- Olaf Pollack
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Olaf Pollack 
Personal information Full name Olaf Pollack Born September 20, 1973
Räckelwitz, GermanyTeam information Discipline Road Role Rider Professional team(s) 1997-1999
2000-2004
2005-2006
2007
2008
2009Agro-Adler-Brandenburg
Team Gerolsteiner
T-Mobile Team
Team Wiesenhof
Volksbank
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17 September 2009Olaf Pollack (born September 20, 1973 in Räckelwitz, Germany) is a professional road racing cyclist specializing in sprint races and competitions.
Olaf Pollack began his cycling career at small German team Agro-Adler-Brandenburg in 1997. After 3 years he left for Team Gerolsteiner. In 2005 and 2006 he rode for T-Mobile leaving in 2007 for Team Wiesenhof. The highlight of his career was wearing the pink leader's jersey at the 2006 Giro d'Italia. In 2009 he was suspended by the German Cycling Federation after failing a drug test.[1]
Results
- 1990
- 2nd, World Championship, Track, Team Pursuit, Juniors, Middlesbrough
- 1991
- 2nd, World Championship, Track, Team Pursuit, Juniors
- 1997 – Agro Adler
- 1st, 1 stage — Niedersachsen-Rundfahrt
- 1st, 1 stage — Clásico RCN
- 1998 – Agro-Adler-Brandenburg
- 1st, 2 stages — Tour of Slovenia
- 1st, 2 stages — Olympia's Ronde
- 1999 – Agro-Adler-Brandenburg
- 1st, 1 stage — Peace Race
- 1st, 1 stage — Niedersachsen-Rundfahrt
- 3rd, General Classification, Niedersachsen Rundfahrt
- 1st, 1 stage — Tour of Chile
- 2nd, Rund um Berlin
- 2nd, National Championship, Track, Team Pursuit, Elite
- 2nd, National Championship, Road, ITT, Elite
- 3rd, World Championship, Track, Madison, Elite, Berlin
- 2000 – Team Gerolsteiner
- 1st, 2 stages — Rapport-Toer
- 1st, 1 stage — Tour of Tasmania
- 2nd, Six Days, Berlin
- 1st, National Championship, Track, Madison, Elite
- 2001 – Team Gerolsteiner
- 1st, 2 stages — Niedersachsen-Rundfahrt
- 1st — Rund um die Nürnberger Altstadt
- 2002 – Team Gerolsteiner
- 3rd, General Classification Guldensporentweedaagse
- 1st overall — Groningen-Münster
- 1st, General Classification — Niedersachsen-Rundfahrt
- 1st, Stage 2 and Stage 3
- 1st, Stages 1, 2, 3 — Peace Race
- 3rd, Criterium, Bad Salgau
- 1st, Points Classification — Danmark Rundt
- 1st, Stage 5 — Danmark Rundt
- 1st, Groningen-Münster
- 2nd, Rund um die Nürnberger Altstadt
- 1st, Stage 1 — Hessen-Rundfahrt
- 2nd, Paris-Brussel
- 2003 – Team Gerolsteiner
- 2nd, General Classification Tour of Qatar (QTR)
- 1st, Points Classification — Bayern Rundfahrt
- 1st, Stage 5 — Niedersachsen-Rundfahrt
- 1st, Stage 7 — Deutschland Tour
- 2nd, Krefeld-Rund um die Sparkasse
- 1st, Criterium, Giessen
- 2nd, Groningen-Münster
- 2004 – Team Gerolsteiner
- 1st, Stage 2 — Sachsen-Tour
- 1st (after Stage 1), General Classification (Maglia rosa) — Giro d'Italia
- 112th, General Classification
- 2nd, Criterium, Radevormwald
- 1st, Criterium, Wangen
- 2005 – T-Mobile Team
- 2006 – T-Mobile Team
- Giro d'Italia
- 3rd, Points Classification (Maglia ciclamino)
- 132nd, General Classification
- Tour of California
- Winner Stages 6 and 7
- 1st, Points Classification (Green Jersey)
- 1st, Stage 1 Cologne Classic
- 2nd, Criterium, Radevormwald
- 1st, Stage 4 Post Danmark Rundt, Hillerød
- 2007 – Team Wiesenhof-Felt
- 1st, Stage 1, Critérium International
- 3rd, Six Days, Stuttgart
- 2nd, Derny Cup, Griessen
- 1st, Rheda-Wiedenbrück
- 1st, Dahme Trophy
- 2nd, National Championship, Track, Pursuit, Elite, Germany, Berlin
- 2nd, National Championship, Track, Team Pursuit, Elite, Germany, Berlin
- 2nd, National Championship, Track, Madison, Elite, Germany, Berlin
- 2nd, Rund um die Nürnberger Altstadt, Nürnberg
- 2008
- 3rd, World Cup, Track, Madison, Los Angeles
References
External links
- Olaf Pollack profile at Cycling Archives
Categories:- 1973 births
- Living people
- German cyclists
- Track cyclists
- Olympic cyclists of Germany
- Cyclists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Cyclists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- People from the District of Bautzen
- German cycling biography stubs
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