Personal information | |
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Full name | Simon Geschke |
Born | Berlin, Germany [1] | 13 March 1986
Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) [1] |
Weight | 64 kg (141 lb; 10 st 1 lb) [1] |
Team information | |
Current team | Cofidis |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Rider type | Climber [1] |
Amateur teams | |
2006 | KED Bianchi Team Berlin |
2008 | Team Milram (stagiaire) |
Professional teams | |
2009–2018 | Skil–Shimano |
2019–2020 | CCC Team [2] |
2021– | Cofidis |
Major wins | |
Grand Tours
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Simon Geschke (born 13 March 1986) is a German professional road cyclist, who rides for UCI WorldTeam Cofidis. [3]
In the 2015 Tour de France, Geschke won a mountain stage as he was part of the breakaway and soloed across the line in Pra-Loup. [4]
In October 2020, Geschke signed with the Cofidis team as a mountain helper for team leader Guillaume Martin. [5]
At the 2022 Tour de Romandie, Geschke initially rode in support of Ion Izagirre, [6] but moved into overall contention, finishing as part of the lead group on the penultimate stage of the race in Zinal. [7] He then finished second to Aleksandr Vlasov on the final stage, a 15.84-kilometre (9.84-mile) individual time trial from Aigle to Villars-sur-Ollon, moving up to third overall behind Vlasov and Gino Mäder. [8] Prior to the Tour de France, Geschke finished third in the German National Road Race Championships. [9] At his tenth Tour de France, Geschke wore a classification jersey at the race for the first time; after getting into the breakaway on stage 9, Geschke earned enough points to take the lead in the mountains classification, which was his goal for the stage. [10] He also featured in the breakaways on stages 11, 14, [11] and 16, before losing the jersey to Jonas Vingegaard after stage 17, [6] [12] after 9 days as mountains classification leader – a record for a German rider. [12]
The son of former track cyclist Jürgen Geschke, Simon Geschke has been a vegan since 2016. [13]
Source: [14]
Grand Tour | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
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Giro d'Italia | — | — | — | — | — | 69 | 89 | — | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Tour de France | 113 | — | — | — | 75 | — | 38 | 66 | 64 | 25 | 63 | 48 | 62 | 44 | DNF |
/ Vuelta a España | — | — | 115 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | DNF | — | DNF | — | — | |
Major stage race general classification results | |||||||||||||||
Race | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
Paris–Nice | — | 51 | — | 71 | — | — | — | 23 | 53 | — | — | — | 24 | DNF | 49 |
Tirreno–Adriatico | — | — | — | — | 39 | 35 | DNF | — | — | DNF | — | — | — | — | — |
Volta a Catalunya | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNF | NH | — | — | — |
Tour of the Basque Country | — | — | — | — | DNF | 64 | — | DNF | DNF | — | — | DNF | 27 | 87 | |
Tour de Romandie | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 76 | — | — | 3 | 89 | |
Critérium du Dauphiné | — | — | — | DNF | — | — | DNF | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | 38 | — |
Tour de Suisse | — | — | — | — | 37 | — | — | 32 | — | 40 | 41 | — | — | — | 53 |
— | Did not compete |
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DNF | Did not finish |
DSQ | Disqualified |
NH | Not held |
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