Linus Gerdemann

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Linus Gerdemann : biography

16 September 1982 –

Linus Gerdemann (born 16 September 1982) is a German professional road bicycle racer, who last rode for .

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Career

Gerdemann at the 2005 [[HEW Cyclassics]] After riding on amateur teams Team Winfix and Team AKUD Arnolds Sicherheit, in 2005 he became a professional rider for after a recommendation from Jens Voigt, signing on for a 2-year contract. In his first year as a pro, he won the 7th stage of the UCI ProTour race Tour de Suisse and had the leader’s jersey in Four Days of Dunkirk.

In late 2005 he agreed to a contract with rival UCI ProTour , starting from 2006. This got Team CSC owner Bjarne Riis to release Gerdemann from his contract at the end of 2005.

On Saturday 14 July 2007 he secured his biggest victory to date, the seventh stage of the Tour de France from Bourg-en-Bresse to Le Grand-Bornand. The stage win gave him the yellow jersey as leader of the general classification, as well as the white jersey as leader of the young rider classification. He was also awarded the combativity award for this stage.

In March 2008 he sustained injuries from a crash in the Tirreno–Adriatico and was unable to race in the 2008 Tour de France or the Beijing summer Olympics. He came back from his injuries to win the Deutschland Tour in August 2008.

Gerdemann also won the Tour of Luxembourg in 2011.

Palmares

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2004
1st
3rd Overall Bayern-Rundfahrt
2006
6th Overall Volta a Catalunya
7th Overall Tour de Suisse
7th Grosser Preis des Kantons Aargau
8th Trofeo Calvia
2007
Tour de France

1st Stage 7
Held Maillot Jaune 20px From Stage 7–8
2008
1st 20px Overall Deutschland Tour

1st Stage 1
1st 20px Overall Tour de l’Ain

1st Stage 3a
1st Coppa Agostoni
3rd Montepaschi Strade Bianche – Eroica
2009
1st 20px Overall Bayern-Rundfahrt
1st Groben Preis der Stadt Dessau-Roblau
5th Montepaschi Strade Bianche – Eroica
7th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico
24th Overall Tour de France
2010
1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Mallorca
1st Stage 1 Tirreno–Adriatico
16th Overall Giro d’Italia
2011
1st 20px Overall Tour de Luxembourg

1st Stage 2
2012
2nd National Road Race Championships
5th Overall Tour de Pologne
8th Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León