Robert Förster
Robert Förster (born 27 January 1978) is a German former professional road racing cyclist. He specialized in bunch sprints.[1]
 Förster at the 2013 Tour of Alberta | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Förster |
| Born | 27 January 1978 Markkleeberg, Bezirk Leipzig, East Germany |
| Height | 177 cm (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Sprinter |
| Professional teams | |
| 2001–2002 | Team Nürnberger |
| 2003–2008 | Gerolsteiner |
| 2009–2010 | Team Milram |
| 2011–2015 | UnitedHealthcare |
| Major wins | |
| Giro d'Italia, 3 stages Vuelta a España, 1 stage | |
He turned professional in 2001, initially riding for Team Nürnberger.
His career highlights have been wins in the final (Museo del Ghisallo-Milan) stage 21 of the Giro d'Italia 2006, and stage 15 (Motilla del Palancar – Ford factory, Almussafes) of the 2006 Vuelta.
Major results
- 1998
- 1st Stage 3b Vuelta a Guatemala
- 2001
- Sachsen Tour
- 1st Stages 1 & 3
- 1st Stage 4a Hessen-Rundfahrt
- 1st Stage 4 Trofeu Joaquim Agostinho
- 2002
- 1st Stage 3 Sachsen Tour
- 1st Stage 6 Circuito Montañés
- 2003
- 1st Stage 1 Rheinland-Pfalz Rundfahrt
- 1st Groningen-Münster
- 9th Classic Haribo
- 2004
- 1st Groningen-Münster
- 10th Classic Haribo
- 2005
- 1st Stage 4 Niedersachsen-Rundfahrt
- 2nd Road race, National Road Championships
- 2006
- 1st Stage 20 Giro d'Italia
- 1st Stage 15 Vuelta a España
- Danmark Rundt
- 1st Stages 3 & 6
- 1st Stage 1 Circuit de la Sarthe
- 1st Stage 5 Ster Elektrotoer
- 2nd Trofeo Cala Millor
- 7th Doha International GP
- 2007
- Giro d'Italia
- 1st Stages 3 & 5
- 1st Stage 1 Deutschland Tour
- 1st Stage 4 Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali
- 1st
Points classification Circuit de la Sarthe - 5th Neuseen Classics
- 6th Trofeo Mallorca
- 6th Münsterland Giro
- 2008
- 1st Dutch Food Valley Classic
- Volta ao Algarve
- 1st Stages 1 & 3
- 1st Stage 6 Tour de Pologne
- 3rd Trofeo Mallorca
- 3rd Münsterland Giro
- 2009
- 1st Stage 7 Tour of Turkey
- 4th Ronde van het Groene Hart
- 4th Schaal Sels
- 2010
- 3rd Scheldeprijs
- 4th Trofeo Cala Millor
- 10th Trofeo Palma de Mallorca
- 10th Rund um Köln
- 2011
- Nature Valley Grand Prix
- 1st Stages 3 & 4
- 1st Stage 8 Tour de Langkawi
- 1st Stage 2a Vuelta a Asturias
- 1st Stage 4 Tour of Qinghai Lake
- 3rd Philadelphia International Championship
- 8th Clásica de Almería
- 2012
- 1st Clarendon Cup
- 3rd Neuseen Classics
- 4th Overall Tour of Elk Grove
- 8th Philadelphia International Championship
- 2013
- 1st Stage 6 Tour of Qinghai Lake
References
- "UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team (UHC) - USA". UCI Continental Circuits. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
External links
- Official website (in German)
- Robert Förster at Cycling Archives
- Robert Förster at ProCyclingStats
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