopard (RLT) – LUX". UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
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  4. ^ "USA Pro Cycling Challenge profile: Jens Voigt". USA Pro Challenge. Archived from the original on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  5. ^ Jered Gruber (4 February 2012). "Leopard Trek's Jens Voigt: "I'll burn. I'm ready to die for you on the bike."". Velo Nation. Velo Nation LLC. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
  6. ^ "Le geste de Jens Voigt dans l'Alpe d'Huez pour un enfant". LastVideo.com (video) (in French). 2014 Last-Video.com. 19 July 2013. Archived from the original on 21 July 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2014.