Nils Politt

Nils Politt (born 6 March 1994) is a German cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Bora–Hansgrohe.[4]

Nils Politt
Politt in 2018
Personal information
Full nameNils Politt
Born (1994-03-06) 6 March 1994
Cologne, Germany
Height1.92 m (6 ft 3 1⁄2 in)[1]
Weight80 kg (176 lb; 12 st 8 lb)[1]
Team information
Current teamBora–Hansgrohe
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeClassics specialist
Amateur teams
2005–2012RV Komet–Delia 09 Köln e.V.
2015Team Katusha (stagiaire)
Professional teams
2013–2015Team Stölting
2016–2019Team Katusha[2]
2020Israel Start-Up Nation[3]
2021–Bora–Hansgrohe

Career

In September 2015 Team Katusha announced that Politt had signed a two-year contract with the team from 2016, and that he would make his debut for the team as a stagiaire at the Tour de l'Eurométropole later that month.[5] In June 2017, he was named in the startlist for the 2017 Tour de France.[6]

In August 2020, Politt signed a three-year contract with Bora–Hansgrohe, from the 2021 season onwards.[7]

Major results
2013
2nd Time trial, National Under–23 Road Championships
2014
1st Time trial, National Under–23 Road Championships
2nd Eschborn-Frankfurt City Loop U23
3rd Overall Tour de Berlin
2015
National Under–23 Road Championships
1st Road race
2nd Time trial
2nd Rund um Düren
3rd Kattekoers
6th Overall Bayern–Rundfahrt
2016
3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
3rd Overall Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen
5th Le Samyn
6th Tour de l'Eurométropole
9th Overall Three Days of De Panne
2017
National Road Championships
3rd Time trial
4th Road race
6th Overall Étoile de Bessèges
2018
2nd Overall Deutschland Tour
1st Stage 4
3rd Münsterland Giro
5th Time trial, National Road Championships
7th Paris–Roubaix
2019
2nd Mixed team relay, UCI Road World Championships
National Road Championships
2nd Time trial
4th Road race
2nd Paris–Roubaix
4th Rund um Köln
5th Overall Tour of Britain
5th Tour of Flanders
6th E3 Binckbank Classic
2021
3rd Overall Étoile de Bessèges

Grand Tour general classification results timeline
Grand Tour 2017 2018 2019 2020
Giro d'Italia — — — —
Tour de France 95 87 64 120
Vuelta a España — — — —

Classics results timeline
Monument 2016 2017 2018 2019
Milan–San Remo — — 61 27
Tour of Flanders 89 42 17 5
Paris–Roubaix DNF 27 7 2
Liège–Bastogne–Liège — — —
Giro di Lombardia — — —
Classic 2016 2017 2018 2019
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 100 DNF 83 19
Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne 83 76 13 DSQ
E3 Harelbeke 47 70 54 6
Dwars door Vlaanderen 110 52 49 21
Legend
— Did not compete
DNF Did not finish
DSQ Disqualified

References
  1. "Nils Politt - Team KATUSHA ALPECIN". Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  2. "Katusha-Alpecin announce reduced 24-rider roster for 2019". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 20 November 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  3. Ostanek, Daniel (11 December 2019). "Israel Cycling Academy become Israel Start-Up Nation as WorldTour beckons". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  4. "Bora - Hansgrohe". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  5. "Jurgen Van den Broeck and Nils Politt join Team Katusha" (Press release). Team Katusha. 11 September 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  6. "2017: 104th Tour de France: Start List". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  7. "Politt signs for Bora-Hansgrohe". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 3 August 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.


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