David Kopp
 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | David Kopp |
| Born | 5 January 1979 Bonn, West Germany |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Amateur team | |
| 2000 | Telekom Junior Team |
| Professional teams | |
| 2001–2003 | Team Telekom |
| 2004 | Team Lamonta |
| 2005 | Team Wiesenhof |
| 2006–2007 | Gerolsteiner |
| 2008 | Cycle Collstrop |
| 2010–2011 | Team Kuota–Indeland |
David Kopp (born 5 January 1979, in Bonn) is a former German road racing cyclist, who competed as a professional between 2001 and 2011.[1] Kopp's speciality was sprinting and the cobbled classics of Belgium.
Kopp started his pro career with Team Telekom in 2001 before moving to smaller German teams for 2004 and 2005. In 2006, he returned to top level cycling with Gerolsteiner for two years before moving to Pro Continental team Cycle Collstrop in 2008. He did not get a contract for 2009.[2]
In March 2009, it was announced that he tested positive for Cocaine during a National event in Belgium on 11 September 2008.[2]
In February 2010, it was announced that Kopp will ride for the Team Kuota–Indeland on a one-year contract for 2010.[3]
He now (2016) works in the fuel retail industry.
Major results
[edit]- 1997
- 1st
Road race, National Junior Road Championships - 2001
- 1st Rund um den Henninger Turm Under-23
- FBD Insurance Rás
- 1st Stages 3 & 8
- 1st Stage 3 Circuito Montañés
- 2004 (2 pro wins)
- 1st Rund um Düren
- 1st Sparkassen Giro
- 1st Grote Prijs Stad Zottegem
- 1st Stage 2 Giro del Capo
- 2005 (2)
- 1st Rund um Köln
- 1st
Mountains classification, Tour de Luxembourg - 1st Stage 1 Giro del Capo
- 1st Stage 3 Bayern Rundfahrt
- 4th E3 Prijs Vlaanderen
- 2006 (2)
- 1st Trofeo Calvià
- 1st Stage 6 Tour of Benelux
- 2nd Gent–Wevelgem
- 2nd Rund um Köln
- 2007 (1)
- 1st Stage 3 Tour de Pologne
- 5th Dwars door Vlaanderen
- 10th Brabantse Pijl
- 2008
- 2nd E3 Prijs Vlaanderen
References
[edit]- ^ "David Kopp beendet seine Karriere" [David Kopp finishes his career]. Radsport-News (in German). Sport Aktiv Media GmbH. 17 August 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
- ^ a b Susan Westemeyer Kopp positive for cocaine CyclingNews, 26 March 2009 http://www.cyclingnews.com/editions/latest-cycling-news-march-26-2009 Archived 2009-10-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Kopp to German Professional team Kuota Indeland CyclingNews, 4 February 2010 http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/kopp-to-german-professional-team-kuota-indeland
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