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No. 16 - Jens Voigt

Team: Saxo Bank
DOB: 9/17/1971
Nationality: GER
Residence(s): Berlin, Germany
Height: 6'2'' | Weight: 168
Pro Since: 1997
Speciality: All Around
Past Pro Teams: ZVVZ Giant (97), Crédit Agricole (98-03)
 

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Career Highlights

2008 1st Stage 18 Giro d'Italia - 1st Criterium International - 1st Overall, 1st KOM Competition & 1st Stage 6 Tour de Pologne
2007 1st Stage 3, Tour of California - 1st Overall & Stage 2 Criterium International - 1st Stage 4, Vuelta al Pais Vasco - 1st Stage 8, Deutschland Tour - 1st Deutschland Tour - 2nd Drei Länder Tour - 2nd Overall Tour of California - 3rd Bayern Rundfahrt
2006 1st Overall & Stages 2,6,7 Deutschland Tour - 1st Giro Bochum - 1st TEAG Hainleite - 1st Stage 13, Tour de France - 2nd Stage 19, Giro d'Italia - 3rd German Championship - 3rd German Championship, ITT
2005 1st prologue Paris Nice - 1st overall, stages 1, 3 Tour Mediterranean - 1st stage 5 Vuelta al Pais Vasco - 1st LuK Challenge (with Bobby Julich) - 1st stage 4 Bayern Rundfahrt - 1st stage 3 Etoile de Besseges
2004 1st overall, 1st stages 2, 3 Criterium International - 1st stage 5 Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco - 1st LuK Challenge (with Bobby Julich) - 2nd overall Tour of Germany - 2nd overall Tour of Georgia
2003 1st Paris-Bourges - 1st stage 3 Criterium International - 1st overall, 1st stage 4 Tour de Poitou
2002 1st points classification - 1st stage 3 Criterium International
2001 1st stage 16 Tour de France; 1st GP Nations - 1st stage 7 Dauphine Libere - 1st Tour de Poitou - 1st points classification, 1st stage 6 Tour of Poland
2000 1st GP Cholet - 1st Bayern Rundfahrt

Interesting Facts

Voigt is known for his propensity to attack whenever he can, and also for his positive racing attitude. A favorite personality in the professional peloton, Jens Voigt has competed in and won stages in several major ProTour races including the Tour de France, Paris-Nice, the Criterium International, Dauphine Libere and the Tour of Poland. He has worn the yellow jersey in the Tour de France and won the Tour of Germany, Criterium International and Tour Mediterranean. In addition to his wins, Voigt is a dedicated domestique and helped Jan Ullrich in his 2000 Olympic win for the German team and Ivan Basso in the Tour de France and Giro d'Italia. He has been the elected riders' representative to the UCI ProTour council for the Cyclistes Professionales Associes.