Christian Knees
Christian Knees (born 5 March 1981) is a German professional road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Team Ineos.[2] He won the German National Road Race Championship in 2010.[3] In 2011 he was originally going to join the Australian team known as Pegasus but left after they failed to secure a UCI Professional Continental license. He ultimately joined Team Sky as a domestique.[4]
.JPG) Knees at the 2016 Nokere Koerse. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Christian Knees |
| Born | 5 March 1981 Bonn, West Germany |
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) |
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Team Ineos |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Rouleur |
| Professional teams | |
| 2004–2005 | Wiesenhof |
| 2006–2010 | Team Milram |
| 2011– | Team Sky[1] |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
One-Day Races and Classics | |
Career achievements
Major results
- 2001
- 3rd Overall Rás Tailteann
- 1st Stage 5
- 2004
- 6th Overall The Peace Race
- 1st
- 1st
- 6th Overall Ytong Bohemia Tour
- 7th Grote Prijs Stad Zottegem
- 7th Rund um Düren
- 7th Alpbach Rad Classic
- 2005
- 2nd Overall Sachsen-Tour
- 4th Grand Prix Pino Cerami
- 6th Overall Ster Elektrotoer
- 7th Overall Tour de Luxembourg
- 7th Overall Hessen Rundfahrt
- 8th Ronde van Drenthe
- 2006
- 1st Rund um Köln
- 4th Overall 3-Länder-Tour
- 2007
- 2nd Road race, National Road Championships
- 3rd Eindhoven Team Time Trial
- 2008
- 1st
- 2nd Sparkassen Giro Bochum
- 5th Rund um den Henninger Turm
- 9th Overall Tour de Suisse
- 2009
- 3rd Rund um den Henninger Turm
- 8th Brabantse Pijl
- 10th Overall Tour of the Basque Country
- 10th Gran Premio di Lugano
- 10th Amstel Gold Race
- 2010
- 1st
- 2012
- 7th Overall Bayern–Rundfahrt
- 9th Overall Tour of Britain
- 2013
- 1st Stage 2 (TTT) Giro d'Italia
- 1st Stage 1b (TTT) Giro del Trentino
- 2016
- 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Vuelta a España
- 2019
- 1st
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
59 | — | — | 66 | — | 91 | 96 |
|
— | — | — | — | 144 | — | — |
 |
— | DNF | 91 | 124 | 124 | — | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
- "Team Sky". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Archived from the original on 5 January 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- "Team Ineos". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 January 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/german-road-championships-cn/elite-mens-road-race/results
- German champ Knees joins Team Sky
External links
- Official website
- Christian Knees profile at Team Sky
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