Simon Geschke

Simon Geschke

Geschke at the Grand Prix d'Isbergues 2014
Personal information
Full name Simon Geschke
Born (1986-03-13) 13 March 1986
Berlin, Germany
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 64 kg (141 lb; 10.1 st)
Team information
Current team Team Giant–Alpecin
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Rider type All-rounder
Amateur team(s)
2006 KED Bianchi Team Berlin
2008 Team Milram (stagiaire)
Professional team(s)
2009– Skil–Shimano
Major wins

Grand Tours

Tour de France
1 individual stage (2015)

One-day races and Classics

Grand Prix of Aargau Canton (2014)
Infobox last updated on
18 July 2016

Simon Geschke (born 13 March 1986) is a professional German road cyclist, currently riding for Team Giant–Alpecin. He is the son of former track cyclist Jürgen Geschke. 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.[1]

Career achievements

Major results

2008
6th Overall GP du Portugal
8th Overall Ronde de l'Isard
2009
9th Overall Bayern-Rundfahrt
10th Eschborn-Frankfurt City Loop
2010
3rd Overall Tour de Seoul
4th Overall Bayern-Rundfahrt
4th Hel van het Mergelland
6th Overall Circuit de Lorraine
10th Eschborn-Frankfurt City Loop
2011
1st Stage 2 Critérium International
4th Hel van het Mergelland
8th Eschborn-Frankfurt City Loop
10th Brabantse Pijl
2012
2nd Volta Limburg Classic
2013
5th Overall Bayern-Rundfahrt
5th Brabantse Pijl
8th Roma Maxima
9th Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec
2014
1st Grand Prix of Aargau Canton
4th Brabantse Pijl
6th Amstel Gold Race
9th Roma Maxima
10th Strade Bianche
2015
1st RaboRonde Heerlen
1st 99er Cycle Tour
1st Sprints classification Vuelta a Andalucía
Giro d'Italia
Held after Stages 9–10
Tour de France
1st Stage 17
Combativity award Stage 17

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 2009 2010 2011 2013 2014 2015 2016
Pink jersey Giro 69 89
Yellow jersey Tour 113 75 38 66
red jersey Vuelta 115 71

WD = Withdrew; IP = In Progress

References

Media related to Simon Geschke at Wikimedia Commons

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