Torsten Schmidt (born 18 February 1972) is a former German cyclist.[1] After retiring from competition he became a directeur sportif and coach, working with Team CSC, Leopard Trek, Team Katusha, Bora–Hansgrohe and the Swiss national team.[2]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 18 February 1972 Schwelm, Germany |
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb; 11 st 7 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 1996 | Die Continentale-Olympia |
| 1997 | Roslotto-ZG Mobili |
| 1998–1999 | Team Chicky World |
| 2000–2005 | Gerolsteiner |
| 2006–2007 | Wiesenhof–Felt |
Career achievements
editMajor results
edit- 1992
- 1st stage 1 Tour DuPont
- 1st stage 5 Olympia's Tour
- 1st stage 1 Tour de Wallonie
- 1993
- 2nd Tour de Berlin
- 1998
- 1st Grand Prix Théo Mulheims
- 1st Tour of Normandie
- 1st stage 1
- 1st Rund um Düren
- 1st stage 6 Niedersachsen-Rundfahrt
- 1st stage 6b Rheinland-Pfalz Rundfahrt
- 2nd Tour de Berlin
- 3rd Grand Prix de la Ville de Lillers
- 1999
- 1st Route Adélie
- 1st Niedersachsen-Rundfahrt
- 1st stage 4b
- 1st stage 10 Vuelta a Argentina
- 1st stage 4 3-Länder-Tour
- 3rd Colliers Classic
- 3rd Bayern Rundfahrt
- 2000
- 1st Niedersachsen-Rundfahrt
- 1st stage 6
- 1st Grand Prix EnBW (with Michael Rich)
- 2001
- 1st stage 2 3-Länder-Tour
- 1st stage 4 Rheinland-Pfalz Rundfahrt
- 2nd Niedersachsen-Rundfahrt
- 3rd Rund um Köln
- 2002
- 2nd 3-Länder-Tour
- 2004
- 1st stage 4 Rheinland-Pfalz Rundfahrt
- 2005
- 1st Eindhoven Team Time Trial
- 2006
- 1st stage 8 Peace Race
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
edit| Grand Tour | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
|
87 | — | — | — | — | DNF | — | — | — |
 Tour de France
|
136 | — | — | — | — | — | DNF | — | — |
 Vuelta a España
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNF |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
edit- ^ "Torsten Schmidt". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ^ "Bernhard Eisel and Enrico Gasparotto join Bora-Hansgrohe as sport directors". VeloNews. 13 November 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
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