Dominic Klemme

Dominic Klemme

Personal information
Full name	Dominic Klemme
Born	October 31, 1986 (1986-10-31) (age 25) Lemgo, West Germany
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	74 kg (160 lb; 11.7 st)
Team information
Current team	Leopard Trek
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Professional team(s)
2006 2007–2008 2009–2010 2011–	Team Heinz von Heiden Team 3C-Gruppe Lamonta Team Saxo Bank Leopard Trek
Major wins
German U23 Championships (2007)
Infobox last updated on July 15, 2010

Dominic Klemme, also shown as Domenek Klemme, (born October 31, 1986) is a German professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Leopard Trek.

Klemme as a neo-pro, has already shown his aggressive style by taking part in as many breakaways as he possibly can taking on the legacy of his fellow countryman, Jens Voigt.^[1]

Career

On April 3, 2010, at the Hel van het Mergelland, Klemme won the sprint from the first chase group of 15 with Yann Huguet's Skil-Shimano teammate Simon Geschke holding on to take 4th; Koos Moerenhout of Rabobank filled out the top five.^[2] Klemme finished third at 2010 Hel van het Mergelland.^[3]

On June 27, 2010, at the German Championships, Tony Martin, the new time trial champion, outsprinted Klemme for fourth place. Klemme tried hard to bridge the gap, but started to have cramps and needed to ease off. Christian Knees was able to move up to the front in this lap, which turned out to be crucial. Three more riders, Markus Fothen, Klemme and Christoph Pfingsten, moved up as well to make it nine on the front. After 150 km, the gap was almost two minutes to the main field. With a little more than 20 km to go, Schillinger and Knees attacked the group, with Radochla also tagging on. Fothen tried in vain to bridge, leaving the three front runners to decide who would get which medal.^[4]

Notable results

2007

1st German U23 Championships

7th World Championship U23

8th Münsterland Giro

2008

1st GP de Lillers

1st Stage 3 Thüringen Rundfahrt der U23

1st Stage 2 Regio-Tour

1st Druivenkoers-Overiise

1st Stage 3 Tour de l'Avenir

1st Stage 7 Tour de l'Avenir

3rd Beverbeek Classic

5th Thüringen Rundfahrt der U23

2010

3rd Hel van het Mergelland

5th German Trial Championship

2011

1st, Le Samyn

References

1. ^ "Dominic Klemme". team-saxobank.com. http://www.team-saxobank.com/person_profiles.asp?p_id=171&lang=uk. Retrieved 2010-07-15. 
2. ^ "2010 Hel van het Mergelland & Photos". http://www.dailypeloton.com/displayarticle.asp?pk=16617. Retrieved 2010-07-15. 
3. ^ "Gustov best for team at Hel van het Mergelland". http://www.cervelo.com/en_us/news-blog/testteam/article/gustov-best-for-team-at-hel-van-het-mergelland/115/. Retrieved 2010-07-15. 
4. ^ "Knees wins German Championships for favored Milram team". http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/4688/Knees-wins-German-Championships-for-favored-Milram-team.aspx. Retrieved 2010-07-15. 

External links

• Team Saxo Bank profile
• Dominic Klemme profile at Cycling Archives

Persondata
Name	Klemme, Dominic
Alternative names
Short description	German racing cyclist
Date of birth	October 31, 1986
Place of birth	Lemgo, West Germany
Date of death
Place of death