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No. 33 - Gerald Ciolek


Gerald Ciolek
Team: High Road
DOB: 9/19/1986
Nationality: Germany
Residence(s): Pulheim, Germany
Height: 5'10" | Weight: 168
Pro Since: 2006
Website: geraldciolek.de
Past Pro Teams T-Mobile (2007), Team Weisenhof (2006)
 

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Career Highlights

  • 2007 Stage Win Länder Tour - 3 Stage Wins Deutschland Tour - 2 Stage Wins and 1st Points Jersey Tour of Austria - 1st Overall Rheinland-Pfalz-Rundfahrt
  • 2006 U23 World Champion Road Race - 1st Rund um die Nürnberger Altstadt
  • 2005 German Road Race Champion - 3 Stage Wins Tour of Hungary

Interesting Facts

In 2005, Ciolek became the youngest rider to ever win the German National Road Championships, beating out world-class sprinters Erik Zabel and Robert Forster without help from teammates. That same year he won three stages and the overall points classification at the Tour of Hungary. Look for this talented, young cyclist to battle for the Best Young Rider jersey in California.