Johnny Weltz

Johnny Weltz
Personal information
Full name Johnny Weltz
Born (1962-03-20) March 20, 1962
Team information
Current team Retired
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Major wins
1 stage 1988 Tour de France
National Road Race Champion (1989)
Infobox last updated on
July 22, 2008

Johnny Weltz (born March 20, 1962) is a Danish retired road bicycle racer. He rode most of his career for the Spanish ONCE team.

In 1985 he won silver at the world championship for amateurs. The high point of his career was his victory at stage 19 (a mountain stage) of the 1988 Tour de France, and was 54 overall. He also won a stage in Vuelta a España the same year. Later, he participated in the Tour de France 1990 (abandoned stage 14), 1991 (abandoned stage 18), and 1992 (overall 102).

After his active career, he worked in various capacities for the professional teams Motorola, US Postal, and CSC (back then called MemoryCard - Jack&Jones, and later CSC - World Online). Weltz is currently a directeur sportif with Team Slipstream.[1]

Palmarès

1987
GP Plumelec
La Marseillaise
1988
Angers
Quilan
Tour de France:
Winner stage 19
1989
 Denmark National Road Race Championship
1993
Trofeo Comunidad Foral de Navarra

References

  1. "Riis associates "not my cup of tea" says Weltz". Cycling News. 5 September 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2013.

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