Roger Kluge
Roger Kluge (born 5 February 1986) is a German professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Lotto–Soudal.[4] Kluge left NetApp–Endura[5] at the end of the 2013 season, and joined IAM Cycling for the 2014 season.[1] At the 2008 Summer Olympics, he won the silver medal in the men's points race.[6]
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 February 1986 Eisenhüttenstadt, East Germany |
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) |
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Lotto–Soudal |
| Disciplines | |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Sprinter Lead-out specialist |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2004 | RG Cottbus |
| 2004–2007 | RK Endspurt 09 Cottbus |
| 2005–2006 | Team POT Cottbus |
| 2006–2007 | Team POT Brandenburg |
| Professional teams | |
| 2008–2009 | LKT Team Brandenburg |
| 2010 | Team Milram |
| 2011–2012 | Skil–Shimano |
| 2013 | NetApp–Endura |
| 2014–2016 | IAM Cycling[1] |
| 2017–2018 | Orica–Scott |
| 2019– | Lotto–Soudal[2][3] |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
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Major results
Track
- 2003
- National Junior Track Championships
- 2nd
Keirin - 3rd
Team sprint
- 2nd
- 2004
- 2nd Madison, National Junior Track Championships
- 2005
- 3rd Munich, UIV Cup
- 2006
- UIV Cup
- 1st Copenhagen
- 2nd Ghent
- 3rd Bremen
- 2nd Points race, National Track Championships
- 3rd Madison, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships
- 2007
- National Track Championships
- 1st
Points race - 2nd Team pursuit
- 2nd Madison
- 1st
- UCI Track World Cup
- 1st
Scratch race (Sydney) - 2nd Scratch race (Manchester)
- 1st
- 2nd Scratch race, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships
- 2nd Rotterdam, UIV Cup
- 2008
- 2nd
Points race, Olympic Games - 2nd Six Days of Grenoble (with Olaf Pollack)
- 3rd Madison (with Olaf Pollack) (Los Angeles), UCI Track World Cup
- 3rd Six Days of Munich (with Olaf Pollack)
- 2009
- 1st
Madison, UEC European Track Championships - National Track Championships
- 1st Madison (with Olaf Pollack)
- 1st Team pursuit
- 2nd Points race
- 1st
- 1st Six Days of Amsterdam (with Robert Bartko)
- 2nd Six Days of Ghent (with Iljo Keisse)
- 3rd Six Days of Berlin (with Kenny De Ketele)
- 2010
- 1st Omnium, UEC European Track Championships
- 1st Six Days of Amsterdam (with Robert Bartko)
- 2nd Six Days of Berlin (with Robert Bartko)
- 2011
- 1st Six Days of Berlin (with Robert Bartko)
- 2012
- 1st Individual pursuit, National Track Championships
- 2nd Six Days of Zürich (with Danilo Hondo)
- 2013
- 1st Team pursuit, National Track Championships
- 1st Six Days of Berlin (with Peter Schep)
- 2015
- 1st Omnium, National Track Championships
- 2016
- 2nd Omnium, UCI Track World Championships
- 2nd Six Days of Berlin (with Marcel Kalz)
- 2017
- 1st Six Days of Rotterdam (with Christian Grasmann)
- 2018
- 1st
Madison (with Theo Reinhardt), UCI Track World Championships - 3rd Six Days of London (with Theo Reinhardt)
- 2019
- 1st Madison (with Theo Reinhardt), UCI Track World Championships
- 1st Six Days of Berlin (with Theo Reinhardt)
- 2021
- 2nd Six Days of Ghent (with Jasper De Buyst)
Road
- 2007
- 1st
Overall Brandenburg Rundfahrt
- 1st Stage 2
- 2nd Berlin–Bad Freienwald–Berlin
- 2nd Fyen Rundt
- 2nd Prague–Karlovy Vary–Prague
- 3rd Rund um den Schäferberg
- 2008
- 1st Stage 1 Mainfranken-Tour
- 4th Overall Course de Solidarność et des Champions Olympiques
- 9th Overall Tour de Berlin
- 1st Stage 4
- 2009
- Course de Solidarność et des Champions Olympiques
- 1st Stages 2 & 4
- 1st Stage 4 Tour de Serbie
- National Road Championships
- 3rd Road race
- 5th Time trial
- 9th Overall Bałtyk–Karkonosze Tour
- 1st Stage 6
- 2010
- 1st Neuseen Classics
- 4th Overall Tour of Qatar
- 1st
Young rider classification
- 1st
- 5th Time trial, National Road Championships
- 10th Nokere Koerse
- 2011
- 4th Overall Delta Tour Zeeland
- 5th Road race, National Road Championships
- 5th Binche–Chimay–Binche
- 2012
- 3rd Clásica de Almería
- 2013
- 5th Velothon Berlin
- 7th Rund um Köln
- 10th Overall Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen
- 10th Grote Prijs Stad Zottegem
- 2015
- 1st Prologue Ster ZLM Toer
- 4th Overall Bay Classic Series
- 2016
- 1st Stage 17 Giro d'Italia
- 6th Overall Ster ZLM Toer
- 2017
- 10th Arnhem–Veenendaal Classic
- 2020
- 7th Road race, National Road Championships
- 9th Race Torquay
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia |
— | — | — | — | — | 162 | 137 | — | — | DNF | — | DNF |
| Tour de France |
DNF | — | — | — | 139 | — | — | — | — | 150 | 146 | DNF |
 Vuelta a España |
Has not contested during his career | |||||||||||
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
- "Chavanel, Frank among transfers to IAM Cycling". VeloNews. Competitor Group, Inc. 22 August 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
- "Lotto-Soudal". Directvelo (in French). Association Le Peloton. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
- "Steff Cras and Matthew Holmes complete Lotto Soudal's 2020 roster". Cyclingnews.com. 27 October 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- "Lotto Soudal". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- "Dropped from Argos-Shimano, Kluge joins NetApp-Endura". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 14 November 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
- "Roger Kluge Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
External links
- Roger Kluge at UCI
- Roger Kluge at Cycling Archives
- Roger Kluge at ProCyclingStats
- Roger Kluge at Cycling Quotient
- Roger Kluge at CycleBase
- Roger Kluge at Olympedia
- Roger Kluge at the German Olympic Committee (in German)
- Roger Kluge on Mitchelton-Scott
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