Robert Förstemann
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| Full name | Robert Förstemann | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 March 1986 Greiz, Germany |
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| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (200 lb; 14 st) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Track | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rider type | Sprinter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Robert Förstemann (born 5 March 1986 in Greiz, Thuringia) is a German track cyclist specialising in the sprint disciplines and world champion in team sprint in 2010.
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Career [edit]
Race results [edit]
| Date | Placing | Event | Competition | Location | Country |
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| 2004 | 3 | Team sprint[N 1] | National championships | Leipzig |  Germany |
| 25 July 2005 | 3 | Team sprint[N 2] | European Track Championships | Fiorenzuola |  Italy |
| August 2005 | 3 | Team sprint[N 3] | National championships | Hamburg | Germany |
| 11 December 2005 | 3 | Team sprint[N 4] | World Cup | Manchester |  United Kingdom |
| 19 August 2006 | 3 | Team sprint[N 5] | National championships | Cottbus | Germany |
| 25 February 2007 | 2 | Team sprint[N 6] | World Cup | Manchester | United Kingdom |
| 29 March 2007 |  |
Team sprint[N 7] | World Championships | Palma de Mallorca |  Spain |
| 23 August 2007 | 2 | Team sprint[N 8] | National championships | Berlin | Germany |
| 26 August 2007 | 3 | Sprint | National championships | Berlin | Germany |
| 30 November 2007 | 2 | Team sprint[N 9] | World Cup | Sydney |  Australia |
| 28 August 2008 | 2 | Team sprint[N 10] | National championships | Büttgen | Germany |
| 29 August 2008 | 1 | 1 km time trial | National championships | Büttgen | Germany |
| 30 August 2008 | 1 | Sprint | National championships | Büttgen | Germany |
| 11 December 2008 | 1 | Team sprint[N 11] | World Cup | Cali |  Colombia |
| 25 March 2009 | |
Team sprint[N 12] | World Championships | Pruszków |  Poland |
| 8 July 2009 | 1 | Team sprint[N 13] | National championships | Erfurt | Germany |
| 1 November 2009 | 3 | Team sprint[N 14] | World Cup | Manchester | United Kingdom |
| 11 December 2009 | 2 | Sprint | World Cup | Cali | Colombia |
| 12 December 2009 | 2 | Team sprint[N 15] | World Cup | Cali | Colombia |
| 24 March 2010 |  |
Team sprint[N 16] | World Championships | Ballerup |  Denmark |
| 19 February 2012 | 3 | Sprint | World Cup | London | United Kingdom |
- ^ The other riders on the squad were Sebastian Döhrer and Dominik Harzheim
- ^ The other riders on the squad were Daniel Giese and Marco Jager
- ^ The other riders on the squad were Sascha Jäger and Alexander Lesser
- ^ The other riders on the squad were Maximilian Levy and Benjamin Wittmann
- ^ The other riders on the squad were Sebastian Döhrer and René Enders
- ^ The other riders on the squad were Matthias John and Michael Seidenbecher
- ^ The other riders on the squad were Maximilian Levy and Stefan Nimke
- ^ The other riders on the squad were Carsten Bergemann and Benjamin Wittmann
- ^ The other riders on the squad were Matthias John and Stefan Nimke
- ^ The other riders on the squad were Stefan Nimke and Benjamin Wittmann
- ^ The other riders on the squad were Carsten Bergemann and Stefan Nimke
- ^ The other riders on the squad were René Enders and Stefan Nimke
- ^ The other riders on the squad were Carsten Bergemann and Sascha Hübner
- ^ The other riders on the squad were Stefan Nimke and Tobias Wachter
- ^ The other riders on the squad were Maximilian Levy and Mathias Stumpf
- ^ The other riders on the squad were Maximilian Levy and Stefan Nimke
Olympics 2012 [edit]
The German Olympic team used a loophole in the International Cycling Union (UCI) regulations to include Förstemann as an additional member of their 2012 sprint cycling team.[1] He was also included in the German team for the mountain bike event.
Physique [edit]
In July 2012, a photograph of Förstemann's legs was widely circulated by the world's media during the 2012 Summer Olympics.[2][3] Described as a 'quad off' with Olympic team-mate André Greipel, the photo showed his "freakishly large vein-laden muscles",[2] compared with the legs of the road cyclist. When measured his thighs measured 34 inches around.
References [edit]
- ^ Gallagher, Brendan (2 August 2012). "Sir Chris Hoy sets the wheels turning in the hunt for Olympic gold". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
- ^ a b Horlock, Alex (30 July 2012). "After those freaky cyclists' thighs, what about the swimmer with WATERWINGS?". Mailonline.com. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
- ^ Roberts, Christine (30 July 2012). "The thigh’s the limit! Olympic athletes Robert Forstemann and Andre Griepel compete in ‘quad-off’". Daily News (New York). Retrieved 2 August 2012.
External links [edit]
- Robert Förstemann profile at Cycling Archives
- Official website
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