Lucas Carstensen

Lucas Carstensen (born 16 June 1994) is a German professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Roojai Online Insurance.[4]

Lucas Carstensen
Carstensen in 2019
Personal information
Full nameLucas Carstensen
Born (1994-06-16) 16 June 1994
Hamburg, Germany
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Team information
Current teamRoojai Online Insurance
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeSprinter
Amateur teams
2008–2014Harburger RG
2011–2012Stevens U19 Team Hamburg
2014Oovis.de
2014Bike Aid–Ride for Help (stagiaire)
2015–2016Berliner TSC
2015–2016RG KED–Stevens Rad Team Berlin
2017Harburger RG
2017Team Embrace the World
Professional teams
2018–2022Bike Aid[1][2][3]
2023–Roojai Online Insurance

Career

Born in Hamburg, Carstensen was the leader during the 2017 Tour de Tunisie.[5] He finished the event winning the points classification.[6] Carstensen also won three stages and the points classification at the 2017 Tour du Senegal,[7] and a stage at the 2017 Tour of Xingtai.[8]

Carstensen won the first stage at the 2018 La Tropicale Amissa Bongo.[9] At the finish he defeated Adrien Petit.[10] He retained the race leader's yellow jersey on the second day.[11]

Major results
2017
1st Stage 3 Tour of Xingtai
3rd Overall Tour du Sénégal
1st Points classification
1st Stages 1, 6 & 8
3rd Sparkassen Giro Bochum
5th Overall Tour de Tunisie
1st Points classification
1st Stage 2
8th GP Al Massira Les Challenges de la Marche Verte
2018
1st Stage 1 Tropicale Amissa Bongo
1st Stage 2 Tour of Hainan
1st Stage 5 Rás Tailteann
7th Overall Belgrade Banjaluka
10th Münsterland Giro
2019
1st Grand Prix Alanya
2020
1st Stage 2 Tour of Romania
8th Overall Tour of Thailand
1st Stages 2 & 5
2021
4th Overall Tour of Thailand
1st Points classification
1st Stages 1, 2, 4 & 5
2022
1st Stage 1 Tour of Romania
1st Stage 2 Tour of Azerbaijan (Iran)
2023
1st Stage 5 New Zealand Cycle Classic
1st Stage 5 Tour of Sharjah
6th Overall Tour of Taihu Lake

References
  1. "Cyclisme - Tropicale Amissa Bongo. Lucas Carstensen surprend son monde".
  2. "Bike Aid". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 8 March 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  3. "Bike Aid". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 3 February 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  4. "Roojai Online Insurance". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  5. "Tour de Tunisie – 2e étape : Lucas Carstensen nouveau leader - Radio Algérienne". www.radioalgerie.dz.
  6. "2017 Tour de Tunisie General Classification Results - CyclingTips". 14 May 2017.
  7. "L'Allemand Lucas Carstensen remporte de justesse la 1ère étape de la Tropicale Amissa Bongo 2018". GABONACTU.COM. Retrieved 2018-01-15.
  8. "Tour of Xingtai a Jacob Rathe per 1". Eugenio Bani sesto nell'ultima tappa - Cicloweb". 27 August 2017.
  9. "Tropicale 2018: L'Allemand Lucas Carstensen premier maillot jaune". 15 January 2018.
  10. "Tropicale Amissa Bongo : Adrien Petit battu au sprint par L.Carstensen". 15 January 2018.
  11. "Tropicale Amissa Bongo : Brenton Jones (Delko-Marseille) remporte la 2e étape - Cyclisme - Tropicale Amissa Bongo". lequipe.fr. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
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