Robert Förstemann

Robert Förstemann
Personal information
Born	5 March 1986 (age 30); Greiz, Germany
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	90 kg (200 lb; 14 st)
Team information
Discipline	Track
Role	Rider
Rider type	Sprinter
	Representing Germany
Track cycling
Olympic Games
World Championships
European Championships

Robert Förstemann (born 5 March 1986) is a German track cyclist specialising in the sprint disciplines and world champion in team sprint in 2010.

Career[edit]

Race results[edit]

Date	Placing	Event	Competition	Location	Country
000000002004-01-01-00002004	3	Team sprint^{[N 1]}	National championships	Leipzig	Germany
000000002005-07-25-000025 July 2005	3	Team sprint^{[N 2]}	European Track Championships	Fiorenzuola	Italy
000000002005-08-01-0000August 2005	3	Team sprint^{[N 3]}	National championships	Hamburg	Germany
000000002005-12-11-000011 December 2005	3	Team sprint^{[N 4]}	World Cup	Manchester	United Kingdom
000000002006-08-19-000019 August 2006	3	Team sprint^{[N 5]}	National championships	Cottbus	Germany
000000002007-02-25-000025 February 2007	2	Team sprint^{[N 6]}	World Cup	Manchester	United Kingdom
000000002007-03-29-000029 March 2007	03 !	Team sprint^{[N 7]}	World Championships	Palma de Mallorca	Spain
000000002007-08-23-000023 August 2007	2	Team sprint^{[N 8]}	National championships	Berlin	Germany
000000002007-08-26-000026 August 2007	3	Sprint	National championships	Berlin	Germany
000000002007-11-30-000030 November 2007	2	Team sprint^{[N 9]}	World Cup	Sydney	Australia
000000002008-08-28-000028 August 2008	2	Team sprint^{[N 10]}	National championships	Büttgen	Germany
000000002008-08-29-000029 August 2008	1	1 km time trial	National championships	Büttgen	Germany
000000002008-08-30-000030 August 2008	1	Sprint	National championships	Büttgen	Germany
000000002008-12-11-000011 December 2008	1	Team sprint^{[N 11]}	World Cup	Cali	Colombia
000000002009-03-25-000025 March 2009	03 !	Team sprint^{[N 12]}	World Championships	Pruszków	Poland
000000002009-07-08-00008 July 2009	1	Team sprint^{[N 13]}	National championships	Erfurt	Germany
000000002009-11-01-00001 November 2009	3	Team sprint^{[N 14]}	World Cup	Manchester	United Kingdom
000000002009-12-11-000011 December 2009	2	Sprint	World Cup	Cali	Colombia
000000002009-12-12-000012 December 2009	2	Team sprint^{[N 15]}	World Cup	Cali	Colombia
000000002010-03-24-000024 March 2010	01 !	Team sprint^{[N 16]}	World Championships	Ballerup	Denmark
000000002012-02-19-000019 February 2012	3	Sprint	World Cup	London	United Kingdom
000000002012-08-02-00002 August 2012	03 !	Team sprint^{[N 17]}	Summer Olympics	London	United Kingdom
000000002013-10-18-000018 October 2013	01 !	Team sprint^{[N 18]}	European Track Championships	Apeldoorn	Netherlands
000000002013-10-19-000019 October 2013	02 !	Sprint	European Track Championships	Apeldoorn	Netherlands

^{^ 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}
^{^ The other riders on the squad were Maximilian Levy and René Enders}
^{^ The other riders on the squad were Maximilian Levy and Rene Enders}

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. His thighs were measured with a circumference of 73 centimetres (29 in).^[4]

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.
^ "Wer toppt diese Olympia-Schenkel?". B.Z. (in German). 1 August 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2015.

External links[edit]

Robert Förstemann profile at Cycling Archives
Official website

[1] {^ The other riders on the squad were Sebastian Döhrer and Dominik Harzheim}

[2] {^ The other riders on the squad were Daniel Giese and Marco Jager}

[3] {^ The other riders on the squad were Sascha Jäger and Alexander Lesser}

[4] {^ The other riders on the squad were Maximilian Levy and Benjamin Wittmann}

[5] {^ The other riders on the squad were Sebastian Döhrer and René Enders}

[6] {^ The other riders on the squad were Matthias John and Michael Seidenbecher}

[7] {^ The other riders on the squad were Maximilian Levy and Stefan Nimke}

[8] {^ The other riders on the squad were Carsten Bergemann and Benjamin Wittmann}

[9] {^ The other riders on the squad were Matthias John and Stefan Nimke}

[10] {^ The other riders on the squad were Stefan Nimke and Benjamin Wittmann}

[11] {^ The other riders on the squad were Carsten Bergemann and Stefan Nimke}

[12] {^ The other riders on the squad were René Enders and Stefan Nimke}

[13] {^ The other riders on the squad were Carsten Bergemann and Sascha Hübner}

[14] {^ The other riders on the squad were Stefan Nimke and Tobias Wachter}

[15] {^ The other riders on the squad were Maximilian Levy and Mathias Stumpf}

[16] {^ The other riders on the squad were Maximilian Levy and Stefan Nimke}

[17] {^ The other riders on the squad were Maximilian Levy and René Enders}

[18] {^ The other riders on the squad were Maximilian Levy and Rene Enders}

[19] 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.

[Mail_thighs-20] Horlock, Alex (30 July 2012). "After those freaky cyclists' thighs, what about the swimmer with WATERWINGS?". Mailonline.com. Retrieved 2 August 2012.

[NYDN_quad_off-21] 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.

[22] "Wer toppt diese Olympia-Schenkel?". B.Z. (in German). 1 August 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2015.

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