Heinrich Haussler
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| Full name | Heinrich Haussler | ||
| Nickname | Beans, Barbie, Heini | ||
| Born | 25 February 1984 Inverell, New South Wales, Australia |
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| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 71 kg (160 lb) | ||
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| Current team | Garmin-Barracuda | ||
| Discipline | Road | ||
| Rider type | Sprinter Classics Specialist |
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| 2005–2008 2009–2010 2011– |
Gerolsteiner Cervélo TestTeam Garmin-Cervélo |
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| Infobox last updated on 11 January 2012 |
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Heinrich Haussler (born 25 February 1984 in Inverell, Australia) is an Australian road racing cyclist with German heritage. Haussler races for UCI ProTeam Garmin-Barracuda.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early life
Haussler was born to a German father and Australian mother and raised in the town of Inverell, New South Wales, Australia, before leaving for Germany in 1998 at age 14 to pursue a dream of being a professional cyclist.[1][2]
[edit] Professional career
Haussler turned professional in 2005 and shot to prominence with a stage win in the 2005 Vuelta a España. Haussler took out five wins in 2006 and has had strong classics campaigns since then. He looks set to be a rider of the future in the classics, in 2009 coming in second in both the Tour of Flanders and Milan – San Remo, narrowly beaten in the latter by Mark Cavendish in a photo-finish. He also finished a strong 7th in the 2009 edition of Paris–Roubaix. Haussler's biggest victory so far was the win of Stage 13 in 2009 Tour de France.[3] Haussler lived in Cottbus starting in 1998, and in 2009 in Freiburg im Breisgau.[1]
A dual Australian/German national, Haussler originally raced under a German license. However, in a 2008 interview on CyclingNews.com, he suggested that he would no longer race for Germany as he wished to compete for Australia in the 2010 UCI Road World Championships in Melbourne. When asked what he would do if chosen to race for Germany in the 2008 UCI Road World Championships or at the 2008 Olympics he stated, "I wouldn't take it. If you start for a country at the worlds there is a three year ban before you can ride for another."[4] The UCI, however, insisted that if Haussler wanted to ride for Australia he would have to give up his German citizenship, which the cyclist said in a November 2009 interview "is not open for debate at the moment".[5]
In July 2010, the Cervélo Test Team announced that Haussler would indeed give up his German citizenship and will ride for Australia in the future.[6] However, a nagging knee injury forced Haussler out of what would have been his international cycling debut for his birth country at the 2010 World Championships.[7]
On 26 August 2010, Haussler's employer, Cervélo Test Team, confirmed rumors that it would cease to exist after the end of the current season.[8] On 1 September 2010, it was announced he would be joining the Garmin-Cervélo for 2011.[9][10]
[edit] Palmares
- 2005
- 1st Stage 19 Vuelta a España
- 2006
- 1st Stage 3 Rheinland-Pfalz Rundfahrt
- 1st Stage 1 Vuelta a Murcia
- 1st Stage 5 Vuelta a Murcia
- 1st Stage 2 Circuit Franco-Belge
- 1st Stage 4 Circuit Franco-Belge
- 2007
- 1st Stage 5 Internationale Niedersachsen-Rundfahrt
- 1st Stage 1 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
- 2008
- 1st Stage 1 Bayern-Rundfahrt
- 2009
- 1st Stage 13 Tour de France
- Stage 13 Combativity award
- 1st Stage 1 Volta ao Algarve
- 1st Stage 5 Volta ao Algarve
- 1st Stage 2 Paris Nice
- 1st GP Triberg-Schwarzwald
- 1st Stage 5 Tour du Poitou-Charentes
- 2nd Milan – San Remo
- 2nd Ronde van Vlaanderen
- 2nd Overall Tour of Qatar
- 1st
Sprint Classification - 1st
Young Rider Classification
- 1st
- 7th Paris–Roubaix
- 8th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
- 2010
- 1st Stage 2 Tour de Suisse
- 1st Sprint Classification Tour of Qatar
- 2nd Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
- 3rd Grosser Preis des Kantons Aargau
- 2011
- 1st Stage 2 Tour of Beijing
- 1st
Points classification Paris–Nice - 2nd Overall Tour of Qatar
- 1st Stage 2
- 1st Stage 3
- 1st Points classification
- 2012
- 4th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
[edit] References
- ^ a b Millerd, Dane (21 July 2009). "Heinrich asks Haus that?". Inverell Times. http://www.inverelltimes.com.au/news/local/sport/cycling/heinrich-asks-haus-that/1573641.aspx. Retrieved 2009-07-23.
- ^ "Haussler wants his Aussie roots back". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 18 July 2009. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/07/18/2629623.htm. Retrieved 2009-07-23.
- ^ "Haussler seals maiden stage win". BBC Sport. 2009-07-17. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/cycling/8156562.stm. Retrieved 2009-07-18.
- ^ "Vegemite for breakfast, Bratwurst for dinner". Cycling News. 2008-03-29. http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/riders/2008/interviews/?id=heinrich_haussler_mar08. Retrieved 2009-03-24.
- ^ http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/haussler-still-hopes-to-ride-for-australia-one-day
- ^ http://www.cervelo.com/en_us/news-blog/article/heinrich-haussler-will-race-for-australia-in-the-future/712/
- ^ http://www.cervelo.com/en_us/news-blog/article/haussler-to-skip-world-championships/2502/
- ^ http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/cervelo-confirms-it-will-end-cycling-team/
- ^ http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/garmin-confirm-six-more-signings-from-cervelo-for-2011
- ^ http://www.slipstreamsports.com/2010/09/01/press-release-slipstream-sports-announces-additions-to-2011-roster
