Olaf Pollack

Olaf Pollack
Personal information
Full name Olaf Pollack
Born September 20, 1973 (1973-09-20) (age 38)
Räckelwitz, Germany
Team information
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Professional team(s)
1997-1999
2000-2004
2005-2006
2007
2008
2009		 Agro-Adler-Brandenburg
Team Gerolsteiner
T-Mobile Team
Team Wiesenhof
Volksbank
RSC Cottbus
Infobox last updated on
17 September 2009

Olaf Pollack (born September 20, 1973 in Räckelwitz, Germany) is a professional road racing cyclist specializing in sprint races and competitions.

Olaf Pollack began his cycling career at small German team Agro-Adler-Brandenburg in 1997. After 3 years he left for Team Gerolsteiner. In 2005 and 2006 he rode for T-Mobile leaving in 2007 for Team Wiesenhof. The highlight of his career was wearing the pink leader's jersey at the 2006 Giro d'Italia. In 2009 he was suspended by the German Cycling Federation after failing a drug test.[1]

Results

1990
2nd, World Championship, Track, Team Pursuit, Juniors, Middlesbrough
1991
2nd, World Championship, Track, Team Pursuit, Juniors
1997 – Agro Adler
1st, 1 stage — Niedersachsen-Rundfahrt
1st, 1 stage — Clásico RCN
1998 – Agro-Adler-Brandenburg
1st, 2 stages — Tour of Slovenia
1st, 2 stages — Olympia's Ronde
1999 – Agro-Adler-Brandenburg
1st, 1 stage — Peace Race
1st, 1 stage — Niedersachsen-Rundfahrt
3rd, General Classification, Niedersachsen Rundfahrt
1st, 1 stage — Tour of Chile
2nd, Rund um Berlin
2nd, National Championship, Track, Team Pursuit, Elite
2nd, National Championship, Road, ITT, Elite
3rd, World Championship, Track, Madison, Elite, Berlin
2000 – Team Gerolsteiner
1st, 2 stages — Rapport-Toer
1st, 1 stage — Tour of Tasmania
2nd, Six Days, Berlin
1st, National Championship, Track, Madison, Elite
2001 – Team Gerolsteiner
1st, 2 stages — Niedersachsen-Rundfahrt
1st — Rund um die Nürnberger Altstadt
2002 – Team Gerolsteiner
3rd, General Classification Guldensporentweedaagse
1st overall — Groningen-Münster
1st, General Classification — Niedersachsen-Rundfahrt
1st, Stage 2 and Stage 3
1st, Stages 1, 2, 3 — Peace Race
3rd, Criterium, Bad Salgau
1st, Points Classification — Danmark Rundt
1st, Stage 5 — Danmark Rundt
1st, Groningen-Münster
2nd, Rund um die Nürnberger Altstadt
1st, Stage 1 — Hessen-Rundfahrt
2nd, Paris-Brussel
2003 – Team Gerolsteiner
2nd, General Classification Tour of Qatar (QTR)
1st, Points Classification — Bayern Rundfahrt
1st, Stage 5 — Niedersachsen-Rundfahrt
1st, Stage 7 — Deutschland Tour
2nd, Krefeld-Rund um die Sparkasse
1st, Criterium, Giessen
2nd, Groningen-Münster
2004 – Team Gerolsteiner
1st, Stage 2 — Sachsen-Tour
1st (after Stage 1), General Classification (Maglia rosa) — Giro d'Italia
112th, General Classification
2nd, Criterium, Radevormwald
1st, Criterium, Wangen
2005 – T-Mobile Team
2006 – T-Mobile Team
Giro d'Italia
3rd, Points Classification (Maglia ciclamino)
132nd, General Classification
Tour of California
Winner Stages 6 and 7
1st, Points Classification (Green Jersey)
1st, Stage 1 Cologne Classic
2nd, Criterium, Radevormwald
1st, Stage 4 Post Danmark Rundt, Hillerød
2007 – Team Wiesenhof-Felt
1st, Stage 1, Critérium International
3rd, Six Days, Stuttgart
2nd, Derny Cup, Griessen
1st, Rheda-Wiedenbrück
1st, Dahme Trophy
2nd, National Championship, Track, Pursuit, Elite, Germany, Berlin
2nd, National Championship, Track, Team Pursuit, Elite, Germany, Berlin
2nd, National Championship, Track, Madison, Elite, Germany, Berlin
2nd, Rund um die Nürnberger Altstadt, Nürnberg
2008
3rd, World Cup, Track, Madison, Los Angeles

References

  1. ^ Pollack and Cronjäger suspended

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