Leopold König
 König (left) at the 2011 Tour de l'Ain | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Leopold König |
| Born |
15 November 1987 Moravská Třebová, Czechoslovakia |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Team NetApp-Endura |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Climber |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2006–2010 2011– |
PSK Whirlpool-Hradec Krlove Team NetApp |
| Major wins | |
Stage races
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Infobox last updated on 1 February 2014 | |
Leopold König (born 15 November 1987) is a professional Czech road cyclist, currently riding for Team NetApp-Endura.[1]
Born in the small Czech town of Moravská Třebová, 200 miles east of Prague, Konig as a child played ice hockey, using his bike solely for fitness until he started road racing at the age of 14.[2]
Konig was a stage winner in Caerphilly in September 2012 at the Tour of Britain and in April 2013, he won the queen stage of the Tour of California finishing atop Mount Diablo. König detached himself from a small group in the final kilometers and caught Janier Acevedo, dropping him with only 300 m (980 ft) to go.[3]
However both these wins were eclipsed in September 2013 when he claimed his team's maiden Grand Tour victory when winning the mountain stage to Alto Pena Blancas after catching climber Igor Antón in the final 500 metres.
Palmarès
- 2009
- 6th GP Kooperativa
- 9th Grand Prix Boka
- 2010
- 1st Overall Oberösterreichrundfahrt
- 1st Stage 1
- 1st Stage 3 Tour of Bulgaria
- 3rd Praha–Karlovy Vary–Praha
- 5th Overall Szlakiem Grodów Piastowskich
- 2011
- 2nd Overall Tour of Austria
- 1st Young rider classification
- 3rd Overall Tour de l'Ain
- 9th Overall Tour of Britain
- 2012
- 1st Stage 2 (TTT) Settimana internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
- 3rd Overall Tour of Utah
- 6th Overall Grosser Preis des Kantons Aargau
- 9th Overall Tour of Britain
- 1st Stage 6
- 2013
- 1st Overall Czech Cycling Tour
- 1st Stage 3
- 1st Stage 7 Tour of California
- 6th Overall Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
- 9th Overall Vuelta a España
- 1st Stage 8
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2013 |
|---|---|
 Giro |
— |
 Tour |
— |
 Vuelta |
9 |
WD = Withdrew; In Progress = IP
References
- ↑ "Team NetApp-Endura (TNE) - GER". UCI Continental Circuits. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
- ↑ Cycling Weekly, Introducing Leopold Konig, Thursday September 5, 2013
- ↑ Steve Jones (18 May 2013). "Tour of California: NetApp's König climbs to stage seven victory, van Garderen stays strong in yellow". VeloNation (VeloNation LLC). Retrieved 19 May 2013.
External links
- Leopold König profile at Cycling Archives
- Leopold König profile at Team NetApp
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