Jostein Wilmann
Jostein Wilmann (born July 15, 1953) is a Norwegian former professional road racing cyclist. His best performance came in the Tour de France of 1980, where he finished 14th overall. This is still the best result any Norwegian cyclist has achieved in the Tour de France general classification. He is also the only Norwegian cyclist to win the Tour de Romandie and the Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme, taking both victories in 1982. He is the father of racing cyclist Frederik Wilmann.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 15 July 1953 Viggja, Norway |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | All-rounder |
| Professional teams | |
| 1980 | Puch–Sem–Campagnolo |
| 1981–1982 | Capri Sonne |
| 1983 | Eorotex–Magniflex |
| Major wins | |
Stage races
| |
Major results
- 1975
- 1st Stage 5a GP Tell
- 2nd Overall Rheinland-Pfalz-Rundfahrt
- 1976
- 3rd Overall Okolo Slovenska
- 1977
- 7th Overall GP Tell
- 1978
- 1st
Overall Tour of Austria
- 1st Stage 4
- 1979
- 1st Overall Rheinland-Pfalz-Rundfahrt
- 3rd
Team time trial, UCI Road World Championships - 3rd Overall Tour de l'Avenir
- 1980
- 1st GP Union Dortmund
- 4th Overall Deutschland Tour
- 1981
- 3rd Druivenkoers-Overijse
- 5th Overall Tour of Belgium
- 10th Overall Deutschland Tour
- 10th Tour du Nord-Ouest
- 1982
- 1st Overall Tour de Romandie
- 1st Stage 2
- 1st Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme
- 1st Stage 5a Deutschland Tour
- 2nd La Flèche Wallonne
- 2nd Rund um den Henninger Turm
- 5th Overall Tour de Suisse
- 6th Overall Super Prestige Pernod
- 6th Züri-Metzgete
- 9th Amstel Gold Race
- 1983
- 2nd Grand Prix Cerami
- 6th Overall Driedaagse van De Panne-Koksijde
- 7th Overall Tour de Suisse
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia |
— | — | — | 13 |
| Tour de France |
14 | 34 | DNF | — |
 Vuelta a España |
— | — | — | — |
Major stage race general classification results timeline
| Major stage race general classification results timeline | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Race | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | ||||||||
| Tour de Suisse |
21 | 22 | 5 | 7 | ||||||||
| Tour de Romandie |
13 | — | 1 | — | ||||||||
Monuments and Classics results timeline
| Monuments results timeline | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | |||||||||
| Milan–San Remo | 40 | — | — | 40 | ||||||||
| Tour of Flanders | — | — | 35 | — | ||||||||
| Paris–Roubaix | 23 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Liège–Bastogne–Liège | 21 | — | — | 29 | ||||||||
| Giro di Lombardia | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Classics results timeline | ||||||||||||
| 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | |||||||||
| Amstel Gold Race | — | 43 | 9 | 27 | ||||||||
| La Flèche Wallonne | — | 66 | 2 | 32 | ||||||||
| Gent–Wevelgem | 47 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Paris–Tours | — | 94 | — | — | ||||||||
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
- Brown, Gregor (30 September 2009). "Skil-Shimano hires Norwegian Wilmann". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
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