Jörg Jaksche
 Jaksche at the 1999 Paris–Tours | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Jörg Armin Jaksche |
| Born | 23 July 1976 Fürth, Germany |
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Climber |
| Professional teams | |
| 1997–1998 | Team Polti |
| 1999–2000 | Team Telekom |
| 2001–2003 | ONCE–Eroski |
| 2004 | Team CSC |
| 2005–2006 | Liberty Seguros–Würth |
| 2007 | Tinkoff Credit Systems |
| Major wins | |
| Paris–Nice (2004) | |
Jörg Armin Jakscheroad bicycle racer. In 2007 Jaksche admitted he was guilty of blood doping.
Biography
Jaksche has been cycling professionally since 1997, racing for the teams
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 finished 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.
Jaksche is now living in Sydney, Australia studying a Master of International Business at the University of New South Wales.
Doping
Jaksche was one of the nine riders held out of 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.[2]
Major results
- 1993
- 2nd Junior road race, National Road Championships
- 1994
- 1st
Junior road race, National Road Championships - 3rd Overall Driedaagse van Axel
- 1996
- 1st Stage 1 Rapport Toer
- 2nd Overall Sachsen-Tour
- 1997
- 1st
World Military Road race Championships - 3rd World Military Time trial Championships
- 1998
- 3rd Road race, National Road Championships
- 1999
- 10th Züri-Metzgete
- 2000
- 4th Overall Volta a Catalunya
- 10th Overall Critérium International
- 2001
- 1st Stage 1 Volta a Catalunya (TTT)
- 3rd La Flèche Wallonne
- 8th Overall Paris–Nice
- 9th Gran Premio Miguel Induráin
- 10th Giro del Piemonte
- 2002
- 1st Stage 4 Tour de France (TTT)
- 1st Stage 1 Vuelta a España (TTT)
- 6th Overall Deutschland Tour
- 6th Overall Grand Prix du Midi Libre
- 7th Gran Premio Miguel Induráin
- 7th Overall Vuelta a la Comunidad Valenciana
- 10th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico
- 2003
- 1st Stage 1 Vuelta a España (TTT)
- 4th Overall Paris–Nice
- 4th Overall Deutschland Tour
- 2004
- 1st Overall Paris–Nice
- 1st Stage 1
- 1st Overall Tour Méditerranéen
- 1st Stage 5
- 3rd Overall Tour de Luxembourg
- 2005
- 3rd Overall Critérium International
- 4th Overall Deutschland Tour
- 5th Overall Paris–Nice
- 2006
- 2nd Overall Tirreno–Adriatico
- 3rd Overall Tour de Suisse
- 4th Overall Tour de Romandie
- 2007
- 1st Overall Circuit de Lorraine
- 1st Stage 5
- 2nd Overall Euskal Bizikleta
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 Tour de France
|
18 | 80 | — | 29 | 31 | 17 | — | 16 |
Vuelta a España
|
— | 35
|
— | 73
|
DNF
|
129
|
44
|
— |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
See also
- List of doping cases in cycling
- List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences
References
- ^ Affidavit of Jörg Jaksche d3epuodzu3wuis.cloudfront.net
- ^ Nesha Starcevic, German rider Joerg Jaksche admits blood doping from Spanish doctor, International Herald Tribune, June 30, 2007