Simon Geschke

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Simon Geschke
Geschke at the 2014 Grand Prix d'Isbergues
Personal information
Full nameSimon Geschke
Born (1986-03-13) 13 March 1986 (age 38)
Berlin, Germany[1]
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7+12 in)[1]
Weight64 kg (141 lb; 10 st 1 lb)[1]
Team information
Current teamCofidis
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeClimber[1]
Amateur teams
2006KED Bianchi Team Berlin
2008Team Milram (stagiaire)
Professional teams
2009–2018Skil–Shimano
2019–2020CCC Team[2]
2021–Cofidis
Major wins
Grand Tours
Tour de France
1 individual stage (2015)

One-day races and Classics

Grand Prix of Aargau Canton (2014)

Simon Geschke (born 13 March 1986) is a German professional road cyclist, who rides for UCI WorldTeam Cofidis.[3]

Career[edit]

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]

Cofidis (2021–present)[edit]

In October 2020, Geschke signed with the Cofidis team as a mountain helper for team leader Guillaume Martin.[5]

At the 2022 Tour de Romandie, Geschke initially rode in support of Ion Izagirre,[6] but moved into overall contention, finishing as part of the lead group on the penultimate stage of the race in Zinal.[7] He then finished second to Aleksandr Vlasov on the final stage, a 15.84-kilometre (9.84-mile) individual time trial from Aigle to Villars-sur-Ollon, moving up to third overall behind Vlasov and Gino Mäder.[8] Prior to the Tour de France, Geschke finished third in the German National Road Race Championships.[9] At his tenth Tour de France, Geschke wore a classification jersey at the race for the first time; after getting into the breakaway on stage 9, Geschke earned enough points to take the lead in the mountains classification, which was his goal for the stage.[10] He also featured in the breakaways on stages 11, 14,[11] and 16, before losing the jersey to Jonas Vingegaard after stage 17,[6][12] after 9 days as mountains classification leader – a record for a German rider.[12]

Personal life[edit]

The son of former track cyclist Jürgen Geschke, Simon Geschke has been a vegan since 2016.[13]

Major results[edit]

Source: [14]

2006
7th Overall Tour de Guadeloupe
9th Overall Cinturón a Mallorca
2007
7th Overall Ronde de l'Isard
1st Stage 1
2008
4th Overall Giro delle Regioni
6th Overall Grand Prix 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 (1 pro win)
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 (1)
1st Grand Prix of Aargau Canton
4th Brabantse Pijl
6th Amstel Gold Race
9th Roma Maxima
10th Strade Bianche
2015 (1)
1st RaboRonde Heerlen
Tour de France
1st Stage 17
Combativity award Stage 17
1st Sprints classification, Vuelta a Andalucía
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
2021
7th Polynormande
2022
3rd Road race, National Road Championships
3rd Overall Tour de Romandie
10th Trofeo Pollença – Port d'Andratx
Tour de France
Held after Stages 9–17
Combativity award Stage 7
2023
7th Overall O Gran Camiño

General classification results timeline[edit]

Grand Tour 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia 69 89 54
A yellow jersey Tour de France 113 75 38 66 64 25 63 48 62 44 DNF
A gold jersey/A red jersey Vuelta a España 115 71 DNF DNF
Major stage race general classification results
Race 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Paris–Nice 51 71 23 53 24 DNF 49
Tirreno–Adriatico 39 35 DNF DNF
Volta a Catalunya DNF NH
Tour of the Basque Country DNF 64 DNF DNF DNF 27 87
Tour de Romandie 76 3 89
Critérium du Dauphiné DNF DNF 49 38
Tour de Suisse 37 32 40 41 53
Legend
Did not compete
DNF Did not finish
DSQ Disqualified
NH Not held

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "Simon Geschke". Cofidis. Cofidis Compétition EUSRL. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Valter completes CCC Team's 2020 roster". Cyclingnews.com. 25 November 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Cofidis". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  4. ^ Bull, Nick (22 July 2015). "How Simon Geschke saved Giant-Alpecin's 2015 Tour de France". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  5. ^ Fletcher, Patrick (30 October 2020). "Geschke signs for Cofidis to support Guillaume Martin". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  6. ^ a b Becket, Adam (24 December 2022). "Simon Geschke: The most under the radar rider of the year?". Cycling Weekly. Future plc. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  7. ^ Puddicombe, Stephen (30 April 2022). "Tour de Romandie: Higuita and Vlasov go 1-2 for Bora-Hansgrohe on summit finish of Zinal". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  8. ^ Puddicombe, Stephen (1 May 2022). "Aleksandr Vlasov wins Tour de Romandie". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  9. ^ Frattini, Kirsten (26 June 2022). "Nils Politt celebrates solo road race win at German Road Championships". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  10. ^ "Geschke claws way into polka dots after Swiss Alps battle". Special Broadcasting Service. 11 July 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  11. ^ "Simon Geschke: "I was hunting for the stage win more than for KOM points"". Tour de France. Amaury Sport Organisation. 16 July 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  12. ^ a b Weislo, Laura (21 July 2022). "Geschke breaks down in tears after losing Tour de France polka dot jersey". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  13. ^ Bradford, David (3 November 2021). "Is going vegan really game-changing for cyclists?". Cycling Weekly. Future plc. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  14. ^ "Simon Geschke". FirstCycling.com. FirstCycling AS. Retrieved 21 August 2023.

External links[edit]

Media related to Simon Geschke at Wikimedia Commons