Andreas Klöden
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| Full name | Andreas Klöden | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Klödi | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 June 1975 Mittweida, Bezirk Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb; 9 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current team | Retired | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Road | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rider type | All-rounder | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1998–2006 | Team Telekom | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2009 | Astana | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Team RadioShack | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | RadioShack–Nissan | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Andreas Klöden (born 22 June 1975) is a German former professional road bicycle racer, who competed as a professional between 1998 and 2013. His major achievements include a bronze medal at the 2000 Olympic Games and finishing second in the general classification at the 2004 and 2006 Tour de France. Klöden was a tall, lightly built racer with enough strength to place high in the overall classifications of the Grand Tours, but his performances were affected by injuries.