Johann Tschopp
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Johann Tschopp | ||
| Born | July 1, 1982  Switzerland |
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| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Weight | 62 kg (140 lb) | ||
| Team information | |||
| Current team | BMC Racing Team | ||
| Discipline | Road, cyclo-cross, MTB | ||
| Role | Rider | ||
| Rider type | Climbing specialist | ||
| Professional team(s) | |||
| 2004–2006 2007–2010 2011– |
Phonak Bouygues Télécom BMC Racing Team |
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| Infobox last updated on January 15, 2007 |
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Johann Tschopp (born July 1, 1982 in Sierre) is a Swiss professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam BMC Racing Team. He has been a professional since 2004 with Phonak Hearing Systems, during which time he has raced twice in the Giro d'Italia. He is an especially good climber since he is lightweight (1.75 m, 60 kg) and his training environment is mainly mountainous. He has already a quite important record in cyclo-cross and mountain bike marathon.
[edit] Records
- 2003 – U23
- 2nd,
Switzerland Mountains Championship - 2nd, Sierre–Loye
- 3rd, Switzerland Cyclo-Cross Championship
- 2005
- 2nd, Österreich-Rundfahrt
- 41st, Giro d'Italia
- 2006
- 2nd, Young Riders' Classification, Tour de Georgia
- 45th, Giro d'Italia
- 2007
- 93rd, Tour de France
- 2009
- 1st, 4th stage, Tropicale Amissa Bongo
- 2010
- 1st, Stage 20, Giro d'Italia
- 2011
- 16th, Giro d'Italia
[edit] References
- Johann Tschopp's official website
- Profile on Bouygues Télécom official website
- Johann Tschopp at Trap-Friis.dk
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