 Jens Voigt at the 2018–2019 UCI Track World Cup in Berlin | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Jens Voigt |
| Born | 17 September 1971 Grevesmühlen, East Germany |
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb; 12 st 2 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Breakaway specialist Rouleur |
| Amateur team | |
| TSC Berlin | |
| Professional teams | |
| 1997 | Giant-AIS Cycling Team |
| 1998–2003 | GAN |
| 2004–2010 | Team CSC |
| 2011–2014 | Leopard Trek |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
World Hour record
| |
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]
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- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.