Dominik Nerz

Dominik Nerz (born 25 August 1989) is a German former professional road cyclist,[1] who competed professionally between 2010 and 2016 for the Team Milram, Liquigas–Cannondale, BMC Racing Team and Bora–Argon 18 teams. A junior national champion on the track, Nerz primarily competed on the road.

Dominik Nerz
Nerz in 2015
Personal information
Full nameDominik Nerz
Born (1989-08-25) 25 August 1989
Wangen im Allgäu, West Germany
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider type
  • Climber
  • Stage races
Amateur teams
2008Ista
2009Continental Team Milram
Professional teams
2010Team Milram
2011–2012Liquigas–Cannondale
2013–2014BMC Racing Team
2015–2016Bora–Argon 18

Career

After numerous wins at the junior level, he joined Team Milram's development setup and won the German under-23 national road race title. After a single season for Milram's continental team, he joined the senior squad and turned professional.[2]

After Milram's disbandment, he joined Liquigas–Cannondale for 2011,[3] and rode his first Grand Tour later that year – the 2011 Vuelta a España. Riding in support of Vincenzo Nibali, he finished 38th overall and was the highest ranked German in the general classification. He also finished third on stage 19, for his best result of the season.[4]

Nerz left Liquigas–Cannondale at the end of the 2012 season, and joined the BMC Racing Team for the 2013 season.[5] In September 2014, Bora–Argon 18 announced that they had signed Nerz on a two-year deal from 2015, as a team leader for the Grand Tours and similar stage races.[1]

In October 2016, Nerz confirmed his retirement from competition due to health reasons.[6]

Major results
2006
1st Team pursuit, National Junior Track Championships
2007
1st Overall Giro della Toscana Juniors
1st Mountains classification
1st Stage 1
2nd Time trial, National Junior Road Championships
2nd Overall Trofeo Karlsberg
1st Mountains classification
1st Stage 3a (ITT)
2008
3rd GP Hydraulika Mikolasek
7th Overall Tour de Berlin
7th Tour de Berne
2009
1st Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
1st Stage 6 Giro della Valle d'Aosta
7th Overall Giro del Friuli-Venezia Giulia
2010
8th Grand Prix of Aargau Canton
2012
2nd Eschborn–Frankfurt City Loop
5th GP Miguel Induráin
6th Overall Tour of Slovenia
2014
9th Overall Tour de Pologne[7]
2015
1st Stage 1 (TTT) Giro del Trentino
2016
7th Overall Critérium International

Grand Tour general classification results timeline
Grand Tour 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia Did not contest during career
A yellow jersey Tour de France — 47 — — DNF
A red jersey Vuelta a España 38 — 14 18 —
Legend
— Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References
  1. "Nerz to Team Bora in 2015". cyclingnews.com. 15 September 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  2. Richard Tyler (28 September 2009). "Milram signs Nerz on two-year deal". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  3. Barry Ryan (13 October 2010). "King, Duggan and Wurf confirmed with Liquigas-Cannondale". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  4. Steiler Aufstieg (22 September 2011). "Dominik Nerz aus Wangen blüht bei seiner ersten Spanien-Rundfahrt so richtig auf" [Dominik Nerz of Wangen blooms in his first Tour of Spain] (in German). Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  5. Atkins, Ben (6 August 2012). "Dominik Nerz and Daniel Oss to BMC Racing Team for 2013". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
  6. "Bora-Hansgrohe finalise 2017 roster with McCarthy, Pelucchi and Saramotins signings". cyclingnews.com. 14 October 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  7. "Tour of Poland: Rafal Majka secures home victory following final time trial". skysports.com. 10 August 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2014.

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