Robert Förstemann

Robert Förstemann
Personal information
Born (1986-03-05) 5 March 1986
Greiz, Germany
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 90 kg (200 lb; 14 st)
Team information
Discipline Track
Role Rider
Rider type Sprinter

Robert Förstemann (born 5 March 1986) is a German track cyclist specialising in the sprint disciplines and world champion in team sprint in 2010.

Career

Race results

Date Placing Event Competition Location Country
2004 3 Team sprint[N 1] National championships Leipzig  Germany
25 July 2005 3 Team sprint[N 2] European Track Championships Fiorenzuola  Italy
August 2005 3 Team sprint[N 3] National championships Hamburg  Germany
11 December 2005 3 Team sprint[N 4] World Cup Manchester  United Kingdom
19 August 2006 3 Team sprint[N 5] National championships Cottbus  Germany
25 February 2007 2 Team sprint[N 6] World Cup Manchester  United Kingdom
29 March 2007 3rd Team sprint[N 7] World Championships Palma de Mallorca  Spain
23 August 2007 2 Team sprint[N 8] National championships Berlin  Germany
26 August 2007 3 Sprint National championships Berlin  Germany
30 November 2007 2 Team sprint[N 9] World Cup Sydney  Australia
28 August 2008 2 Team sprint[N 10] National championships Büttgen  Germany
29 August 2008 1 1 km time trial National championships Büttgen  Germany
30 August 2008 1 Sprint National championships Büttgen  Germany
11 December 2008 1 Team sprint[N 11] World Cup Cali  Colombia
25 March 2009 3rd Team sprint[N 12] World Championships Pruszków  Poland
8 July 2009 1 Team sprint[N 13] National championships Erfurt  Germany
1 November 2009 3 Team sprint[N 14] World Cup Manchester  United Kingdom
11 December 2009 2 Sprint World Cup Cali  Colombia
12 December 2009 2 Team sprint[N 15] World Cup Cali  Colombia
24 March 2010 1st Team sprint[N 16] World Championships Ballerup  Denmark
19 February 2012 3 Sprint World Cup London  United Kingdom
2 August 2012 3rd Team sprint[N 17] Summer Olympics London  United Kingdom
18 October 2013 1st Team sprint[N 18] European Track Championships Apeldoorn  Netherlands
19 October 2013 2nd Sprint European Track Championships Apeldoorn  Netherlands

  1. The other riders on the squad were Sebastian Döhrer and Dominik Harzheim
  2. The other riders on the squad were Daniel Giese and Marco Jager
  3. The other riders on the squad were Sascha Jäger and Alexander Lesser
  4. The other riders on the squad were Maximilian Levy and Benjamin Wittmann
  5. The other riders on the squad were Sebastian Döhrer and René Enders
  6. The other riders on the squad were Matthias John and Michael Seidenbecher
  7. The other riders on the squad were Maximilian Levy and Stefan Nimke
  8. The other riders on the squad were Carsten Bergemann and Benjamin Wittmann
  9. The other riders on the squad were Matthias John and Stefan Nimke
  10. The other riders on the squad were Stefan Nimke and Benjamin Wittmann
  11. The other riders on the squad were Carsten Bergemann and Stefan Nimke
  12. The other riders on the squad were René Enders and Stefan Nimke
  13. The other riders on the squad were Carsten Bergemann and Sascha Hübner
  14. The other riders on the squad were Stefan Nimke and Tobias Wachter
  15. The other riders on the squad were Maximilian Levy and Mathias Stumpf
  16. The other riders on the squad were Maximilian Levy and Stefan Nimke
  17. The other riders on the squad were Maximilian Levy and René Enders
  18. The other riders on the squad were Maximilian Levy and Rene Enders

Olympics 2012

The German Olympic team used a loophole in the International Cycling Union (UCI) regulations to include Förstemann as an additional member of their 2012 sprint cycling team.[1] He was also included in the German team for the mountain bike event.

Physique

In July 2012, a photograph of Förstemann's legs was widely circulated by the world's media during the 2012 Summer Olympics.[2][3] Described as a 'quad off' with Olympic team-mate André Greipel, the photo showed his "freakishly large vein-laden muscles",[2] compared with the legs of the road cyclist. His thighs were measured with a circumference of 73 centimetres (29 in).[4]

References

  1. Gallagher, Brendan (2 August 2012). "Sir Chris Hoy sets the wheels turning in the hunt for Olympic gold". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
  2. 1 2 Horlock, Alex (30 July 2012). "After those freaky cyclists' thighs, what about the swimmer with WATERWINGS?". Mailonline.com. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
  3. Roberts, Christine (30 July 2012). "The thigh’s the limit! Olympic athletes Robert Forstemann and Andre Griepel compete in ‘quad-off’". Daily News (New York). Retrieved 2 August 2012.
  4. "Wer toppt diese Olympia-Schenkel?". B.Z. (in German). 1 August 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2015.

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