Steffen Wesemann

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Steffen Wesemann
Wesemann at the 2005 Rund um den Henninger Turm
Wesemann at the 2005 Rund um den Henninger Turm
Personal information
Full name Steffen Wesemann
Date of birth March 11, 1971 (1971-03-11) (age 37)
Country Flag of Switzerland Switzerland
Team information
Current team Cycle Collstrop
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Professional team(s)
1992–2003
2004–2006
2007
2008–
Telekom
T-Mobile
Wiesenhof-Felt
Cycle Collstrop
Major wins
Ronde van Vlaanderen (2004)
Peace Race (1992, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2003)
Infobox last updated on:
March 13, 2008
Wesemann on the Eyserbosweg during the Amstel Gold Race 2006
Wesemann on the Eyserbosweg during the Amstel Gold Race 2006

Steffen Wesemann (born March 11, 1971 in Wolmirstedt, Germany) is an elite professional road racing cyclist. Wesemann currently rides for the professional continental team Cycle Collstrop after riding a year with the Team Wiesenhof-Felt squad. He had previously spent the other years of his career at Telekom who later became Team T-Mobile. In September 2005, Wesemann and his family, long time residents of Küttigen, Switzerland, obtained Swiss citizenship. He is a specialist in the one-day Spring Classics—winner the 2004 Ronde van Vlaanderen and 5-time champion of the Peace Race.

[edit] Results and Teams

1992 — Team Telekom
1st place — Niedersachsen-Rundfahrt, Overall
1st place — Peace Race, Overall
1993 — Team Telekom
1st place — Setmana Catalana, Stage
1st place — Tour de l'Avenir, Stage
1st place — Vuelta a Andalucía, Sprint Competition
1994 — Team Telekom
1st place — Coca Cola-Trophy, Stage
1995 — Team Telekom
3rd place — Grand Prix Gippingen
1st place — Vuelta a España, Sprinters' Points Classification
1996 — Team Telekom
1st place — Peace Race, Overall, 7 stages, and Sprint Competition
1st place — Rheinland-Pfalz Rundfahrt, Stage 4
1997 — Team Telekom
1st place — Peace Race, Overall and 4 stages
1999 — Team Telekom
1st place — Peace Race, Overall and 3 stages
2000 — Team Telekom
1st place — Tour Down Under, 2 stages
1st place — Peace Race, 2 stages
1st place — Grand Prix Gippingen
1st place — Rund um Köln
2001 — Team Telekom
2002 — Team Telekom
2nd place — Grand Prix E3 Harelbeke
2nd place — Paris-Roubaix
2003 — Team Telekom
1st place — Peace Race, Overall
1st place — Rund um den Flughafen Koln/Bonn
2nd place — Amstel Gold Race
2nd place — Grand Prix E3 Harelbeke
2004 — T-Mobile Team
1st place — Ronde van Vlaanderen
2006 — T-Mobile Team
2nd place — Amstel Gold Race
2007 — Team Wiesenhof-Felt
3rd place — Paris-Roubaix