Rüdiger Selig
 Selig at the Tour des Fjords | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Rüdiger Selig |
| Nickname | Rudi |
| Born |
19 February 1989 Zwenkau, East Germany |
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 80 kg (180 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Team Katusha |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Classics rider |
| Amateur team(s) | |
| 2008–2011 | Team Jenatec |
| 2011 | Leopard Trek (stagiaire) |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2012– | Team Katusha[1] |
|
Infobox last updated on 2 January 2014 | |
Rüdiger Selig (born 19 February 1989) is a German professional road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam Team Katusha.[2]
Born in Zwenkau, Selig competed as an amateur until the middle of 2011, when he joined Leopard Trek as a stagiaire. In October, he won the Binche–Tournai–Binche race.[3] In September 2015 Bora–Argon 18 announced that Selig would join them for the 2016 season, in order to strengthen the team's sprint train.[4] He was named in the startlist for the 2016 Vuelta a España.[5]
Career achievements
Major results
- 2010
- 1st, Stage 5, Tour de Berlin
- 2011
- 1st, Binche–Tournai–Binche
- 1st, Stage 5, Tour de Berlin
- 4th, World Under-23 Road Race Championships
- 2013
- 1st, Volta Limburg Classic
- 1st, Stage 3 (TTT), Tour des Fjords
- 2015
- 7th, People's Choice Classic
- 10th, Clásica de Almería[6]
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2016 |
|---|---|
 Giro |
— |
 Tour |
— |
 Vuelta |
156 |
WD = Withdrew; In Progress = IP
References
- ↑ "Katusha Team (KAT) – RUS". UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
- ↑ "Team Katusha (KAT) – RUS". UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
- ↑ Atkins, Ben (4 October 2011). "Rudiger Selig sprints to first ever professional victory in Binche-Tournai-Binche". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
- ↑ "News Shorts: Bora-Argon 18 sign Rüdiger Selig from Katusha". cyclingnews.com. 29 September 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
- ↑ "71st Vuelta a España". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- ↑ "Cavendish wins the Clasica de Almeria". cyclingnews.com. 15 February 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
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