Andreas Klöden

Andreas Klöden
Personal information
Full nameAndreas Klöden
NicknameKlödi
Born (1975-06-22) 22 June 1975
Mittweida, Bezirk Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb; 9 st 13 lb)
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeAll-rounder
Professional teams
1998–2006Team Telekom
2007–2009Astana
2010–2011Team RadioShack
2012–2013RadioShack–Nissan
Major wins
Grand Tours
Tour de France
1 TTT stage (2009)

Stage races

Paris–Nice (2000)
Tour of the Basque Country (2000, 2011)
Tirreno–Adriatico (2007)
Tour de Romandie (2008)

One-day races and Classics

National Road Race Championships (2004)
Medal record
Representing  Germany
Men's road bicycle racing
Olympic Games
2000 SydneyRoad Race
Road World Championships
1996 LuganoUnder-23 Time Trial

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.