Dominic Klemme

Dominic Klemme, also shown as Domenek Klemme, (born 31 October 1986) was a German professional road bicycle racer who last rode for UCI Professional Continental Team IAM Cycling.[1]

Dominic Klemme
Klemme at the 2010 Four Days of Dunkirk.
Personal information
Full nameDominic Klemme
Born (1986-10-31) 31 October 1986
Lemgo, West Germany
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
2006Team Heinz von Heiden
2007–2008Team 3C-Gruppe Lamonta
2009–2010Team Saxo Bank
2011Leopard Trek
2012Project 1t4i
2013–2014IAM Cycling
Major wins
National Under-23 Road Race Championships (2007)

Klemme as a neo-pro, has already shown his aggressive style by taking part in as many breakaways as he possibly can taking on the legacy of his fellow countryman, Jens Voigt.[2]

Career

On 3 April 2010, at the Hel van het Mergelland, Klemme won the sprint from the first chase group of 15 with Yann Huguet's Skil–Shimano teammate Simon Geschke holding on to take 4th; Koos Moerenhout of Rabobank filled out the top five.[3] Klemme finished third at 2010 Hel van het Mergelland.[4]

On 27 June 2010, at the German Championships, Tony Martin, the new time trial champion, outsprinted Klemme for fourth place. Klemme tried hard to bridge the gap, but started to have cramps and needed to ease off. Christian Knees was able to move up to the front in this lap, which turned out to be crucial. Three more riders, Markus Fothen, Klemme and Christoph Pfingsten, moved up as well to make it nine on the front. After 150 km, the gap was almost two minutes to the main field. With a little more than 20 km to go, Schillinger and Knees attacked the group, with Radochla also tagging on. Fothen tried in vain to bridge, leaving the three front runners to decide who would get which medal.[5]

Klemme left Argos–Shimano at the end of the 2012 season, and joined the new IAM Cycling team for the 2013 season.[1]

At the end of 2014 Klemme announced his retirement from the sport saying; "After the last three years were very poor resultswise, I've decided to quit professional cycling."[6]

Palmares
2007
1st National Under-23 Road Race Championships
7th World Under-23 Road Race Championships
8th Münsterland Giro
2008
1st GP de Lillers
1st Stage 3 Thüringen Rundfahrt der U23
1st Stage 2 Regio-Tour
1st Druivenkoers Overijse
Tour de l'Avenir
1st Stages 3 & 7
3rd Beverbeek Classic
5th Thüringen Rundfahrt der U23
2010
3rd Hel van het Mergelland
5th National Time Trial Championships
2011
1st Le Samyn

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Giro d'Italia — DNF — — —
Tour de France — — — — —
Vuelta a España 155 — — — —
Legend
— Did not compete
DNF Did not finish
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References
  1. "IAM Cycling announces 2013 roster". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 20 September 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
  2. "Dominic Klemme". team-saxobank.com. Archived from the original on 2013-12-02. Retrieved 2010-07-15.
  3. "2010 Hel van het Mergelland & Photos". Retrieved 2010-07-15.
  4. "Gustov best for team at Hel van het Mergelland". Retrieved 2010-07-15.
  5. "Knees wins German Championships for favored Milram team". Retrieved 2010-07-15.
  6. "Klemme announces retirement". Retrieved 2018-05-05.
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