Björn Thurau Explained
Björn Thurau |
Fullname: | Björn Thurau |
Birth Date: | 23 July 1988 |
Birth Place: | Frankfurt am Main, West Germany |
Height: | 1.94 m |
Weight: | 73 kg |
Currentteam: | Retired |
Discipline: | Road |
Role: | Rider |
Amateuryears1: | 2010 |
Amateurteam1: | Team Bergstrasse |
Proyears1: | 2007 |
Proyears2: | 2008–2009 |
Proyears3: | 2011 |
Proyears4: | 2012–2014 |
Proteam4: | [1] |
Proyears5: | 2015 |
Proteam5: | [2] |
Proyears6: | 2016 |
Proyears7: | 2017 |
Proyears8: | 2018 |
Proyears9: | 2019 |
Björn Thurau (born 23 July 1988) is a German former professional road racing cyclist, who competed professionally between 2007 and 2019. He is the son of former cyclist Dietrich Thurau.
After retiring, Thurau was a presenter for Global Cycling Network's German-language YouTube channel. He left in February 2021.[3]
In September 2021 he was banned from cycling for doping offences, and his results dating back to December 2010 were stripped.[4] [5]
Major results
- 2006
1st Overall Grand Prix Rüebliland
- 2009
4th Rund um die Nürnberger Altstadt
7th Overall Szlakiem Grodów Piastowskich
2011
9th Overall Paris–Corrèze
10th Overall Azerbaijan International Cycling Tour
2012
4th Overall Mi-Août Bretonne
6th Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen
2013
1st Mountains classification Tour de Luxembourg
10th Coppa Ugo Agostoni
2014
1st Mountains classification Tour de Suisse
2017
3rd Overall Tour of Qinghai Lake[6] Notes and References
- Web site: Team Europcar (EUC) – FRA. 2 January 2014. UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. https://archive.today/20140102014408/http://62.50.72.82/UCIBWS/(S(3rxqschpfw4p3qchmh3rrhwc))/Teams/detail/en/ROA/3010. 2 January 2014. dead.
- Web site: Björn Thurau signs for Bora. 17 September 2014. cyclingnews.com. 17 September 2014.
- News: Global Cycling Network launches new German-language channel GCN auf Deutsch. Discovery Channel. Discovery, Inc.. 13 January 2020. 28 March 2020. New GCN auf Deutsch Presenter and former WorldTour rider Björn Thurau said [...].
- News: Former professional cyclist Björn Thurau banned for more than nine years . 24 September 2021 . Spiegel . 23 September 2021 . German.
- News: Berkeley. Geoff. 25 September 2021. Former German cyclist suspended for nine years over anti-doping violations. InsideTheGames.biz. 25 September 2021.
- Web site: Yonathan Monsalve wins 2017 Tour of Qinghai Lake. 31 July 2017 . . 14 October 2017.