Johann Tschopp

Johann Tschopp
Personal information
Full name Johann Tschopp
Born July 1, 1982 (1982-07-01) (age 29)
 Switzerland
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 62 kg (140 lb)
Team information
Current team BMC Racing Team
Discipline Road, cyclo-cross, MTB
Role Rider
Rider type Climbing specialist
Professional team(s)
2004–2006
2007–2010
2011–
Phonak
Bouygues Télécom
BMC Racing Team
Major wins
Mountain Bike Marathon Champion (2005)
Giro d'Italia 1 stage
Infobox last updated on
January 15, 2007

Johann Tschopp (born July 1, 1982 in Sierre) is a Swiss professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam BMC Racing Team. He has been a professional since 2004 with Phonak Hearing Systems, during which time he has raced twice in the Giro d'Italia. He is an especially good climber since he is lightweight (1.75 m, 60 kg) and his training environment is mainly mountainous. He has already a quite important record in cyclo-cross and mountain bike marathon.

Records

2003 – U23
2nd,  Switzerland Mountains Championship
2nd, Sierre–Loye
3rd,  Switzerland Cyclo-Cross Championship
2005
2nd, Österreich-Rundfahrt
41st, Giro d'Italia
2006
2nd, Young Riders' Classification, Tour de Georgia
45th, Giro d'Italia
2007
93rd, Tour de France
2009
1st, 4th stage, Tropicale Amissa Bongo
2010
1st, Stage 20, Giro d'Italia
2011
16th, Giro d'Italia

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