Oliver Zaugg

Oliver Zaugg

Personal information
Full name Oliver Zaugg
Born (1981-05-09) 9 May 1981
Lachen
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 56 kg (123 lb)
Team information
Current team IAM Cycling
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Rider type Climbing specialist
Professional team(s)
2004–2006 Saunier Duval–Prodir
2007–2008 Gerolsteiner
2009–2010 Liquigas
2011–2012 Leopard Trek
2013–2015 Saxo–Tinkoff
2016– IAM Cycling
Major wins
Giro di Lombardia (2011)
Infobox last updated on
25 January 2016

Oliver Zaugg (born 9 May 1981) is a Swiss professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam IAM Cycling. He has previously ridden for Saunier Duval–Prodir, Gerolsteiner, Liquigas, Leopard Trek and Tinkoff–Saxo

Zaugg won his first major race in 2011, the Giro di Lombardia.[1] He attacked on the Villa Vergano climb with 10 kilometers to go, soloing on to victory. He was chased relentlessly by the leading group, but the chasers could not get to him. He crossed the finish line in Lecco with an advantage of 15 seconds over his nearest rival, Dan Martin of Garmin–Cervélo.[2] In 2012, he tried to defend his title at the Giro di Lombardia, finishing in the chase group in eighth position as Joaquim Rodríguez (Team Katusha) claimed the victory.[3]

Zaugg left RadioShack–Nissan at the end of the 2012 season, and signed with Saxo–Tinkoff for the 2013 season.[4] After three seasons in October 2015 agreed to join IAM Cycling for 2016.[5]

Palmares

Source:[6]

2006
7th Overall Ruta Del Sol
8th Tour d'Emilie
2007
15th Overall Vuelta a España
2008
8th Grand Prix of Aargau Canton
11th Overall Vuelta a España
2009
15th Overall Tour de Suisse
2010
1st Stage 1b (TTT) Settimana internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
4th Overall Vuelta a Burgos
2011
1st Giro di Lombardia
8th Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli
9th Tour d'Emilie
2012
8th Giro di Lombardia
2014
7th Tour of Austria

Grand Tour General Classification results timeline

Grand Tour 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Pink jersey Giro 46 WD - WD - - - WD 56 - - -
Yellow jersey Tour - - - - - - - - - - - -
red jersey Vuelta - - - 15 11 70 50 WD - 37 23 -

WD = Withdrew; IP = In Progress

References

  1. "Oliver Zaugg earns first major win in Giro di Lombardia". Universal Sports (Associated Press). 15 October 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
  2. Daniel Friebe (15 October 2011). "Zaugg solos to win in Lombardia". Cyclingnews.com (Future plc). Retrieved 17 August 2012.
  3. Daniel Benson (29 September 2012). "Rodríguez wins Giro di Lombardia". Cyclingnews.com (Future plc). Retrieved 1 October 2012.
  4. "2011 Giro di Lombardia winner Zaugg to Saxo Bank – Tinkoff Bank". VeloNation (VeloNation LLC). 20 September 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
  5. "Transfer news: Rowney signs for Orica-AIS". cyclingnews.com. 6 October 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
  6. http://www.cyclingbase.com/palcoureurs.php?id=2858&idtitle=1

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