![]() Thomas Rohregger (2019). | |
Personal information | |
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Full name | Thomas Rohregger |
Born | Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria | 23 December 1982
Team information | |
Current team | Retired |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Amateur team(s) | |
2003–2004 | Hervis |
Professional team(s) | |
2005–2008 | Elk Haus–Simplon |
2009–2010 | Team Milram |
2011–2013 | Leopard Trek |
Major wins | |
Grand Tours
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Thomas Rohregger (born 23 December 1982) is an Austrian former professional road bicycle racer, who competed as a professional between 2005 and 2013. [1] Over his career, Rohregger competed for Elk Haus–Simplon, Team Milram and RadioShack–Leopard. [2]
Austria, officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in Central Europe comprising nine federated states. Its capital, largest city and one of nine states is Vienna. Austria has an area of 83,879 km2 (32,386 sq mi), a population of nearly nine million people and a nominal GDP of $477 billion. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Hungary and Slovakia to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west. The terrain is landlocked and highly mountainous, lying within the Alps; only 32% of the country is below 500 m (1,640 ft), and its highest point is 3,798 m (12,461 ft). The majority of the population speaks local Bavarian dialects as their native language, and German in its standard form is the country's official language. Other regional languages are Hungarian, Burgenland Croatian, and Slovene.
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Team Milram was a German pro cycling team, participating at the UCI ProTour.
Rohregger retired at the end of the 2013 season, [1] after nine years as a professional.
In retirement, Rohregger was involved in the course design for the 2018 UCI Road World Championships around Innsbruck. [3]
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Innsbruck is the capital city of Tyrol in western Austria and the fifth-largest city in Austria. It is in the Inn valley, at its junction with the Wipp valley, which provides access to the Brenner Pass some 30 km (18.6 mi) to the south.
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