Martin Reimer

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Martin Reimer
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Reimer in 2014
Personal information
Full nameMartin Reimer
Born (1987-06-14) 14 June 1987 (age 36)
Freiburg, Germany
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeSprinter
Amateur teams
2004–2007RK Endspurt 09 Cottbus
2006Team POT Brandenburg
2012RK Endspurt 09 Cottbus
Professional teams
2008 LKT Team Brandenburg
2009–2010 Cervélo TestTeam
2011 Skil–Shimano
2013–2014 MTN–Qhubeka [1]
2015 LKT Team Brandenburg
Major wins
National Road Race Championships (2009)

Martin Reimer (born 14 June 1987) is a German former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally from 2008 to 2011 and from 2013 to 2015. In 2009 he was the unlikely winner of the German National Road Race Championship. [2]

Contents

In November 2011 he announced his early retirement from the sport of cycling. [3] [4] However, he changed his mind for the 2013 season and signed for team MTN–Qhubeka. [5] He retired again after the 2015 season.

Major results

2008
1st MaillotAlemania.PNG Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
2009
1st MaillotAlemania.PNG Road race, National Road Championships
3rd Overall Tour of Britain
4th Giro del Mendrisiotto
9th Paris–Tours

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References

  1. "MTN Qhubeka (MTN) - RSA". UCI Continental Circuits . Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  2. Martin Reimer wins German title
  3. "Reimer retires from cycling". Yahoo! Eurosport . TF1 Group. 25 November 2011. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
  4. "Martin Reimer Retires At Age 24". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
  5. "Reimer: I'm really appreciative of my second chance". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 26 March 2013. Retrieved 26 March 2013.