Jörg Jaksche
Jörg Jaksche (born 23 July 1976 in Fürth) is a German road bicycle racer.
Biography
He has been cycling professionally since 1997, racing for the teams Polti (1997–1998), Team Telekom (1998–2000), ONCE (2001–2003), CSC (2004), Liberty Seguros-Würth/Astana (2005–2006) and Tinkoff Credit Systems in 2007.
In 2004, he won the Tour Mediterranean and the Paris–Nice race.
In the 2005 Tour de France, Jaksche was 16th overall, the best result of his six participations in the Tour. He had been 18th at the 1998 Tour de France and 17th at the 2003 Tour de France.
At the 2006 Tour de Suisse, Jaksche finished on the podium with a third place finish.
Doping
Jaksche was one of the 9 riders held out of the 2006 Tour de France after being identified by investigators in the Operación Puerto investigation. On 30 June 2007 Jaksche admitted he was guilty of blood doping and that he was the Bella mentioned in the documents confiscated from Fuentes' clinic.[1]
See also
- List of doping cases in cycling
- List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences
References
- ↑ Nesha Starcevic, German rider Joerg Jaksche admits blood doping from Spanish doctor, International Herald Tribune, June 30, 2007
- This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.
External links
- Official Site
- Jörg Jaksche in the current BDR ranking list
- Cyclingnews.com coverage of the interview with Der Spiegel, during which he confesses