Simon Geschke

Simon Geschke (born 13 March 1986) is a German professional road cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Cofidis.[2][3] He is the son of former track cyclist Jürgen Geschke. In the 2015 Tour de France, Geschke won a mountain stage as he was part of the breakaway and soloed across the line in Pra-Loup.[4]

Simon Geschke
Geschke at the Grand Prix d'Isbergues 2014
Personal information
Full nameSimon Geschke
Born (1986-03-13) 13 March 1986
Berlin, Germany
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb; 10 st 1 lb)
Team information
Current teamCofidis
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeAll-rounder
Puncheur
Amateur teams
2006KED Bianchi Team Berlin
2008Team Milram (stagiaire)
Professional teams
2009–2018Skil–Shimano
2019–2020CCC Team[1]
2021–Cofidis
Major wins
Grand Tours
Tour de France
1 individual stage (2015)

One-day races and Classics

Grand Prix of Aargau Canton (2014)

Major results

2008
6th Overall GP du Portugal
8th Overall Ronde de l'Isard
2009
9th Overall Bayern-Rundfahrt
10th Eschborn-Frankfurt City Loop
2010
3rd Overall Tour de Seoul
4th Overall Bayern-Rundfahrt
4th Hel van het Mergelland
6th Overall Circuit de Lorraine
10th Eschborn-Frankfurt City Loop
2011
1st Stage 2 Critérium International
4th Hel van het Mergelland
8th Eschborn-Frankfurt City Loop
10th Brabantse Pijl
2012
2nd Volta Limburg Classic
2013
5th Overall Bayern–Rundfahrt
5th Brabantse Pijl
8th Roma Maxima
9th Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec
2014
1st Grand Prix of Aargau Canton
4th Brabantse Pijl
6th Amstel Gold Race
9th Roma Maxima
10th Strade Bianche
2015
Tour de France
1st Stage 17
Combativity award Stage 17
1st Sprints classification Vuelta a Andalucía
1st RaboRonde Heerlen
Giro d'Italia
Held after Stages 9–10
2019
1st Mountains classification Tour de Pologne
2020
3rd Overall Tour Down Under
5th Gran Piemonte
6th Overall Volta ao Algarve
10th La Flèche Wallonne

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 2009 2010 2011 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Giro d'Italia 69 89 54
Tour de France 113 75 38 66 64 25 63 48
/ Vuelta a España 115 71 DNF DNF
Legend
Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References

  1. "Valter completes CCC Team's 2020 roster". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 25 November 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  2. "Cofidis". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  3. Fletcher, Patrick (30 October 2020). "Geschke signs for Cofidis to support Guillaume Martin". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  4. Bull, Nick (22 July 2015). "How Simon Geschke saved Giant-Alpecin's 2015 Tour de France". Cycling Weekly. Time Inc. UK. Retrieved 22 July 2015.

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