Rüdiger Selig
FullnameRüdiger Selig
Birth date19 February 1989 (age 37)
Birth placeZwenkau, East Germany
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
CurrentteamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
RidertypeClassics rider
Amateuryears 12008–2011
Amateurteam 1Team Jenatec
Amateuryears 22011
Amateurteam 2(stagiaire)
Proyears 12012–2015
Proteam 1[1]
Proyears 22016–2021
Proteam 2[2][3][4]
Proyears 32022–2023
Proteam 3[5][6]
Proyears 42024
Proteam 4[7]

Rüdiger Selig (born 19 February 1989) is a German former road racing cyclist, who competed as a professional from 2012 to 2024.

Born in Zwenkau, Selig competed as an amateur until the middle of 2011, when he joined as a stagiaire. In October, he won the Binche–Tournai–Binche race.[8] In September 2015 announced that Selig would join them for the 2016 season, in order to strengthen the team's sprint train.[9] He was named in the start list for the 2016 Vuelta a España[10] and the start list for the 2017 Giro d'Italia.[11] In June 2017, he was named in the startlist for the 2017 Tour de France.[12]

Major results

2010
1st Stage 5 Tour de Berlin
3rd Overall Dookoła Mazowsza
2011 (1 pro win)
1st Binche–Tournai–Binche
1st Stage 5 Tour de Berlin
2nd Overall Dookoła Mazowsza
3rd Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
4th Road race, UCI Under-23 Road World Championships
4th ProRace Berlin
5th Rund um den Finanzplatz Eschborn-Frankfurt U23
8th Overall Tour de Wallonie-Picarde
2012
2nd ProRace Berlin
6th Volta Limburg Classic
8th Münsterland Giro
2013 (1)
1st Volta Limburg Classic
1st Stage 3 (TTT) Tour des Fjords
7th ProRace Berlin
2015
1st Prologue (TTT) Tour of Austria
7th Down Under Classic
10th Clásica de Almería
2017
2nd Clásica de Almería
3rd Grand Prix de Fourmies
7th Nokere Koerse
2018 (1)
1st Stage 2 Okolo Slovenska
2019
6th Trofeo Palma
8th Gent–Wevelgem
10th Road race, UEC European Road Championships
2023
6th Bredene Koksijde Classic

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour2016201720182019202020212022
Giro d'Italia—DNFDNF127——DNF
Tour de France—165—————
Vuelta a España156———141——
Legend
—Did not compete
DNFDid not finish

References

  1. ^ "Katusha Team (KAT) – RUS". UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  2. ^ "With Christoph Pfingsten, BORA – hansgrohe completes its roster for 2019". Denk Pro Cycling GmbH & Co. KG. 12 October 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  3. ^ Ryan, Barry (28 December 2019). "2020 Team Preview: Bora-Hansgrohe". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Bora - Hansgrohe". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived 1 January 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Caleb Ewan extends with Lotto Soudal until end of 2024". cyclingnews.com. 3 August 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  6. ^ "Lotto–Soudal". UCI. Archived 27 January 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Astana Qazaqstan Team". UCI. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  8. ^ Atkins, Ben (4 October 2011). "Rudiger Selig sprints to first ever professional victory in Binche-Tournai-Binche". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  9. ^ "News Shorts: Bora-Argon 18 sign Rüdiger Selig from Katusha". cyclingnews.com. 29 September 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  10. ^ "71st Vuelta a España". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  11. ^ "2017: 100th Giro d'Italia: Start List". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  12. ^ "2017: 104th Tour de France: Start List". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 28 June 2017.